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Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

BORDEAUX, France – Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said.

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North Korea rejects denuclearization as Ukraine warns of troops

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister denounced calls for denuclearization, describing the country’s nuclear weapons as its “ultimate shield,” state media reported, as Ukraine warned that more North Korean soldiers could join Russia’s war efforts. “Resolute and clear is the DPRK’s stand that nuclear deterrence is the ultimate shield for national sovereignty and the supreme guarantee for ...
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Brazil denies visas to U.S. officials ahead of October election

Two Trump administration officials were denied visas by Brazil ahead of a planned trip to the country this week, Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed to USA Today on Sunday. Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes of the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Samson were denied visas on Friday for a trip scheduled to begin Monday, the ministry said. The ministry did not provide a reason for ​the visa denials.
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Police shoot Berlin Pride attack suspect dead after day-long manhunt

BERLIN — A nationwide manhunt following a suspected Islamist terrorist attack on Berlin's massive Pride celebration has ended with police shooting dead the chief suspect after a tactical team located him in an allotment garden in the outskirts of the city. Police said they opened fire on the suspect in the Saturday van-ramming and knife attack after he lunged at police officers with a "bladed ...
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Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

BORDEAUX, France – Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said.
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Kazakh president urges Putin to freeze Ukraine war

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to consider freezing the war in Ukraine and returning to a revamped version of the 2022 Istanbul talks, in a rare public nudge toward peace from one of Moscow’s closest partners. Tokayev, speaking at a meeting with Putin in the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday, said he was receiving numerous signals from Europe and the ...
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