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Deadly heatwave grips Italy and Balkans as wildfire fears grow
Older people remain most at risk as the heatwave drives up excess deaths across Europe.
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Martinelli scores late as Brazil beat Japan 2-1, enter World Cup last 16
Martinelli's stoppage-time goal takes the five-time champions to the Round of 16, breaking Japanese hearts in Houston.
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Israeli attacks kill four men and a boy in Gaza and a teenager in West Bank
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has condemned the 'unprecedented killing of Palestinian children and teenagers"
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‘Miracle’: Man pulled from rubble four days after Venezuelan quakes
A 21-year-old man was pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela.
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Israel launches attacks and incursions inside southern Syria
Israeli forces have shelled a village in southern Syria, firing artillery and illumination flares overnight.
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Pakistani strikes kill dozens of Afghan villagers
Afghan villagers inspected destroyed homes after overnight Pakistani strikes targeting Taliban-allied fighters.
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Can governments fix the global housing crisis?
From city skyscrapers to sprawling slums, a roof over your head has never been harder to afford.
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Burnham pledges devolution and discipline if he becomes UK prime minister
The frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer was criticised for not taking questions after setting out his policy vision
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Undocumented migrants flee South Africa amid rising anti-immigrant protests
Thousands of undocumented migrants in South Africa are rushing to leave after anti-immigrant protests.
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Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline
With democracy on the decline in both the UK and US, Mehdi Hasan makes the case for independent journalism.
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UK’s prime minister-in-waiting vows to shake up politics
Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next leader, vowed to enact radical change to the nation’s politics during a speech.
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New Israeli assault in southern Syria forces families to flee their homes
Turkiye has condemned Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them a violation of international law.