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- www.aljazeera.com Ukraine says ready to replace Hungary in EU and NATO
Kyiv says it will fill in should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Ukraine declared it is ready to replace Hungary in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should Budapest prefer to join Russian-led blocs. Kyiv said it would be ready to fill any vacant space in the EU and NATO if Hungary chooses to vacate it. Hungary has expanded its imports of Russian gas since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. However, Budapest receives Russian gas via pipelines that run under the Black Sea and via Turkiye. The statement called Hungary’s claim regarding prices “part of a politically motivated information campaign intended for domestic consumption”
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- www.aljazeera.com Why has the US accused Sudanese militias of genocide – but not Israel?
The US says forces active within Sudan are guilty of many of the same war crimes that Israel is accused of.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his government has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias have committed genocide in the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces which started in April 2023. In November 2024, US President Joe Biden dismissed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of arrest warrants for war crimes against Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as “outrageous” The US has tried to reject the findings of Amn
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At least 17 reported killed after deadly Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza
www.euronews.com At least 17 killed after deadly Israeli airstrikes hit southern GazaThe strikes tore into tents for displaced Palestinians, a car and two houses in the Khan Younis area, a local hospital said.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza have killed at least 17 people late on Tuesday. Five children were killed as they sheltered together in the same tent. Their bodies were among eight children and five women brought to the hospital. Israel claimed to have targeted militants who had taken part in the October 7, 2023 attack which sparked the war – without providing evidence.
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- www.aljazeera.com Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail
Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office issued a statement on Wednesday announcing Sala’s release had been secured more than three weeks after she was arrested on December 19. Tehran has denied speculation that her arrest was linked to Rome’s detainment of an Iranian businessman that the United States accuses of involvement in an attack on its military. Roxana Saberi was detained by Iran in 2009 for almost 100 days before being released. Tehran has flatly denied any link between the two cases.
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- abcnews.go.com Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home
An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freed
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:36:16
AI Summary:\ Cecilia Sala was detained in Tehran on Dec. 19. She was accused of violating the laws of the Islamic Republic. Italian commentators speculated Iran was holding Sala as a bargaining chip.
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Impeached South Korean president resists detention, raising security concerns
www.euronews.com Impeached South Korean president resists new detention orderYoon Suk-yeol's legal team has challenged the legitimacy of a new warrant for his arrest, accusing authorities of exploiting allegedly biased courts.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The acting president cautioned against potential confrontations between law enforcement and presidential security personnel. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials has warned members of Yoon’s security detail if may be arrested if they obstruct attempts to seize him. Yoon is under investigation for allegedly committing rebellion after briefly declaring martial law on 3 December. The Constitutional Court is deliberating whether to formally remove him from office or reinstate him. Yoon Kap-keun, one of the lawyers, called on the agency to either indict the president or apply for a formal arrest warrant. The Democratic Party accused his legal team of stalling tactics and urged swift action.
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- abcnews.go.com Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
Indian army divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 05:51:36
AI Summary:\ Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine. The miners became trapped on Monday when water gushed in from a nearby unused mine in the Umrangso area. Nearly 100 rescuers from the police, navy, army and the National Disaster Response Force are battling adverse conditions. Accidents in illegal mines are frequent and the livelihoods of those who do such mining depend on the illegal sale of coal. At least 15 miners were killed after getting trapped in one such mine in Meghalaya state in 2019.
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- abcnews.go.com Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia
The Ukrainian military says it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:27:21
AI Summary:\ Russian officials acknowledge a major drone attack in the area. The depot supplied a nearby airfield used by aircraft that launch missiles across the border into Ukraine. Ukraine has been developing its arsenal of domestically produced long-range missiles. Russian authorities restricted flights early Wednesday at the airports of Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Kazan and Nizhnekamsk. The main base of Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers is located just outside Engels. It has come under Ukrainian drone attacks since the early stages of the war.
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- www.aljazeera.com Syria’s stolen lives
Former Syrian detainee Bassam Ezzedine is on a mission to help prisoners of the fallen regime to find their families.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Bassam Ezzedine fled the country as a refugee after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. In this episode of Close Up, we follow Bassam as he works on behalf of Syrians whose lives were upturned by the Assad dynasty.
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- www.aljazeera.com Thousands flee as winds drive wildfires into Los Angeles
Some frightened residents were forced to abandon their cars and flee on foot from rapidly growing conflagration.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ More than 30,000 people evacuated on Tuesday as high winds helped a brush fire surge into the coastal Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Further blazes later saw other areas around southern California come under threat. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale area, fleeing on foot from the blaze engulfing an area packed with multimillion-dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Hundreds of firefighters swarmed the area, attacking the blaze from the ground and the air, while crews worked through steep terrain to cut back vegetation and create firebreaks. Almost 100 elderly residents from a nursing home were evacuated in the city, according to CBS News.
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Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war nears three-year mark
www.euronews.com Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war continuesBelief in the Ukrainian president has seen a slight dip, with 52% of Ukrainians feeling confident, 39% expressing distrust and 9% undecided, according to a survey conducted in December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ 52% of Ukrainians remained confident in Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his leadership, 39% showed distrust, and 9% were undecided. The KIIS poll shows that while trust levels have worsened over the past year, the balance in the Ukrainian leader's favour remains positive at +13%. Interestingly, almost every drop coincided with certain events that might have had an impact. A random sample of mobile phone numbers was selected from all regions of Ukraine. KIIS previously published the results of a survey on how optimistic Ukrainians are about the future.
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- www.aljazeera.com Thai police hunt hitman for shooting of Cambodian opposition figure
Bangkok police chief says initial investigation suggests a gunman was hired to carry out Tuesday’s shooting.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Police issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday. Chief of Bangkok Police Siam Boonsom told reporters the initial investigation led them to believe the gunman was hired to carry out the shooting. The murder came as Cambodia’s former ruler Hun Sen demanded that anyone opposing the country’s regime should be marked as a “terrorist” Sam Rainsy, Hun Sen’s longtime rival, accused him of being behind the assassination of Lim Kimya. Cambodian government spokesman Pen Bona said the killing was in Thailand “so Thai authorities will handle the case”
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- abcnews.go.com A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal was one of the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 07/01/2025 | 06:02:23
AI Summary:\ Earthquakes in China happen most frequently on the Tibetan Plateau or its fringes. In May 2008, a 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province in the southwest killed nearly 90,000 people. The collapse of schools led to a yearslong effort to rebuild using more quake-resistant materials.
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Devastating wildfire wreaks havoc near Los Angeles
www.euronews.com Video. Devastating fire wreaks havoc near Los AngelesVideo. A violent fire broke out on Tuesday 7 January in the hills of Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, USA.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ In Pacific Palisades, homes have been destroyed, roads blocked and 30,000 evacuated. Authorities are still trying to determine the extent of the damage.
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- abcnews.go.com Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor
Egypt has unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 13:21:11
AI Summary:\ Ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts date back 3,600 years. They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple. Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins with the image of Alexander the Great. Date engraved on the Djehuti Mes’ funerary stelae indicates that the tomb goes back to the 9th year of King Ahmose I’s reign (1550 B.C. - 1525 B. C.). Part of the extended necropolis that occupied the site of the causeway and the Valley Temple was also uncovered.
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- www.aljazeera.com Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy?
After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy is in ruins.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria’s economy has been decimated. Most of its wells, roads, electricity grids, farmland and infrastructure are damaged. The new administration says lifting those sanctions is vital to rebuild the country.
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- abcnews.go.com Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:10:16
AI Summary:\ A Chinese actor disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar. Authorities found Wang on Tuesday in Myanmar and brought him to Thailand for questioning. The area is known as a haven for criminal syndicates who have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in online scams. Chinese investors operate casino complexes in cooperation with Myanmar's Border Guard Force. Wang’s disappearance received attention after an internet user claimed to be his girlfriend posted about it on Chinese social media. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the government was working as best it could to mitigate any impact the case might have on Thailand as a safe tourist destination.
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- abcnews.go.com Rescuers search for 2 British hikers missing since New Year's Day in Italian alps
Dense fog and avalanche warnings have hampered rescue crews searching for two British hikers who have been missing in the Italian alps near Trento since Jan. 1
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:20:10
AI Summary:\ Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have been missing in the Italian alps since Jan. 1. For the first two days of the search, rescuers were hampered by poor weather conditions. The Adamello range straddles Italy's Lombardy and Trentino-Alto Adige regions.
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- www.aljazeera.com Trump hints at military moves in Middle East and Americas
Incoming US President Donald Trump said “all hell will break out” in the Middle East if Israeli captives aren’t released
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Incoming US President Donald Trump said "all hell will break out" in the Middle East if Israeli captives in Gaza aren’t released. He refused to rule out military action over the Panama Canal and Greenland.
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- abcnews.go.com 6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says
The Nigerian military says six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists have died in a clash in the northeastern Borno state
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 13:01:45
AI Summary:\ At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists die in a clash in Borno state. The rebels launched a surprise attack on the troops, military spokesperson says. Borno has been the center of extremist violence in Nigeria since the Boko Haram group launched an insurgency in 2009.
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- abcnews.go.com Aid convoy reaches remote district in NW Pakistan after prolonged blockade amid sectarian violence
Trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents have reached a remote region in restive northwestern Pakistan, a government spokesman said
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 13:43:45
AI Summary:\ Dozens of trucks and vehicles carrying medicines, food and other relief supplies reach the Kurram district. A key highway leading to the district was closed by authorities over three months ago. The convoy had been waiting for a security clearance since Saturday when gunmen opened fire.
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- abcnews.go.com UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed
U.K. police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:22:18
AI Summary:\ British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed. The Independent Office for Police Conduct will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice. There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegations reported over many years.
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- abcnews.go.com French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party who died at 96, calling him a “warrior” in politics despite their notoriously harsh political disputes
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:55:07
AI Summary:\ Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her father Jean-Marie, founder of the National Front party. Le Pen posted on social media platform X: "A venerable age had taken the warrior away but given us back our father," suggesting she was able to reconcile with him. "Many people he loved are waiting for him up there," Le Pen writes. Jean-Marie’s funeral will take place on Saturday in his birth town of La Trinite-sur-Mer, in the western Brittany region.
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- www.euronews.com US says Sudan's RSF is committing genocide and sanctions its leader
The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the RSF was guilty of committing genocide in Sudan's civil war. The group has been fighting against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023. It has targeted non-Arab groups including the Massalit. The fighting has brought devastation to Sudan, which is now enduring the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Almost 650,000 people are experiencing famine in Sudan, more than 30 million need humanitarian assistance. The SAF has been accused by human rights groups of killing innocent civilians in airstrikes.
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Strong winds drive wildfires across Los Angeles
www.aljazeera.com Photos: Strong winds drive wildfires across Los AngelesTens of thousands are evacuated as wildfires spread rapidly, causing panic and traffic jams.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ California firefighters have battled wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across the Los Angeles area. The blaze that started hours earlier ripped through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialised by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit “Surfin’ USA”. Officials did not give an estimate of structures damaged or destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire. About 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures were under threat. By evening, flames had spread into neighbouring Malibu.
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McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing 29 staff for sexual abuse
www.euronews.com McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing staff for abuseMcDonald's UK CEO Alistair Macrow's said hundreds of new allegations of abuse by workers at the fast food giant are "abhorrent and unacceptable".
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ McDonald's UK has fired more than 29 people in the past year over sexual harassment allegations. The fast food giant vowed to clean up its act and improve staff behaviour. The company had been alerted to 75 allegations of sexual harassment over the last 12 months. UK legal firm Leigh Day said it had been instructed to start legal action against McDonald's by 700 staff and former staff. Macrow condemned the revelations made by the BBC — calling them "abhorrent and unacceptable"
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Tehran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison
www.euronews.com Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prisonSala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Italian journalist Cecilia Sala is freed from Iranian prison and is returning to Rome. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says a plane carrying Sala took off from Tehran. The Iranian government did not immediately comment on Sala's release.
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- abcnews.go.com Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data
Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 10:05:34
AI Summary:\ Japan linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace. The National Police Agency said its analysis on the targets concluded they were systematic attacks linked to China with an aim of stealing data on Japanese national security. Japan has taken steps but experts say more work is needed. Alliance, “Taiwan Strait,” “Russia-Ukraine war” and “free and open Indo-Pacific” included an invitation for a study panel, references and a list of panelists. The attacks included one on the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
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- www.aljazeera.com NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s news conference
Trump’s grandstanding covered Ukraine joining NATO, Israel’s war on Gaza, and Greenland.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Trump made startling claims about NATO and Ukraine’s potential membership, Israel’s war on Gaza, Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. Russia said, ‘You could never have NATO involved with Ukraine’ Now, they’ve said that. That’s been, like, written in stone,” Trump said. Tensions in the Middle East Trump said “hell will break out” if a captive release agreement is not reached between Hamas and Israel by the time he enters office. “I won’t tell you that, because that’s part of a military strategy,” Trump said. Canadian reaction to Trump’s remarks was swift. “The only hands that control the canal are Panamanian and that will remain so,” he added. France warned Trump against threatening the “sovereign borders” of the European Union.
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- www.aljazeera.com Sudan’s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman
Army takes control of RSF territories in Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab, and seizes weapons and ammunition depot.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Sudan's military forces claim to have advanced into the country's second-largest city Omdurman. Fighting was reported to be raging in the city, which sits directly across the Nile River. The campaign is part of a new phase of the war that erupted in April 2023.
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- abcnews.go.com Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it
The head of Poland’s parliament says the country’s presidential election will be held on May 18, with a runoff on June 1 if needed
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 14:38:49
AI Summary:\ The election will decide whether the pro-European Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk will gain an ally in the presidential palace. The incumbent right-wing President Andrzej Duda is at odds with the government. He is to leave office in August, ending his second five-year term.
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- www.aljazeera.com A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe
Authoritarianism is creeping into Europe under the guise of cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Dutch political elite sided with Israeli football fans after rampage in Amsterdam. The clashes gave the ruling Dutch right-wing coalition a convenient excuse. These proposals included stripping dual nationals of passports and migrants of their temporary residency permit if they are deemed to be “anti-Semitic” German law allows authorities to revoke citizenship up to 10 years after it was granted. In October, German lawmakers also approved new immigration policies. Those deemed to be “anti-Semitic” under the IHRA definition are to be excluded from any public funding initiatives. Rights groups have sounded the alarm about Germany’s authoritarian trajectory. They have warned freedom of opinion, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are being violated. In a statement, major civil society organisations called out the resolution for enabling “serious violations of fundamental and human rights” In the Netherlands, public outrage focused on racist remarks that Dutch officials made in the aftermath of the violence. Dutch parliament accepted a motion asking the government to collect data on the “norms and values” of Dutch citizens with a migration background. These data were supposed to “offer insights into [their] cultural integration” and help “address problems in a targeted manner”
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- www.aljazeera.com Fakhar Zaman confident of returning for Pakistan at ICC Champions Trophy
The opener aims for comeback as the defending champions host their first ICC event in 29 years.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Pakistan's top-order batter, Fakhar Zaman, has not played international cricket since the T20 World Cup in June. He subsequently missed out on a central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the first time in eight years. "I am lucky to be fit right now. I started from the Champions Trophy 2017 and that went really well for me," he said. Pakistan won three away one-day international (ODI) series over the last two months. Fakhar returned to competitive cricket during the domestic Champions Cup T20 tournament last month. Saim Ayub has been ruled out of competitive cricket for at least six weeks.
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- abcnews.go.com 124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats
Authorities in Greece have detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 11:20:33
AI Summary:\ Authorities in Greece detain 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos. 58 migrants were discovered during an inspection near the main port of the island. Another 66 were found in a more remote area to the north.
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- www.aljazeera.com France coach Didier Deschamps says he’ll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026
Deschamps, who led France to the FIFA World Cup title in 2018, will step away after the 2026 edition in North America.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 08/01/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Didier Deschamps has announced that he will leave his post after the 2026 edition of the tournament. The French coach led France to World Cup glory in Russia in 2018 and guided them to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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