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Italian wildfires rage on after 49 degree heat record

Fires stoked by hot winds have swept through southern Italy, after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius (119.84°F) which some scientists believe could be the highest in European history. The record temperature, which still needs to be verified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), was reported …

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Foreign Minister Arrives In Tehran

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in Tehran on Tuesday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will meet with Iranian President Ibrahim Rais, in addition to a number of Iranian officials. During the visit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will discuss topics related to bilateral relations and the security situation in the …

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Amnesty International calls on Biden to drop ‘politically-motivated’ charges against Julian Assange ahead of hearing

Human rights organization Amnesty International called on President Joe Biden to drop US charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, condemning them as “politically motivated” and an attack on the free press. In a statement ahead of Wednesday’s Royal Courts of Justice appeal hearing – where the United States government will …

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Russia accuses US of ‘staging’ anti-government protests in Cuba, saying Washington must now ‘end hypocrisy’ of economic blockade

Wide-scale protests and rioting that have rocked the Caribbean nation of Cuba are, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, part of an orchestrated campaign by American officials to oust the country’s socialist government. In a statement issued on Thursday, one of Moscow’s top diplomatic representatives, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, blasted …

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16 injured in powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city

A large fire has erupted at a gas station in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. The massive blasts triggered by the blaze were caught on film. Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. Новосибирск склад около газовой заправки произошёл взрыв. Огонь …

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Swiss vote on tax hikes to tackle climate change

Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases, as their Alpine country experiences an outsized impact from the fallout of climate change. The proposal would revise and strengthen an existing law that …

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