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Israel strikes Syria’s capital Damascus
Israel’s defense minister said “painful strikes have begun” in Damascus.
Three jailed over murder of Swedish hip-hop star in car park
The hip-hop star’s killing has been linked to a local gangland conflict.
US senators exempt HIV/Aids funding from planned spending cuts
While advancing a bill to claw back $9bn in federal spending, lawmakers spare the Pepfar programme from cuts.
News24 | US to probe Brazil over ‘unfair trading practices’, Trump demands end to Jair Bolsonaro trial
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he had launched an investigation into Brazil’s “unfair” trading practices, a week after US President Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff on imports from Latin America’s largest economy.
A refugee deported to Bhutan by the U.S. finds himself stranded and stateless
Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, while others are homeless and stateless, according to immigration advocates.
A look back at the outback murder that shook Australia
Police say they will not stop searching for Peter Falconio’s remains, after the man convicted of his murder died.
Suspect who fatally shot Minnesota lawmakers receives federal charges
Vance Boelter has not entered a plea for the deadly 14 June attacks, for which he also faces state charges.
Israel strikes in Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze groups
The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed.
US says it has deported five ‘barbaric’ migrants to Eswatini
The five people convicted of serious crimes come from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, the US says.
Colombia deploys armed drones in escalating fight against drug gangs
In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they’re targeting rivals in a dangerous escalation.
Thousands of Afghans secretly relocated to the U.K. following data breach
The British government hid a plan to rescue thousands of Afghans who assisted its troops after a data breach exposed them to Taliban retaliation.
Thai woman arrested for blackmailing monks with thousands of videos after sex
The women, known as “Ms Golf”, allegedly had sexual relations with monks and extorted money from them.
Rare Gandhi oil portrait sold for more than $200,000
Auctioneers in London say it’s thought to be the only oil portrait the Indian independence leader sat for.
Driver held for hit-and-run death of world’s ‘oldest’ marathon runner
Fauja Singh was out on his afternoon walk on Monday when he was hit by a speeding car. Police have arrested the driver.
S Korea arrests teacher and parent for exam paper theft
South Korea is notorious for its hyper-competitive education system.
Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars
Marta Elena Feitó-Cabrera said people going through rubbish were doing so by choice to make “easy money”.
Fewer school-age children vaping in Australia since ban, study says
Australian officials have seized more than 10 million illegal vapes in the past year.
Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices
Last week, the US president urged Brazilian authorities to end their prosecution of the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro.
US House Speaker calls for ‘transparency’ on Epstein, in departure from Trump
It came as Trump said the attorney general should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on the disgraced financier.
Increase in military aid to Ukraine marks a shift in White House policy toward Russia
The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.