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- www.aljazeera.com Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail
Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office issued a statement on Wednesday announcing Sala’s release had been secured more than three weeks after she was arrested on December 19. Tehran has denied speculation that her arrest was linked to Rome’s detainment of an Iranian businessman that the United States accuses of involvement in an attack on its military. Roxana Saberi was detained by Iran in 2009 for almost 100 days before being released. Tehran has flatly denied any link between the two cases.
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- www.aljazeera.com Why has the US accused Sudanese militias of genocide – but not Israel?
The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his government has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias have committed genocide in the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces which started in April 2023. In November 2024, US President Joe Biden dismissed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of arrest warrants for war crimes against Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as “outrageous” The US has tried to reject the findings of Amn
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- www.aljazeera.com Fakhar Zaman confident of returning for Pakistan at ICC Champions Trophy
The opener aims for comeback as the defending champions host their first ICC event in 29 years.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Pakistan's top-order batter, Fakhar Zaman, has not played international cricket since the T20 World Cup in June. He subsequently missed out on a central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the first time in eight years. "I am lucky to be fit right now. I started from the Champions Trophy 2017 and that went really well for me," he said. Pakistan won three away one-day international (ODI) series over the last two months. Fakhar returned to competitive cricket during the domestic Champions Cup T20 tournament last month. Saim Ayub has been ruled out of competitive cricket for at least six weeks.
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- abcnews.go.com Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia
The Ukrainian military says it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:27:21
AI Summary:\ Russian officials acknowledge a major drone attack in the area. The depot supplied a nearby airfield used by aircraft that launch missiles across the border into Ukraine. Ukraine has been developing its arsenal of domestically produced long-range missiles. Russian authorities restricted flights early Wednesday at the airports of Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Kazan and Nizhnekamsk. The main base of Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers is located just outside Engels. It has come under Ukrainian drone attacks since the early stages of the war.
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Impeached South Korean president resists detention, raising security concerns
www.euronews.com Impeached South Korean president resists new detention orderYoon Suk-yeol's legal team has challenged the legitimacy of a new warrant for his arrest, accusing authorities of exploiting allegedly biased courts.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The acting president cautioned against potential confrontations between law enforcement and presidential security personnel. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials has warned members of Yoon’s security detail if may be arrested if they obstruct attempts to seize him. Yoon is under investigation for allegedly committing rebellion after briefly declaring martial law on 3 December. The Constitutional Court is deliberating whether to formally remove him from office or reinstate him. Yoon Kap-keun, one of the lawyers, called on the agency to either indict the president or apply for a formal arrest warrant. The Democratic Party accused his legal team of stalling tactics and urged swift action.
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- www.aljazeera.com Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy?
After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy is in ruins.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated. Most of its wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are damaged. The new administration says lifting those sanctions is vital to rebuild the country.
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- www.aljazeera.com Syria’s stolen lives
Former Syrian detainee Bassam Ezzedine is on a mission to help prisoners of the fallen regime to find their families.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Bassam Ezzedine fled the country as a refugee after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. In this episode of Close Up, we follow Bassam as he works on behalf of Syrians whose lives were upturned by the Assad dynasty.
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- abcnews.go.com UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed
U.K. police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:22:18
AI Summary:\ British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice. There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegations reported over many years.
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- abcnews.go.com French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party who died at 96, calling him a “warrior” in politics despite their notoriously harsh political disputes
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:55:07
AI Summary:\ Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her father Jean-Marie, founder of the National Front party. Le Pen posted on social media platform X: "A venerable age had taken the warrior away but given us back our father," suggesting she was able to reconcile with him. "Many people he loved are waiting for him up there," Le Pen writes. Jean-Marie’s funeral will take place on Saturday in his birth town of La Trinite-sur-Mer, in the western Brittany region.
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- abcnews.go.com Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freed
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:36:16
AI Summary:\ Cecilia Sala was detained in Tehran on Dec. 19. She was accused of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic. Italian commentators speculated Iran was holding Sala as a bargaining chip.
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- abcnews.go.com 124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats
Authorities in Greece have detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:20:33
AI Summary:\ Authorities in Greece detain 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos. 58 migrants were discovered during an inspection near the main port of the island. Another 66 were found in a more remote area to the north.
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- www.euronews.com US says Sudan's RSF is committing genocide and sanctions its leader
The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the RSF was guilty of committing genocide in Sudan's civil war. The group has been fighting against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023. It has targeted non-Arab groups including the Massalit. The fighting has brought devastation to Sudan, which is now enduring the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Almost 650,000 people are experiencing famine in Sudan, more than 30 million need humanitarian assistance. The SAF has been accused by human rights groups of killing innocent civilians in airstrikes.
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Strong winds drive wildfires across Los Angeles
www.aljazeera.com Photos: Strong winds drive wildfires across Los AngelesTens of thousands are evacuated as wildfires spread rapidly, causing panic and traffic jams.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ California firefighters have battled wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across the Los Angeles area. The blaze that started hours earlier ripped through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialised by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit “Surfin’ USA”. Officials did not give an estimate of structures damaged or destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire. About 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures were under threat. By evening, flames had spread into neighbouring Malibu.
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McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing 29 staff for sexual abuse
www.euronews.com McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing staff for abuseMcDonald's UK CEO Alistair Macrow's said hundreds of new allegations of abuse by workers at the fast food giant are "abhorrent and unacceptable".
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ McDonald's UK has fired more than 29 people in the past year over sexual harassment allegations. The fast food giant vowed to clean up its act and improve staff behaviour. The company had been alerted to 75 allegations of sexual harassment over the last 12 months. UK legal firm Leigh Day said it had been instructed to start legal action against McDonald's by 700 staff and former staff. Macrow condemned the revelations made by the BBC — calling them "abhorrent and unacceptable"
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- abcnews.go.com Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:10:16
AI Summary:\ A Chinese actor disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar. Authorities found Wang on Tuesday in Myanmar and brought him to Thailand for questioning. The area is known as a haven for criminal syndicates who have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in online scams. Chinese investors operate casino complexes in cooperation with Myanmar's Border Guard Force. Wang’s disappearance received attention after an internet user claimed to be his girlfriend posted about it on Chinese social media. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the government was working as best it could to mitigate any impact the case might have on Thailand as a safe tourist destination.
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- abcnews.go.com Rescuers search for 2 British hikers missing since New Year's Day in Italian alps
Dense fog and avalanche warnings have hampered rescue crews searching for two British hikers who have been missing in the Italian alps near Trento since Jan. 1
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:20:10
AI Summary:\ Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have been missing in the Italian alps since Jan. 1. For the first two days of the search, rescuers were hampered by poor weather conditions. The Adamello range straddles Italy's Lombardy and Trentino-Alto Adige regions.
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Tehran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison
www.euronews.com Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prisonSala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Italian journalist Cecilia Sala is freed from Iranian prison and is returning to Rome. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says a plane carrying Sala took off from Tehran. The Iranian government did not immediately comment on Sala's release.
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- abcnews.go.com Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data
Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:05:34
AI Summary:\ Japan linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace. The National Police Agency said its analysis on the targets concluded they were systematic attacks linked to China with an aim of stealing data on Japanese national security. Japan has taken steps but experts say more work is needed. Alliance, “Taiwan Strait,” “Russia-Ukraine war” and “free and open Indo-Pacific” included an invitation for a study panel, references and a list of panelists. The attacks included one on the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
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- www.aljazeera.com NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s news conference
Trump’s grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel’s war on Gaza, and Greenland.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Trump made startling claims about NATO and Ukraine’s potential membership, Israel’s war on Gaza, Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. Russia said, ‘You could never have NATO involved with Ukraine’ Now, they’ve said that. That’s been, like, written in stone,” Trump said. Tensions in the Middle East Trump said “hell will break out” if a captive release agreement is not reached between Hamas and Israel by the time he enters office. “I won’t tell you that, because that’s part of a military strategy,” Trump said. Canadian reaction to Trump’s remarks was swift. “The only hands that control the canal are Panamanian and that will remain so,” he added. France warned Trump against threatening the “sovereign borders” of the European Union.
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- www.aljazeera.com Sudan’s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman
Army takes control of RSF territories in Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab, and seizes weapons and ammunition depot.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Sudan's military forces claim to have advanced into the country's second-largest city Omdurman. Fighting was reported to be raging in the city, which sits directly across the Nile River. The campaign is part of a new phase of the war that erupted in April 2023.
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- www.aljazeera.com Thousands flee as winds drive wildfires into Los Angeles
Some frightened residents were forced to abandon their cars and flee on foot from rapidly growing conflagration.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ More than 30,000 people evacuated on Tuesday as high winds helped a brush fire surge into the coastal Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Further blazes later saw other areas around southern California come under threat. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale area, fleeing on foot from the blaze engulfing an area packed with multimillion-dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Hundreds of firefighters swarmed the area, attacking the blaze from the ground and the air, while crews worked through steep terrain to cut back vegetation and create firebreaks. Almost 100 elderly residents from a nursing home were evacuated in the city, according to CBS News.
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- www.aljazeera.com Russia gained 4,000sq km of Ukraine in 2024. How many soldiers did it lose?
Verifying casualty figures for soldier in the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult, as experts call it ‘a war of narratives’.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Russia claimed to have captured Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk, leaving residents shaken. That attritional war appears to be taking a toll on the morale of Ukrainian forces. Russian forces gained 4,168 square kilometres (1,609 square miles) of Ukrainian land in 2024. That’s twice the size of the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius. Russia gained Avdiivka, Selydove, Vuhledar, and Kurakhove, four mid-sized settlements. At least 31,481 Russian soldiers are confirmed to have died between January 1, 2024, and December 17, 2024. Mediazona uses open-source research to compile the names of Russian soldiers killed, verifying the information through obituaries, posts by relatives and other public reports. On December 8, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died in the battlefield since the beginning of the war in February 2022. The last time he had announced a death toll for Ukrainian soldiers was in February 20,24, when he said 31,000 Ukrainian troops were killed. This would mean, 12,000 Ukrainian soldiers died over about 10 months in 2024. During the Vietnam War, the US Army lost 58,220 soldiers. The impact on Russian society will be felt for years to come. Think of the human cost and then healthcare and economic cost of that.
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- abcnews.go.com Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
Indian army divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 05:51:36
AI Summary:\ Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine. The miners became trapped on Monday when water gushed in from a nearby unused mine in the Umrangso area. Nearly 100 rescuers from the police, navy, army and the National Disaster Response Force are battling adverse conditions. Accidents in illegal mines are frequent and the livelihoods of those who do such mining depend on the illegal sale of coal. At least 15 miners were killed after getting trapped in one such mine in Meghalaya state in 2019.
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Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war nears three-year mark
www.euronews.com Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war continuesBelief in the Ukrainian president has seen a slight dip, with 52% of Ukrainians feeling confident, 39% expressing distrust and 9% undecided, according to a survey conducted in December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ 52% of Ukrainians remained confident in Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his leadership, 39% showed distrust, and 9% were undecided. The KIIS poll shows that while trust levels have worsened over the past year, the balance in the Ukrainian leader's favour remains positive at +13%. Interestingly, almost every drop coincided with certain events that might have had an impact. A random sample of mobile phone numbers was selected from all regions of Ukraine. KIIS previously published the results of a survey on how optimistic Ukrainians are about the future.
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- www.aljazeera.com Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure
Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Police issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday. Chief of Bangkok Police Siam Boonsom told reporters the initial investigation led them to believe the gunman was hired to carry out the shooting. The murder came as Cambodia’s former ruler Hun Sen demanded that anyone opposing the country’s regime should be marked as a “terrorist” Sam Rainsy, Hun Sen’s longtime rival, accused him of being behind the assassination of Lim Kimya. Cambodian government spokesman Pen Bona said the killing was in Thailand “so Thai authorities will handle the case”
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- abcnews.go.com A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal was one of the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 07/01/2025 | 06:02:23
AI Summary:\ Earthquakes in China happen most frequently on the Tibetan Plateau or its fringes. In May 2008, a 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province in the southwest killed nearly 90,000 people. The collapse of schools led to a yearslong effort to rebuild using more quake-resistant materials.
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More than 500 aftershocks following Tibet earthquake as rescue efforts get underway
www.euronews.com More than 500 aftershocks following Tibet earthquakeHundreds of people were rescued from rubble after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Tibet on Tuesday.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ China Earthquake Networks Centre reports that the region has experienced more than 500 aftershocks, with magnitudes of up to 4.4. More than 400 people who were trapped under rubble have been rescued, officials say. Local government officials say more than 3,600 houses collapsed and 30,000 residents have been relocated.
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- www.aljazeera.com What is HMPV, the respiratory virus surging in China?
HMPV infections are spreading in China while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. The virus peaks during late winter and spring, according to the United States-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HMPV is tested by collecting a sample of mucus from the nose or throat using a swab. In northern China, HMPV cases have been rising among children 14 years and younger. In response to the rise in cases, China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration said it is piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin. India has reported seven confirmed cases across several states. The Indian government advised states to boost surveillance for respiratory illnesses. HMPV spreads easily, but it is not typically deadly in healthy individuals. Most people have mild symptoms resembling the common cold or flu. Accurate mortality rates have been difficult to measure. Ageing also reduces immune function, while underlying health conditions make it harder to get rid of the virus. There is no antiviral treatment or vaccine designed just for HMPV. Treatment focuses on managing symptoms, such as using fever medications, staying hydrated, and resting.
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- abcnews.go.com S. Korean court clears govt, agency of liability in adoptee’s US deportation case
A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea a...
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 07:28:44
AI Summary:\ Adam Crapser, 49, whose traumatic adoption journey led to abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea in 2016. The Seoul High Court overturned a 2023 lower court ruling that ordered his adoption agency to pay him 100 million won ($68,600) in damages. The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Holt should have informed his adoptive parents that they needed to take additional steps to secure his citizenship after his adoption was finalized in their state court. The government and Holt facilitated Crapser’s adoption to Michigan in 1979. The law eased adoption agencies’ obligations to check on the citizenship status of the children they sent overseas. Critics say the law enabled careless and fraudulent practices that helped fuel what’s believed to be the largest international adoption program in history. The government and Holt were also sued last year by a Korean birth mother who said they were responsible for her daughter’s adoption to the United States in 1976. The lawsuits combined with an ongoing fact-finding investigation into complaints from hundreds of adoptees who suspect their origins were falsified or obscured.
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More than 30,000 people evacuated as wildfire rips through Southern California
www.euronews.com More than 30,000 told to evacuate as fire rips through CaliforniaA wildfire fanned by harsh winds is sweeping through a Los Angeles enclave home to multiple celebrity residences.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ More than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. A wildfire picked up by extreme winds tore through the area on Tuesday evening. California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he found "many structures already destroyed" The Pacific Palisades fire has consumed 11.5 squre kilometres of land in western Los Angeles. The fires also prompted clogged roads as residents fled to evacuate. Screen Actors Guild Awards canceled its live in-person nominations announcement due to wildfires.
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- www.aljazeera.com EU blasts Russia for weaponising gas in Moldova
Moscow blames Ukraine and Moldova for halting supplies; Chisinau suspects Russia seeks to influence upcoming election.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Russia is using “gas as a weapon” in waging a “hybrid war” against Moldova. Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, which enjoys strong links with Moscow, has been without gas since the beginning of the year. An estimated 1,500 apartment buildings have no heating, and the functioning of the economy is also under pressure. Moldova says that Moscow is falsely blaming it for the crisis, which it claims Russia artificially stoked to undermine the government ahead of parliamentary elections this year.
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- www.aljazeera.com France coach Didier Deschamps says he’ll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026
Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Didier Deschamps has announced that he will leave his post after the 2026 edition of the tournament. The French coach led France to World Cup glory in Russia in 2018 and guided them to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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- www.aljazeera.com Rebuilding Syria’s economy: Can stability return after war?
Syria’s new leadership faces an economy devastated by war and sanctions, with inflation and a decimated currency.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The Syrian pound’s value has been drained and inflation reached the triple digits. The Central Bank of Syria had just $200m in foreign exchange reserves. At the end of 2010, it had $17bn. Transition government has reopened the Nasib border crossing with Jordan. They have also told shops and government ministries to stay open. War and sanctions Syria is endowed with natural resources, has a strategic position on the Mediterranean Sea, and benefits from a 94 percent literacy rate. US and europe inflicted crippling sanctions in 2011 denying Damascus access to capital markets, Western aid and commodity revenues. From 2011 to 2021, he estimated that Syria’s tax revenue to GDP ratio fell from 11 to 5 percent, or just $4.5bn, in 2021. For years, Russia and Iran propped up the al-Assad regime, helping it bypass Western sanctions. US officials have also begun talks with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates about relaxing financial restrictions on Damascus. But al-Sharaa has also said it will take up to four years for Syria to hold its first elections. Before the war, Syria was able to leverage its strategic location – linking Asia with Europe – by exporting natural resources, especially oil. Perkins doubts if investments from Türkiye alone could galvanise near-term growth. Perkins: "any serious economic program must begin with an easing of all international sanctions"
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- www.aljazeera.com US bans medical debt from credit reports as Biden nears exit
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says change will strike $49bn in medical debt from credit reports.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Consumers in the United States will no longer have medical debt appear on their credit reports. Under the change, an estimated $49bn in medical debt will be struck from the credit reports of more than 15 million Americans. The consumer watchdog said its research showed that medical debt is a poor predictor of whether a loan will be repaid.
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- abcnews.go.com Thai police issue arrest warrant for man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok
Thai police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia in a popular Bangkok tourist area
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 06:13:02
AI Summary:\ Thai police say an arrest warrant has been issued for a man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia. Lim Kimya, an ex-lawmaker from the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, was shot dead near a temple close to Khaosan Road on Tuesday evening. Thai media have reported the suspected shooter might be a Thai marine. The Cambodian Rescue Party said it was “deeply shocked and appalled by the brutal and inhumane assassination" the high court dissolved the party, and the ruling party subsequently won every seat in the National Assembly. Recent posts on Lim Kimya's Facebook page were critical of the government. Hun Sen was succeeded in August 2023 by his American-educated son, Hun Manet.
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- www.aljazeera.com Turkiye threatens military action against Kurdish forces in Syria
Foreign Minister Fidan threatens military action against PKK-linked YPG group if they fail to meet Ankara’s demands.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan tells CNN Turk that "we will do what’s necessary" if the People’s Protection Units fail to meet Ankara’s demands. Fidan said “a military operation” could be on the cards. Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria resumed their armed conflict with Kurdish forces at the same time that the rebels launched their November 27 offensive that ousted al-Assad just 11 days later. Fidan met al-Sharaa in Damascus last month. Ankara expected the new leadership to address the YPG issue.
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Even Salah would struggle for goals at Spurs: Tottenham’s Postecoglou
www.aljazeera.com ‘Even Mo Salah would struggle for goals at Spurs’Tottenham manager berates his team’s recent slump in form ahead of their League Cup semifinal against Liverpool.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Mohamed Salah has scored 21 goals and provided 17 assists in all competitions. Spurs have dropped to 12th in the league and lost three of their last four games. Ange Postecoglou said Spurs captain Son Heung-min would thrive in the current side.
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- abcnews.go.com Hostages in Gaza endure another winter as their families plead for a ceasefire
As winter deepens, so does the suffering of dozens of hostages in Gaza, and their families are pressing for a ceasefire that will secure their release
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 05:05:33
AI Summary:\ Luis Har was kidnapped by Hamas-led militants on the warm morning of Oct. 7, 2023. As his captivity stretched into weeks and then months, the cold, wet winter set in. Their families and supporters are desperate for a ceasefire deal to end their 15-month-long nightmare. Israel has rescued eight hostages and has recovered the bodies of dozens. The hostages range in age from 1 to 86, and are believed to be scattered throughout the Gaza Strip. Many families have no idea what conditions their loved ones face. For weeks, he had been held with four members of his family who had also been kidnapped. Three of them and the dog were freed in the first and only ceasefire agreement in late November. In the first few weeks of captivity, there was food. Ingredients were delivered and Har took on the role of chef.
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Late US President Jimmy Carter eulogised by Kamala Harris in bipartisan Capitol ceremony
www.euronews.com Late US President Jimmy Carter honoured in Capitol ceremonyFormer US President Jimmy Carter’s body returns to Washington DC for three days of state funeral rites.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Carter's remains had been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday. A motorcade carried his casket into Washington for a final journey to the Capitol. Vice President Kamala Harris, other members of US President Joe Biden’s cabinet and three of the nine US Supreme Court justices were also present. US Vice President Kamala Harris: "James Earl Carter Junior loved our country. He lived his faith. He served the people. And he left the world better than he found it" In the face of illness, President Jimmy Carter brought lifesaving medicine. He brokered peace, he reminded us that we are all made in the image of God.
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- www.aljazeera.com ‘Massacres’: Women, children killed as Israel bombs Gaza’s ‘safe zone’
Al Jazeera’s correspondent says fear dominates in Gaza as Israeli attacks intensify, targeting ‘humanitarian safe zone’.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Despite hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians crammed into makeshift tent camps in al-Mawasi, Israel’s military has continually attacked the site. The overall death toll from Israeli attacks on the territory has now risen to 45,885 people killed and more than 109,000 injured in the 15 months since the war on the enclave began. Palestinian gangs hijacked six fuel tankers, leaving hardly any for humanitarian operations. The European Hospital in Khan Younis has warned it will run out of fuel within the next 24 hours.
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