Leaders of the BRICS bloc have sharply rebuked the United States and Israeli bombardments of Iran in June, calling them a “blatant breach of international law” while voicing strong support for the creation of a Palestinian state.
But their…
Category: 4. World
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Trump Administration Expels Eight Men to War-Torn South Sudan
The Trump administration succeeded in its quest to deport the eight men it imprisoned on a U.S. military base in Djibouti to violence-plagued South Sudan on Saturday, expanding its globe-spanning effort to banish immigrants to…
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History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
As Pope Leo XIV becomes the 16th Successor of Peter to take his summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo, we explore the town near Rome that has hosted the papal summer residence since the mid-1600s.
By Paolo Ondarza
On May 10, 1626, Pope…
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U.N. council votes to keep researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn
GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ rights expert, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections.
Western…
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Hundreds of migrants rescued off Greek islands of Crete and Gavdos
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will do everything to “ensure a new migration route to Crete is not established”.
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Brics summit in Brazil tries to reinvent collective approach to world’s problems | Jonathan Watts
As the US retreats from the international stage, the most powerful political alliance in the global south has come together in Brazil this week to try to revive and reinvent a collective approach to the world’s problems.
The summit of the Brics…
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London marks 20 years since 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system
Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds injured when four suicide bombers attacked the city’s transport system on 7 July 2005.
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Ukrainian drone strike hits major oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, HUR source claims
Long-range Ukrainian drones struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on July 7, hitting one of the facility’s technological workshops, a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
Located roughly…
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Ukrainian drones disrupt Russian air travel, transport minister fired
Ukrainian drones once again disrupted civilian air travel in Russia over the weekend, leading to the dismissal of Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. On Saturday and Sunday, 485 fights have been cancelled, according to the Russian Federal Aviation agency.
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