- In EU first, Slovenia to ban Ben Gvir and Smotrich over ‘genocidal statements’ The Times of Israel
- Slovenia bars far-right Israeli cabinet ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich Al Jazeera
- Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben-Gvir, banned from Slovenia for…
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The UK says it will lower its voting age to 16. Could the U.S. follow suit? : NPR
People walk past a sign for a polling station during local council elections in Folkestone, England in May. The British…
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At least 4 dead and 1,300 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday.
One person was killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a…
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Human rights group leaves El Salvador due to Bukele’s repression
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President…
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Met Police to close half its front counters following budget
The Metropolitan Police plans to close half the front desks at its stations to save money, the BBC has learned.
The move would reduce the number of counters across London from 37 to 19, reducing places where people can walk in and speak to an…
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Brazil passes ‘devastation bill’ that drastically weakens environmental law | Brazil
Brazilian lawmakers have passed a bill that drastically weakens the country’s environmental safeguards and is seen by many activists as the most significant setback for the country’s environmental legislation in the past 40 years.
The new law…
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Ukraine invites foreign defense companies to test weapons on the battlefield
Ukraine’s Brave1 defense innovation cluster has launched a new program allowing foreign companies to test military technologies on the battlefield, Mykhailo Fedorov, first deputy prime minister and minister of digital transformation, said on July…
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