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One dead, hundreds arrested in US farm raid
New York [US], July 13: A California farm worker died on Friday after U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis nursery...

Arizona resident dies from plague
New York [US], July 13: A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

Rapidly growing fire near Grand Canyon prompts evacuations
New York [US], July 13: A rapidly growing wildfire north-west of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has expanded...

Australia rejects US call to declare Taiwan war...
Sydney [Australia], July 13: Australia has rebuffed calls to declare what role the nation would play in a potential war...

Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid...
Gaza [Palestine], July 13: The Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has said 24 people have been killed near an aid...

South Korean medical students to return to school
Seoul [South Korea], July 13: South Korean medical students who walked out of school last year in protest at a...

North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia in...
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 13: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russia's top diplomat his country was ready to...

Russia attacks west Ukraine with drones and missiles
Moscow [Russia], July 13: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles on Saturday, in the fourth...

Gaza truce talks faltering; 17 reported killed near...
Gaza [Palestine], July 13: Progress is stalling at talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the sides divided...

Trump intensifies trade war
New York [US], July 13: President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico...

State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers
New York [US], July 13: The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration...

Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in...
Bogota [Colombia], July 13: Colombian authorities have captured an alleged leader of the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who...

More migrants cross English Channel a day after...
London [UK], July 13: More than 350 migrants crossed the English Channel on Friday, the latest Home Office figures.

UNESCO declares fairytale Bavarian castles a World Heritage...
Paris [France], July 13: UNESCO on Saturday declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage...

Russia's Lavrov praises Pyongyang's 'unequivocal support' on Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], July 13: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised his country's military alliance with North Korea on Saturday, during...

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine with 600...
London [UK], July 13: Hundreds of Russian attack drones and more than two dozen cruise missiles targeted Ukraine overnight, killing...

Sand, dust storms worsening, affecting 330 mn globally:...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: Sand and dust storms are escalating in intensity and frequency, threatening the health and livelihoods of...

87 killed in Israel raids at aid site,...
Gaza [Palestine], July 13: At least 87 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli attacks across Gaza, with dozens...

Cooperation with IAEA not fully halted, says Iran
Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iran does not intend to completely stop working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contrary...

Iran confirms prisoners escaped during Israeli strike on...
Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iranian authorities confirmed on Saturday that some prisoners escaped after the Israeli missile attack on Evin...

South African president sees National Dialogue as chance...
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 12: While South Africa continues to grapple with the "vestiges" of apartheid, the upcoming National Dialogue...

Zambia to partner with investors to boost gold...
Lusaka [Zambia], July 12: The Zambian government on Friday announced plans to collaborate with large-scale investors to enhance gold mining...

Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum...
The Hague [Netherlands], July 12: Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen on Friday proposed cuts to development cooperation and asylum-related spending...

Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], July 12: Wildfires in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH)'s Trebinje region have entered their sixth day, with...

News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in...
Warsaw [Poland], July 12: Poland has temporarily reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania, citing a rise in illegal migration...

Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June
Minsk [Belarus], July 12: Inflation in Belarus rose to 7.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in June, the country's central...

Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security...
Oslo [Norway], July 12: The Norwegian government is providing 40 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 3.9 million U.S. dollars) to support...