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Ferry capsizes and sinks off northern Cyprus, killing 8

At least eight people died when a ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized and sunk off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to local authorities. The ship's captain and seven crew members were arrested, said the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

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Iceland rejects restarting EU accession talks in referendum

Icelanders voted to reject reopening EU membership talks, official results showed Sunday, dealing a blow to the government's push to join the bloc and handing a win to those who argued the country's prized fishing waters were too important to risk. The results will disappoint Brussels, which had hoped to…

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Vuelta: Pogacar’s terrifying crash, serious injuries and abandonment

Tadej Pogacar, who was comfortably leading the overall standings at the Vuelta a España, was forced to abandon on Saturday after a heavy crash during Stage 8. The Slovenian suffered multiple fractures and could even see his season come to an early end, with the World Championships looming at the…

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Manhunt under way after one killed, multiple injured at Swiss rave

At least one person was killed and five others injured – some seriously – in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from…

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Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia and China seek to counter Western influence

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a two-day summit, joined by the leaders of Iran and India. The gathering comes as the group seeks to project a united front amid wars in Ukraine and Iran and growing tensions with the…

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NASA launches Roman telescope to map 'a new atlas of the universe'

NASA on Sunday launched its Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a multi-year mission to create a vast new map of the cosmos. With a field of view far wider than Hubble’s, Roman will search for exoplanets and supernovae while also probing two of the biggest…

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Nepal begins mass burials as flood death toll surpasses 780

Nepal on Sunday began temporarily burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered from devastating floods after taking DNA samples and marking the remains so families can identify and retrieve them later. Rescue efforts entered a fifth day, with heavy overnight rain and rising rivers hampering attempts to reach hydropower…

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Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 as race for survivors continues

Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday continued to search for the nearly 3,000 people missing after devastating flooding along the border with China engulfed entire villages earlier this week. At least 682 bodies were recovered in both countries, including 675 in Nepal and seven in China.

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Netanyahu condemns 'criminal acts of violence' by settlers in West Bank villages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday condemned what he called "criminal acts of violence" perpetrated by Israeli settlers in two Palestinian villages. Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of Qusra and attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media…

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'I am sure of myself': A look back at Dolly Parton's unspoken feminist legacy

Beloved country star Dolly Parton was many things to her fans, including an actor, singer, philanthropist and entrepreneur. But after her death on Tuesday at the age of 80, some admirers are remembering her as something she never overtly claimed: feminist icon.

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🔴 Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv kills at least 27 people, hundreds evacuating

A Russian drone strike on a depot on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Friday killed at least 37 people and forced hundreds to evacuate, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.

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Ligue 1: PSG survive scare to snatch a miraculous 2-2 draw at Lille

A dramatic start to Matchday 2 in Ligue 1. Just like last week at Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain found themselves 2-0 down, only to produce another miraculous comeback. Vitinha sparked the revival before Marquinhos rescued a point for the Parisians in Lille.

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Icelanders vote in tight referendum on restarting EU membership talks

Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013.

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Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny rocks capital

Niger's junta said Saturday it was back in control after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Russian forces reportedly helped members of Niger's presidential guard recapture the air base, killing some of the mutineers, according to diplomatic and security sources.

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UN, Nepal warn of climate threat after flood death toll tops 680

Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from climate change to the Himalayas, three days after devastating floods swept along the border with China, engulfing entire villages. At least 675 people were killed in Nepal, according to the country's disaster authority. Another…

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Trump announces 'historic' agreement for US stake in Venezuela oil reserves

Washington and Caracas announced Friday that they had reached a “historic” oil agreement, under which the United States will take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's reserves.

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DRC President Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23 rebels

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calls for a national dialogue to ease tensions, while excluding M23 rebels from taking part, as the government plans to suspend 11 public universities in rebel-controlled areas. Meanwhile, in Ghana, 23 people, including 11 children, have died after falling into abandoned…

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Israel army carries out rare West Bank air strike, killing 'three terrorists'

Israel's military said it carried out an air strike in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Friday that killed a Palestinian it described as a Hamas militant operative as well as two of his accomplices, in a rare use of deadly Israeli air power in the occupied territory.

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Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon prepares to take the throne

Norway is mourning King Harald V after the country's longest-serving monarch died at the age of 89, with tributes pouring in from across Europe. His death paves the way for Crown Prince Haakon to become king, as the royal family faces renewed scrutiny over Crown Princess Mette-Marit's reported past ties…

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Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme

Greenland's government said Friday it would ⁠establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on a campaign of forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990, after experts failed to agree on whether the practice constituted genocide. The brutal campaign saw thousands of Indignous women…

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There is no proof that this video shows a plane crash in Tel Aviv

A video showing an airplane rammed into the side of a building has been circulating widely on social media. While social media users are claiming that the video shows a plane that crashed in Tel Aviv after an Iranian attack, its origin remains unknown and its authenticity highly questionable.

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Spanish government urges calm after Ceuta anti-migrant protesters clash with police

Spain's left-wing government called for calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between locals and police, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert.

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Rescuers grapple with a mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding…

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Marseille and Lyon to face Leverkusen in Europa League, Rennes take on Juventus

Marseille and Lyon were both drawn against Bayer Leverkusen in the group stage of the Europa League on Friday, while fellow French club Rennes will take on Italian giants Juventus. The draw in Monaco also handed English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland a glamour tie against AC Milan.

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Céline Dion returns to 'second home' Paris ahead of sold-out comeback dates

Céline Dion blew kisses and made a love-heart shape with her hands as she swept into the French capital on Friday ahead of her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome, an incurable autoimmune disorder.

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