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Macron to double defence budget by 2027
Paris [France], July 14: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening an acceleration of national defence spending, with the...

Snoop Dogg unveils Swansea kit in playful dig...
London [UK], July 14: American rapper Snoop Dogg has unveiled Swansea's new kit with the Welsh club taking a playful...

German state leaders call on Berlin to lower...
Berlin [Germany], July 14: German state premiers on Sunday were putting pressure on the federal government to reverse a decision...

Five injured in anti-migrant riot in small Spanish...
Madrid [Spain], July 14: Police presence was set to be ramped up in the sleepy Spanish town of Torre-Pacheco after...

Paramedics treat hundreds of ravers at Berlin techno...
Berlin [Germany], July 14: Firefighters and paramedics treated several hundred people during Berlin's Rave the Planet techno parade on Saturday,...

German president backs compulsory military service amid defence...
Berlin [Germany], July 14: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has spoken out in favour of introducing a new form of compulsory...

Tight security at Club World Cup final Trump...
Trenton [New Jersey], July 14: The planned presence of United States President Donald Trump has led to tight security around...

Search for Texas flood victims paused as heavy...
Austin [Texas], July 14: More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding...

Family of American citizen killed by Israeli settlers...
Washington DC [US], July 14: The family of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old United States citizen from Florida who was beaten...

Children collecting water among 59 Gazans killed by...
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: Israeli air raids across the Gaza Strip have killed more than 59 Palestinians, at least...

Recognise state of Palestine: SNP tells government of...
London [UK], July 14: The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called on the UK Government to "stop the excuses" and...

Iranian president injured during war with Israel, says...
Tehran [Iran], July 14: Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian narrowly escaped being killed during the 12-day war with Israel, according to...

Iran signals it's open to diplomacy amid tensions...
Tehran [Iran], July 14: The Iranian government is prepared to take a diplomatic approach amid military tensions with the West,...

Syria reports progress in battle against devastating wildfires
Damascus [Syria], July 14: Firefighters have halted the spread of wildfires, which have ravaged Syria's north and forced hundreds to...

58,000 killed since Israeli attacks on Gaza began,...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 14: More than 58,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israeli attacks began in October 2023,...

Plane crashes at Southend Airport
London [UK], July 14: An aircraft has crashed at London Southend Airport.

Netanyahu aide faces indictment over Gaza leak
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces indictment on security charges pending a...

US Senate faults Secret Service discipline after Trump...
Washington DC [US], July 14: A U.S. Senate report released on Sunday said a "cascade" of failures allowed a gunman...

Kentucky shootings: Suspect dead, multiple people injured
Frankfort [Kentucky], July 14: Multiple people, including a Kentucky police trooper, were injured in a series of shootings around Lexington,...

Gaza officials say children killed in Israeli strike
Gaza [Gaza City], July 14: Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting...

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...