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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 916
As the war enters its 916th day, these are the main developments.
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Aid delivery in Gaza is nearly impossible. Why hasn’t the US intervened?
UN says Israel is hampering efforts to deliver vaccines and other aid, but the US has offered little public pressure.
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Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test
Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet's reporting.
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The Paris Paralympics open in blaze of colour
The games, which open two and a half weeks after the end of the Olympics, will run until September 8.
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Venezuelan opposition rallies in Caracas one month after disputed vote
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says President Nicolas Maduro is becoming 'more isolated' after election.
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Trump gunman saw rally as ‘target of opportunity’, FBI official says
Shooter made 'detailed effort' to attack major event before targeting Donald Tump at Pennsylvania rally, FBI says.
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Flash floods leave dozens missing in Yemen, further raise Cholera risk
At least 24 people are missing from the latest flash floods to hit Yemen.
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Could fighting in Kursk lead to a nuclear disaster?
The head of the IAEA warns nuclear plant in Russia is vulnerable to attack.
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Israel has launched a massive assault on the West Bank. Why and why now?
Israel seems to be fighing on several fronts, taking on one as the other calms a bit, with the Gaza assault constant.
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Afghan women sing to protest Taliban’s new laws
Afghan women are posting videos of themselves singing online to protest a new set of Taliban laws.
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10-month-old boy is Gaza’s first confirmed polio case
A 10-month-old baby is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza in 25 years.
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US issues more sanctions over Israeli ‘settler violence’ in West Bank
Biden administration urges Israel to hold those responsible for violence against Palestinian civilians accountable.
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Telegram boss Pavel Durov placed under formal investigation in France
Durov granted bail on condition that he pay a five-million-euro ($5.56m) deposit and not leave France.
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What we know about major Israeli raid on occupied West Bank
Israel says it carried out its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in more than 20 years.
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Swiss court convicts two executives for embezzling $1.8bn from 1MDB
Court sentences PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in Malaysia investment fund fraud case.
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Hasina, floods, visas: What’s troubling India-Bangladesh relations?
Bangladesh's opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow.
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What is the deadly ‘Triple E’ mosquito virus spreading in northeastern US?
The US has reported five cases of eastern equine encephalitis this year.
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In Pakistan’s Balochistan, deadly attacks rip uneasy migrant-local equation
Nearly half of 70 people killed in this week's attacks were workers from neighbouring Punjab. Why were they attacked?
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Sweden charges two men over 2023 Quran burnings
Prosecutors say the men 'treated the Quran in a manner intended to express contempt for Muslims because of their faith'.
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What we know about Israel’s latest captive ‘rescue’
Israel says it has freed a captive from Gaza in a ‘complex rescue operation’, amid conflicting reports on what happened.
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