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August 20, 2024
Kenyan man held over discovery of dismembered female bodies escapes from custody
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital for Pride parade
China cuts coal power plant approvals after 2022-23 rise alarmed climate experts
Israel recovers bodies of six hostages as Blinken bids to advance ceasefire deal
German court upholds conviction of ex-Nazi concentration camp secretary aged 99
Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
Israeli military recovers bodies of six hostages in Gaza operation
Indian court creates taskforce on workplace safety after doctor raped and killed
Biden wraps presidency with DNC keynote speech: ‘America, I gave my best to you’
Hillary Clinton tells DNC dream of Kamala Harris smashing the ‘glass ceiling’
Two 18-year-olds charged with murder of ex-General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor
August 19, 2024
US intelligence officials say Iran to blame for hack of Trump campaign
Putin meets Azerbaijani president to strengthen ties as tensions persist
Trump visits battleground states as he adjusts to Harris as new rival
Kenya to reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
Former NFL player accused of urinating on passenger on Boston to Dublin flight
Congo set to receive first mpox vaccines to address new global emergency
Ex-US politician George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft
Blinken says Israel agrees to US-backed proposal for ceasefire
Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south as monsoon death toll rises to 209
Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on key Ukrainian city
Harvey Weinstein to remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
Storm Ernesto gains strength as a hurricane over open Atlantic
Thousands of Gaza protesters descend on Chicago for Democratic convention
Palestinian militant groups claim bombing in Tel Aviv
US daytime talk show pioneer Phil Donahue dies aged 88
Ukrainian officials order evacuation of families with children from Pokrovsk
One dead and six missing after boat carrying UK tourists sinks off Sicily
UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023
Ukrainian president says push into Russian Kursk region is to create buffer zone
Japanese shrine that honours war dead is vandalised again
Indian doctors demand tougher laws after colleague raped and killed at hospital
Ex-Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed ‘forged signature on war decree’
Blinken says now is ‘maybe the last’ chance for a Gaza ceasefire deal
Favourable views of Kamala Harris increasing ahead of party convention – poll
US Democrats open convention transformed by Kamala Harris’ ascendance
China accuses the Philippines of purposely crashing ship into vessel
August 18, 2024
Ukraine’s Zelensky says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create buffer zone
Volcano erupts after powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East
Ukrainian forces target second key bridge in Russian incursion
More than 20 people injured in Ferris wheel fire in Germany
French actor Alain Delon dies aged 88
Quintuplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken visits region amid ceasefire efforts
Venezuelans protest across the world to contest presidential election result
Thailand’s king swears in country’s youngest prime minister
August 17, 2024
Trump switches from economic remarks to personal insults at Pennsylvania rally
Chechen warlord, seen in machine-gun mounted Cybertruck, invites Musk to Russia
Wildfires rage in western Turkey exacerbated by windy and dry weather
Missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region
Biden to use convention speech to hand off to Harris and make case against Trump
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