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Nissanka stars as Sri Lanka beat England in third cricket Test match
The visitors romp to an eight-wicket win on the fourth day of the third Test at The Oval but lose the series 2-1.
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Gunfire, gang rapes and missing inmates: Inside a deadly DRC jailbreak
A week after the escape attempt at Makala prison, many blame dire prison conditions for making a bad situation worse.
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After Edmundo Gonzalez flees, what’s next for Venezuela and its opposition?
Opposition leaders, including Machado, promise to continue 'their fight' against President Nicolas Maduro.
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630,000 children missing education as Gaza school year begins
More than half a million children in Gaza are missing out on education because of Israel’s war.
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Israeli rabbi blesses soldier accused of raping Palestinian prisoner
Video shows a rabbi blessing and praising an Israeli soldier accused in the gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner.
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Russia brands Iran ‘important partner’ amid reports of missile supplies
Iran has denied reports of missile transfer to Russia and called the claim "psychological warfare."
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The people of Gaza belong in Palestine – not Canada or DRC
Fulfilling the Palestinian right of return can address the need for temporary relocation to rebuild Gaza.
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Video: Family mourns 10-year-old girl killed in her roller skates in Gaza
10-year-old Tala Abu Ajwa was playing in pink roller skates when she was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza.
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Europe needs ‘massive’ investment drive to catch global competitors: Report
Ex-ECB chief Mario Draghi's report says Europe's economy faces 'existential challenge' to catch up with the US, China.
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What we know about attack on Israeli guards at Jordan crossing
An attack by an armed truck driver that killed three Israeli guards at Jordan’s border crossing.
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Does Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan face a military trial?
Recent comments by a minister and the army indicate that Khan may face a military trial. What will that mean?
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Bangladesh taking steps to extradite former PM Hasina from India
International Crimes Tribunal says it will start the process to bring expelled leader back to answer for 'massacres'.
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Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party
Body of Ali Mohamed Kibao, who was removed from a bus by armed men, found with signs he had been beaten, Chadema says.
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A Palestinian team in Chile offers football with a dose of protest
Club Palestino wears pro-Palestinian politics on its sleeve - and on its torso, stadium seats and anywhere it can find.
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Grenfell Tower survivors: ‘The system isn’t broken, it was built this way’
Survivors and family members say they didn't need to wait seven years to be told what they already knew.
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German intelligence accuses Russia’s GRU of cyberattacks on NATO, EU states
BFV says infamous GRU Unit 29155 is running a cyber-group targeting critical infrastructure globally.
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Trump-Harris first presidential debate: What to watch for on Tuesday
The candidates will go head-to-head for the first and perhaps only time before voters head to the polls in November.
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Africa’s Disputed Mega-Dam
The Nile’s importance is difficult to overstate.
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Philippine president pledges no special treatment for celebrity pastor
Apollo Quiboloy's lawyer says pastor surrendered, countering police accounts of arrest during raid on sprawling complex.
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Video: Thousands protest in Pakistan to call for ex-PM Imran Khan’s release
Thousands of people have rallied in the streets of Islamabad to call for the release of former PM Imran Khan.
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