A massive fire at a newly opened shopping mall in Kut, Iraq, has killed dozens, with many suffocating inside, as authorities launch an investigation and declare three days of mourning.
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Newly opened mall in Iraq destroyed by fire, killing dozens
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The Hidden War Over Ukraine’s Lost Children
“If you want to get people crying, show them a lost child, ideally one holding a kitten,” Medinsky said. “So that’s what they’re showing us.”
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Of all the children on the list Putin saw, perhaps…
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Senate approves cuts to NPR; Trump on the Fed : NPR
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Ukraine returns 1,000 more bodies of deceased as part of repatriation efforts
As a result of ongoing repatriation efforts, the bodies of 1,000 deceased individuals have been returned to Ukraine.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War via Telegram.
The Russian side…
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Wife demands answers after husband's body found in Scotland council toilet six days after death
48-year-old Julie Stephen said she believed her husband Sean’s body had been lying in the toilet at Edinburgh City Chambers for almost a week.
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Top NATO commander rushing to deliver fresh Patriots to Ukraine
WIESBADEN, Germany − NATO’s top commander said he is under guidance to move as quickly as possible in transferring more Patriot air and missile defense systems to Ukraine.
“I won’t go into a ton of details on any of that, I’m not going…
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Nova Poshta in Moldova delivers 4.6 mln parcels in H1 of 2025, taxes to Moldova amount to UAH 55.7 mln
The company Nova Poshta in Moldova delivered 4.6 million parcels in the first half of 2025, which is 305.2% more than in the same period in 2024, and the amount of taxes paid to the Moldovan budget amounted to MDL 26.5 million, i.e….
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Svyrydenko: Our government is heading towards self-sufficiency
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Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the government under her leadership is taking a course towards military, economic and social self-sufficiency.
“It is…
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Poland to get biggest share of EU's proposed €2 trillion budget, finance minister says
Poland is set to benefit most from the EU’s €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034, according to its finance minister, despite protests from farmers against reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy.
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The British people have been kept in the dark for two years
It is RARELY the sin that lands you in trouble; it is the cover-up. Britain is being reminded of this adage after a judge ruled on July 15th that a two-year gagging order barring all reporting of a serious security-data breach, and its equally…
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