ALGIERS, Algeria: At least 65 people, including 28 soldiers deployed as relief firefighters, have been killed as dozens of wildfires raged for a second day in Algeria. The country has declared a three-day of national mourning. “The death toll from the forest fires has climbed to 65 dead – 28...
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Israel has demolished more than 81 buildings belonging to the Palestinians in East Jerusalem since the beginning of this year. “The escalation of demolitions has been accompanied by an increase in the risks of evacuating hundreds of Palestinians from their homes where they have lived for decades...
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ANKARA, Turkey: Floods caused by unusually heavy rainfall are ravaging Turkey’s northern coast, tearing down a bridge and leaving villages without power. The floods on Wednesday came after some of the largest wildfires in the country’s history spread across the southwest. State broadcaster TRT Haber said one person died from...
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WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Joe Biden has asked Afghanistan’s leaders to fight for their homeland as the Taliban gains control of more provincial capitals in the country. “Afghan leaders have to come together,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, adding the Afghan troops outnumber the Taliban...
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