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Middle East

Art Offers Young Gaza Survivors a Lifeline Amid War

Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, art is providing young survivors with solace and a means of emotional expression. According to an article from Al Jazeera, 16-year-old Maryam uses drawing to escape the devastation of Israel’s war.

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Conflicts & Security

Woman Charged with Vandalism of World War II Memorial

A woman has been charged with two felonies for vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, according to the US Attorney for the District of Columbia.

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Americas

Former Mexican Governor Charged in 2014 Student Disappearance Case

The former governor of Guerrero state in Mexico has been formally charged over his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, according to The Guardian.

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Diplomacy & Trade

French Ambassador to CAR Investigated Over Claims He Hosted Dozens of Women

France has opened disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to Central African Republic over allegations of misconduct, according to The Guardian.

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Diplomacy & Trade

American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Freed After 9 Months

An American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization said. According to Serving in Mission International, Kevin Rideout is in good health and under the care of U.S. officials.

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Asia Pacific

Unprecedented Rain in Japan Kills Eight, Sparks Warnings

Unprecedented rainfall in Japan has killed at least eight people, with authorities issuing the highest emergency weather alert level five. The deluge, described as an 'unprecedented level of heavy rain' by the Japan Meteorological Agency, brought three times the average August rainfall in parts of the country.

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Conflicts & Security

Activists Deliver Aid to Palestinians in Settler-Siege

Activists have delivered supplies to Palestinians in Qusra, whose homes have been besieged by Israeli settlers, according to the BBC.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Asia-Pacific International Financial Investment Donates Field Rations to Lao People’s Army

The company handed over 290 cases of compressed rations and 220 cases of instant noodles at Laos' Ministry of National Defence on August 6, pledging five years of continued supplies for front-line troops.

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Public Health

DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, raising concerns it could reach the capital, Kinshasa, according to dw.com.

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US Politics

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Ballroom Work to Continue

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.

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Konflikte & Sicherheit

Kurdischer Filmemacher: ICE-Fütterungen ‘zerstörten mich’

Gabar Choli, ein kurdischer Filmemacher, beschreibt, wie ihn ICE-Wärter gewaltsam fütterten. Er sagte, sie hätten die Sonde so fest in seine Nase geschoben, dass sie diese zerreißen würde.

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Conflictos y Seguridad

13 muertos en ataque ucraniano a Tatarstan, Rusia

Al menos 13 personas murieron tras un ataque con drones ucranianos en la república rusa de Tatarstan, informaron autoridades. El ataque, ocurrido en Nizhnekamsk, dejó 75 heridos más, según las autoridades rusas.

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Konflikte & Sicherheit

13 Tote bei ukrainischem Angriff auf Tatarstan

Mindestens 13 Menschen wurden bei einem ukrainischen Drohnenangriff auf die russische Republik Tatarstan getötet, wie Behörden berichteten. In der Stadt Nizhnekamsk seien zudem 75 weitere Verletzte gemeldet worden.

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Big Tech

Exdiputado tailandés confiesa en YouTube el asesinato de un funcionario

Un exdiputado tailandés confesó en directo por YouTube el asesinato de un funcionario local en Nonthaburi, según informó la BBC.

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Big Tech

Ehemaliger thailändischer Abgeordneter tötet Beamten und gesteht auf YouTube

Ein ehemaliger thailändischer Abgeordneter soll einen lokalen Beamten erschossen und während einer YouTube-Liveübertragung gestanden haben, meldet die BBC.

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