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Kenya starvation cult leader pleads not guilty to...
Mombasa [Kenya], August 13: The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to...

Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested en masse
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], August 13: Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the Party for Democracy and Progress (Chadema)...

US to boost military presence further
Washington DC [US], August 13: The United States is boosting its military presence in the Middle East even further, the...

Arrest as girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed...
London [UK], August 13: A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman were stabbed in London's...

Geneva Conventions mark 75 anniversary with concern, not...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: The Geneva Conventions, which aim to protect the human rights of civilians caught up in war,...

President Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians...
Moscow [Russia], August 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian...

Greek govt calls for EU disaster response mechanism...
Athens [Greece], August 13: EU member states are sending aid to Greece to help battle the massive wildfire burning across...

Ukrainian troops now up to 30km inside Russia,...
Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], August 12: Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in what has become the deepest...

Two migrants die in English Channel in attempted...
London [UK], August 12: Two migrants have died as they tried to cross the English Channel and reach the UK...

Major fire breaks out north of Athens; 500...
Athens [Greece], August 12: A major fire was raging north of Athens on Sunday, with clouds of smoke reaching the...

Rights group finds no evidence of military presence...
Tel Aviv [Israel]/Gaza [Palestine], August 12: An initial investigation by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has found no evidence of...

Trump campaign says its internal messages hacked by...
Washington DC [US], August 12: Donald Trump's campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested...

Community mourns two people killed in western Germany...
Trier [Germany], August 12: Residents, relatives and rescue workers gathered for a memorial service in the western German village of...

Moderate and female ministers in Iran president's cabinet...
Tehran [Iran], August 12: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated a moderate diplomat as foreign minister and a female official...

Bomb blast in minibus kills one and injures...
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12: A bomb hidden in a minibus exploded in Kabul on Sunday, killing at least one person...

Despite global condemnation of deadly school strikes Israel...
Tel Aviv [Israel]/Gaza [Palestine], August 12: Israel issued new evacuation orders overnight covering areas of southern Gaza as it pressed...

Thousands of people demonstrate in Tel Aviv, other...
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 12: Thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities for an agreement to...

At least sixteen civilians reported killed in clashes...
Cairo [Egypt], August 12: At least 16 people have been killed since violent clashes began several days ago between pro-Iranian...

Main suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot denies...
Vienna [Austria], August 12: The main suspect in the planned attacks on Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna is denying involvement...

Belarus moving tanks to Ukraine border
Minsk [Belarus], August 12: Belarus has begun moving tanks to its border with Ukraine, the Defence Ministry in Minsk said...

Unicef: Schools, shelters must be protected, violence against...
New York [US], August 12: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) affirmed that "schools and shelters must be protected, and...

500 medical personnel martyred since beginning of Israeli...
Ramallah [Palestine], August 12: The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that about 500 healthcare workers have been martyred, and hundreds...

How massive holes in Berlin help fight water...
Berlin [Germany], August 12: Berlin is located in a dry region of Germany, and water supply is a hot topic...

Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on X, election dissent
Caracas [Venezuela], August 12: It's more than just a power struggle between two prominent men. The social media standoff between...

Guinea-Bissau escalates crackdown on press freedom
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], August 12: On July 31, a vigil demanding overdue salary payments ended in violence for Djuma Culubali. The...

Australia spy chief: Foreign meddling common, by friends...
Sydney [Australia], August 12: The director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mike Burgess, told broadcaster ABC on Sunday...

Kamala Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania, Michigan and...
Washington DC [US], August 12: US Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading former US President Donald Trump by four...