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Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill over 340

Rescuers struggled to retrieve bodies from muddy debris on Saturday after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 344 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said.

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320

Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said on Saturday.

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Tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested under an internationally criticized crackdown in El Salvador will be detained without trial until at least 2027, after lawmakers approved an extension Friday.

Spain on heat alert and 'very high to extreme' fire risk

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Deadly monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing nearly 170

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, leaving at least 169 people dead in the last 24 hours, national and local officials said Friday.

Indian rescuers scour debris after 60 killed in flood

Indian rescue teams on Friday dug through mud searching for victims, a day after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's security trial delayed over health concerns

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Raising the bar: Nepal's emerging cocktail culture

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El Salvador plans 600 mass trials for suspected gang members

El Salvador plans to hold around 600 mass trials for the tens of thousands suspected gang members who have been detained without charges in the country since 2022, the Central American country's attorney general said Thursday.

New clashes in Serbia as political crisis escalates

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Germany sacks rail chief with train network in crisis

The German government sacked the embattled head of Deutsche Bahn on Thursday as it seeks to overhaul the ailing public rail network after years of criticism about deteriorating services.

Greek firefighters beat back wildfires

Greek firefighters gained ground Thursday against a wildfire outside the third-largest city of Patras, while planes bombed water on blazes on three other fronts.

Serbia's political crisis escalates into clashes

Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night.

Greek firefighters make progress against wildfires

Firefighters in Greece gained ground Thursday against a wildfire outside the third-largest city of Patras, while water bombers battled blazes on three other fronts.

Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': detainees allege abuse in a legal black hole

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ANITA & ZAHA Introduces Exclusive "Made in France" Natural Cosmetics

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Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon

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At least 26 migrants dead in two shipwrecks off Italy

At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coastguard and UN officials said.

Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city

Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain overlooking the city of Port Alberni, the latest area threatened in the country's second-worst fire season on record.

Musk clashes with Altman after accusing App Store of favoring OpenAI

Elon Musk has accused Apple of unfairly favoring ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday.

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US judge orders humane conditions for migrant detainees at NY site

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Three killed in European wildfires as heatwave intensifies

Three men died and thousands were forced from their homes on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.

US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader

The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier for allegedly violating US sanctions.

Soldier dies battling Montenegro wildfire

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Council of Europe cautions on weapon sales to Israel

The Council of Europe urged its member states on Tuesday to halt deliveries of weapons to Israel if they could be used for human rights violations.

Man killed in Spain wildfire as European heatwave intensifies

A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.

Families mourn 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash

Family members of victims in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked Tuesday to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the tragedy that killed 520 people.

Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters

Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters.

AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat

For Hong Kong law student "C", AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.

Spanish police bust 'spiritual retreat' offering hallucinogenic drugs

Spanish police said Monday that they had dismantled a group accused of running a "spiritual retreat" that offered hallucinogenic drugs to clients from around the world.

Chinese man pleads guilty in US to smuggling protected turtles

A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.

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