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LONDON – A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official at Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. Ukraine is very short of high-end air defenses and Russia has tried to exploit this by using more ballistic missiles, which are particularly hard to shoot ​down.
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Death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes rises to 6,125

Venezuela’s official death toll from the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country’s north-central region on June 24 has climbed to 6,125, according to a reconstruction bulletin released late Monday, as authorities reported continued progress in evaluating damaged homes while warning that thousands of residences remain unsafe more than five weeks after the disaster.
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Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112

CAIRO – The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun's heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Hassayna family, also known as the Abu Sharia, were killed on November 22, 2023 when Israeli airstrikes brought down a cluster of apartment buildings as ​residents slept in Sabra, one of the old neighborhoods of Gaza City.
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Solar’s boom in Europe reaches places once deemed too dark

For decades, Europe’s renewable energy map looked straightforward: solar was mostly used in the sunny south, while the north relied on wind. But plunging equipment costs and higher electricity prices have made solar projects viable in places once considered too dark, cold or remote to pay off.
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Modi opposes court cases for protesters, urges forgiveness

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he opposed punishment and court proceedings for the young protesters who marched in New Delhi and other Indian cities in recent weeks, saying “children make mistakes” and society should “forgive” them for using foul language. “Punishing them, dragging them through the courts or subjecting them to harassment within society will not change the situation,” ...
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Man dies after boat carrying 21 migrants is intercepted near San Clemente Island

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Coast Guard says it intercepted a panga boat carrying more than 21 migrants Wednesday more than 70 miles offshore of the Southern California Coast, with one unresponsive man on board who later died. The Los Angeles-Long Beach Coast Guard division received a report around noon Wednesday from a community member that a boat suspected of illegally smuggling people was ...
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All climbers killed in Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — All 10 climbers including celebrated mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja have died in an avalanche during an expedition on Broad Peak in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday. “It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences on the tragic loss of most accomplished mountaineers in the devastating avalanche on Broad Peak in the ...
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Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru’s Nazca Lines

LIMA, Peru – A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru's government said. Peru's Ministry of Transport ​and Communications said in a statement that the plane was carrying 11 foreign tourists — German, Italian and Spanish visitors — and two crew members.