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 * Israel says eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah
   
   Israel said on Wednesday eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south
   Lebanon as its forces thrust into its northern neighbour in a campaign
   against the Hezbollah armed group.

 * Israel beefs up forces as Hezbollah reports troop clashes
   
   Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on
   Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israel began
   pushing into its northern neighbour in a campaign to hammer the group.

 * Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
   
   Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over
   barring further provocation, while Israel and the US promised to retaliate
   against Tehran as fears of a wider war intensified.

 * Russia captures Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance
   
   Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of
   Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched
   its full-scale assault in 2022.

 * Russian rescuers save four stranded killer whales off Kamchatka
   
   A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers on Wednesday saved four killer
   whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east
   after leading them to deeper waters.

 * US VP rivals defend Trump and Harris in polite debate
   
   Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed on Tuesday at a vice
   presidential debate that was surprisingly civil in the final stretch of an
   ugly election campaign marred by inflammatory rhetoric and two assassination
   attempts.

 * Rescuers race to find over 100 migrants missing off Djibouti coast
   
   Rescuers are searching for more than 100 migrants off the coast of Djibouti
   after smugglers forced them to jump into the sea, the UN migration agency
   said on Wednesday.

 * Danish police probe two blasts near Israeli embassy
   
   Danish police said on Wednesday they had apprehended three individuals in
   connection with the investigation into two blasts near Israel's embassy in
   Copenhagen.

 * Israeli military says missiles launched from Iran
   
   The Israeli military said on Tuesday that missiles had been launched from
   Iran towards Israel, and that its home front command had provided life-saving
   guidelines to people in various parts of the country.

 * Former Dutch PM Rutte officially takes over as NATO head
   
   Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday officially took over as the
   boss of NATO after the outgoing head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg passed
   a ceremonial gavel to him to mark the occasion.

 * 25 feared dead in Thailand as school bus catches fire
   
   25 people are feared dead in Thailand after a school bus carrying students
   and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of Bangkok, with 16
   passengers hospitalised, the government said.

 * North Carolina starts Helene search and rescue operation
   
   Rescue crews airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina
   towns that were cut off and devastated by tropical storm Helene that turned
   the western part of the state into a "post apocalyptic" landscape.

 * Israel launches ground invasion of Lebanon
   
   Israel launched its expected ground incursion into Lebanon on Tuesday
   morning, with "limited" raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area,
   the Israeli military said.

 * Taiwan mobilises troops ahead of Typhoon Krathon
   
   Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops to bolster rescue efforts as the
   powerful Typhoon Krathon approaching its populous southwest coast is expected
   to bring a storm surge, while the coast guard raced to locate 19 sailors who
   abandoned ship.

 * Three rockets fired at US base near Baghdad Airport
   
   Multiple Katyusha rockets were fired near Baghdad International Airport
   (BGW), two Iraqi military officials said early on Tuesday. There were no
   reports of injuries or material damage, a US defence official said.

 * Three killed and 15 wounded in Shanghai knife attack
   
   Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a knife attack at a
   suburban supermarket in Shanghai on Monday on the eve of China's week-long
   National Day holiday, the latest in a series of stabbing incidents in major
   Chinese cities this year.

 * Trump suspect pleads not guilty to attempted assassination charge
   
   The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly
   positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's
   Florida golf courses on September 15 pleaded not guilty on Monday to five
   federal charges.

 * Hezbollah says it's ready for any Israeli land invasion
   
   Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem, in his first public address since
   Israel assassinated the group's chief Hassan Nasrallah last week, said the
   movement is ready to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon.

 * At least 12 die, 10 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
   
   At least 12 people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing
   after their boat sank on Monday off the Tunisian coast at Djerba as they
   sought to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

 * Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in US
   
   The Southeastern US began a huge cleanup and recovery effort as the death
   toll climbed towards 100, after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for
   millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from
   Florida to Virginia.

 * Two people found dead near wildfire in central Greek region
   
   Two people were found dead in a wildfire which, fanned by strong winds, raged
   uncontrolled near a rugged mountainous area in the central Greek region of
   Corinth on Monday, Greek authorities said.

 * Typhoon Krathon forecast to hit Taiwan's populated west coast
   
   Taiwan issued a land warning on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon
   Krathon, which has strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane
   and is expected to cross the densely populated west coast bringing torrential
   rain and strong wind.

 * SpaceX capsule for stuck astronauts docks at ISS
   
   A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, which is due to bring home stuck
   astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams next year, has arrived at the
   International Space Station (ISS), according to NASA and SpaceX.

 * Three Palestinian leaders killed in Israel strike in Beirut
   
   A Palestinian insurgent group said that three of its leaders were killed in
   an Israeli strike on Beirut, the first attack within city limits as Israel
   escalated hostilities against Iran's allies in the region.

 * Rescuers search for dozens missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands
   
   Patrol boats and helicopters searched on Sunday for about 48 migrants missing
   since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro in what threatens
   to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the
   Canary Islands.

 * 100 dead after relentless Nepal rain
   
   Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered
   by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 100, with 67
   missing, officials said on Sunday.

 * Death toll in Russia petrol station blast rises to 13
   
   The death toll from an explosion at a petrol station in Dagestan in Russia's
   Caspian Sea region has risen to 13, including two children, the emergencies
   ministry said on Saturday.

 * Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah death after Israeli strike
   
   Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed
   group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said
   it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.

 * Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah
   
   Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and other areas of
   Lebanon on Saturday, a day after carrying out a massive attack on Hezbollah's
   headquarters that appeared to be aimed at killing its leader, Sayyed Hassan
   Nasrallah.

 * Nepal landslides kill 10 with more seven missing
   
   Incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides that killed at
   least 10 people with seven missing during the last 24 hours, while disrupting
   transport, officials said on Saturday.

 * At least 43 dead as Helene cuts through southeastern US
   
   At least 43 people have been killed by Hurricane Helene that swamped
   neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 3.5
   million homes and businesses without power, in the US on Friday.

 * Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah command centre
   
   The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in
   Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday in an attack that shook the Lebanese
   capital and sent thick clouds of smoke over the city.

 * Hurricane Helene brings chaos to Florida and Georgia
   
   Helene roared through Florida and Georgia states under darkness on Friday as
   one of the most powerful storms to hit the US, killing one person, swamping
   neighborhoods and leaving more than two million homes and businesses without
   power.

 * Shigeru Ishiba to become Japan's next prime minister after ruling party vote
   
   Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime
   minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final
   attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

 * Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again
   
   Israel rejected global calls for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement on
   Thursday, defying its biggest ally in Washington and pressing ahead with
   strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an
   all-out regional war.

 * Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida Big Bend
   
   Hurricane Helene has made landfall in the Florida Big Bend, the U.S. National
   Hurricane Center said on late on early Friday. 

 * West weighs up Lebanon evacuation as Israel rejects ceasefire
   
   Western nations were weighing their options on how to safely get nationals
   out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus
   and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of
   people.

 * Israel says it intercepted Yemeni missile
   
   The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile that was fired from Yemen
   after sirens and explosions were heard early on Friday.

 * Japan's LDP to pick new leader to replace outgoing PM Kishida
   
   Japan's ruling party holds one of the most unpredictable leadership contests
   in decades on Friday, a race that could result in Japan's youngest or first
   female premier, or see a popular veteran succeed in his fifth and final
   leadership bid.

 * Alabama executes convicted murderer in second-ever nitrogen gas execution
   
   Alabama executed convicted murderer Alan Miller on Thursday, in the
   second-ever nitrogen-asphyxiation execution since the state pioneered the
   method, which it says is less painful than lethal injections but human rights
   experts say may amount to torture.

 * Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
   
   US President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance
   for Ukraine on Thursday, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to
   make a major commitment.

 * Norway issues search request for person linked to exploding pagers
   
   Norwegian police have issued an international search request for Rinson Jose,
   a Norwegian-Indian man linked to the sale of pagers to the Lebanese group
   Hezbollah that exploded last week.

 * Japanese man acquitted after 45 years on death row
   
   A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was
   acquitted of murder on Thursday, ending his family's search for justice after
   a wrongful conviction for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.

 * Taiwan raises alarm over nearby Chinese military drills
   
   Taiwan's defence ministry raised the alarm on Thursday about a renewed surge
   of Chinese military activity around the island and live fire drills, accusing
   Beijing of policy instability that presented a serious challenge to its
   neighbours. 

 * US, France call for 21-day ceasefire across Israel-Lebanon border
   
   The United States, France and some of their allies called for an immediate
   21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border while also expressing
   support for a ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint statement released by
   the White House.

 * Tunisia presidential candidate Zammel given six months in prison
   
   A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to six months
   in prison on charges of falsifying documents, his lawyer said. This is the
   second prison sentence against him in a week, days before the presidential
   election.

 * VP Harris to visit US-Mexico border to discuss security
   
   Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the US border with Mexico on Friday,
   the White House said on Wednesday, in her first visit to the politically
   contentious southern border since becoming the Democratic presidential
   nominee.

 * Benin arrests two people over planned coup
   
   Benin's state prosecutor said a former sports minister and a prominent
   businessman have been detained on suspicion of plotting a coup.

 * Israel army chief says strikes in Lebanon prepare possible ground assault
   
   Israel's military chief told troops on Wednesday that air strikes in Lebanon
   would continue in order to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and to prepare
   the way for a possible ground operation by Israeli forces.

 * Three dead as Hurricane John hits Mexico
   
   Hurricane John threatened southwestern Mexico with severe flooding even as it
   weakened on its trek inland after leaving three people dead and causing
   severe damage.

 * North Korea trash balloons cause disruption at Seoul's airports
   
   South Korea has been forced to repeatedly shut down runways at the two main
   airports for the capital Seoul since June due to disruption from balloons
   carrying trash launched by North Korea, a South Korean lawmaker said, citing
   aviation data.

 * Israel intercepts Hezbollah missile targeting Mossad base in Tel Aviv
   
   Lebanon's Hezbollah said it launched a rocket targeting Mossad headquarters
   near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, which it says was responsible for assassinating
   its leaders and blowing up pagers and walkie-talkies used by the group.

 * Iran ready to resolve nuclear file with world powers
   
   Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President
   Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday.

 * Wildfire rages in Ecuador's drought-stricken capital
   
   A raging wildfire filled Ecuador's capital of Quito with smoke and threatened
   homes on Tuesday, as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a
   historic drought has stretched resources and patience.

 * Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah senior commander in Beirut
   
   Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed one of its top commanders, Ibrahim Qubaisi, was
   killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Tuesday.

 * NASA postpones Crew-9 mission launch to Saturday
   
   NASA said the launch of its Crew-9 mission with SpaceX has been pushed back
   to September 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene.

 * Russian forces storm east Ukrainian town of Vuhledar
   
   Russian forces stormed the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a stronghold
   that has resisted Russian attack since the beginning of the 2022 war,
   according to Russian war bloggers and state media. 

 * Activists protest US support for Israel as risks rise of wider Middle East
   war
   
   Protesters in some US cities demonstrated against American military
   support for Israel on Tuesday, as risks have risen of a full-fledged conflict
   in the Middle East, with anti-war activists demanding an arms embargo against
   the US ally.

 * At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Mideast tension
   
   US President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the
   final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia's war in Ukraine has failed and
   that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah was still
   possible.

 * Samsung defends Indian wages as strike at plant enters third week
   
   Samsung Electronics workers at a factory in India's Tamil Nadu state are paid
   almost twice as much as employees in nearby companies, the South Korean group
   said on Tuesday, as a strike at the plant enters its third week.

 * Zelensky holds UN meetings to shore up Ukraine support
   
   Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is in New York for the meeting of
   world officials at the United Nations, held talks on the sidelines with
   German, Indian and Japanese leaders on Monday in an attempt to shore up
   support for Kyiv's war efforts.

 * US sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar
   
   The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the
   Middle East given escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah,
   the Pentagon said on Monday, declining to specify the precise number or
   mission of the deployed forces. 

 * Mexico issues red alert as Hurricane John barrels toward southern coast
   
   Mexico's top disaster agency issued a red alert for parts of the country's
   southern Pacific coast on Monday, after Hurricane John rapidly strengthened
   to a Category 2 storm and threatened to get stronger before making landfall
   in the coming hours.

 * Israeli airstrikes kill 492 people in Lebanon as thousands flee
   
   Lebanese authorities announced at least 492 people have been killed and tens
   of thousands have fled for safety after Israel launched hundreds of
   airstrikes on Monday. 

 * Israel declares nationwide state of emergency as tensions rise
   
   The Israeli government declared a nationwide state of emergency until
   September 30, on Monday evening, as anticipation for expanded Hezbollah
   rocket fire rises.

 * At least 274 people killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
   
   Israel unleashed its most widespread wave of airstrikes against hundreds of
   Hezbollah targets on Monday, killing at least 274 people by Lebanese tallies,
   and warned citizens to evacuate areas where it said the armed group was
   storing weapons.

 * Israeli military launches fresh strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
   
   Israel's military began carrying out fresh strikes against Hezbollah
   positions in Lebanon on Monday after reportedly identifying that the
   Iran-backed group was preparing to attack Israel, the military spokesperson
   said. 

 * Thirteen injured in Russian air attack on Zaporizhzhia
   
   At least 13 civilians were injured, including a child, as a result of
   Russia's air strikes on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on late Sunday,
   Ukrainian officials said on Monday.

 * Attack on foreign diplomats' convoy in Pakistan kills police officer
   
   A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan
   on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said.

 * Tunisians resume anti-government protests ahead of election
   
   Hundreds of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied on Sunday,
   accusing him of deepening authoritarian rule and stifling political
   competition, two weeks before a presidential election.

 * Iran arrests 12 people for collaborating with Israel
   
   Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that 12 people were arrested for reportedly
   collaborating with Israel and "planning acts against Iran's security."

 * Israeli strike kills seven in Gaza school compound
   
   An Israeli airstrike killed seven people in a school sheltering displaced
   families in Gaza City on Sunday, Palestinian health officials said, with the
   Israeli military saying it had targeted Hamas fighters operating from the
   compound.

 * Sri Lanka's Dissanayake declared president-elect
   
   Sri Lanka's election commission formally announced on Sunday left-leaning
   Anura Kumara Dissanayaka the winner of the presidential election, defeating
   incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.

 * Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting
   
   A mass shooting involving several assailants has left at least four people
   dead and dozens wounded in the US state of Alabama, police said on Saturday.

 * At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast
   
   A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at
   least 51 people and injured 20, Iran's state media said on Sunday.

 * Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike
   
   Israel and Lebanon exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes
   carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across
   Lebanon's south, while Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets
   in Israel's north.

 * Russian strike on apartment block in Kharkiv injures 21
   
   Russian forces struck a multi-storey apartment building in Ukraine's
   second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday evening, wounding 21 people and
   prompting an evacuation of some of its residents, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

 * Taiwan rattled by earthquake
   
   A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's sparsely populated east coast
   county of Hualien on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage.

 * Torrential rain in Japan floods quake-stricken Noto region
   
   Record rains in central Japan's Noto region, still recovering from a major
   New Year's Day earthquake, killed at least one person on Saturday, prompted
   evacuation orders for tens of thousands and caused blackouts for more than
   6,000 households.

 * Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future
   
   Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a
   president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country's
   fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

 * New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
   
   New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after
   being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said
   on Saturday.

 * Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
   
   A top Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's
   southern suburbs on Friday.

 * UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge de-escalation after airstrikes
   
   U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities
   rumbled on at the Lebanese-Israeli border on Friday, following Israel's most
   intense airstrikes in nearly a year of conflict with the Iran-backed
   Hezbollah.

 * Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US and UK urge restraint
   
   Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on
   southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between
   Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.

 * UN calls for Gaza political and security frameworks
   
   The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland,
   has emphasised the urgent need for political and security frameworks to
   tackle the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

 * Kentucky sheriff arrested for shooting judge dead
   
   Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested after allegedly shooting
   and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins, inside a US courthouse.

 * UN to add nutrients to second round of Gaza polio vaccinations
   
   The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect 640,000 children in
   Gaza against polio will also deliver micronutrients - essential vitamins and
   minerals - and conduct nutritional screening, a senior UN Children's Fund
   official said.

 * Israeli strikes hit multiple targets in Lebanon
   
   Israeli jets and artillery hit multiple targets in southern Lebanon
   overnight, Israel's military said on Thursday, after spiralling tensions
   following the mass attack on Hezbollah communications devices this week.

 * 10-year-old at Japanese school in China dies after stabbing
   
   A child enrolled in a Japanese school in Shenzhen, China, has died after
   being stabbed by an assailant on Wednesday, the Japanese government said.

 * Second wave of explosions in Lebanon kill 20 and injure hundreds
   
   Lebanon's health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450
   injured on Wednesday in the second wave of communication device explosions.

 * More device blasts reported in Lebanon after pager explosions
   
   Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's
   south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, further stoking tensions with Israel
   a day after similar explosions launched via the group's pagers.

 * India takes big step towards simultaneous national, state elections
   
   India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections
   to state assemblies and the national parliament.

 * Ukrainian drone attack triggers major blast in Russia
   
   A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized
   blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the
   evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported.

 * Russia calls pager attack 'act of hybrid war' against Lebanon
   
   Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said an attack on Lebanese group
   Hezbollah and others using exploding pagers was an act of hybrid war against
   Lebanon in which thousands of innocent people had been hurt.

 * Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows
   
   The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the
   Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were
   previously navigable waterways.

 * Lebanon pager explosions kill nine
   
   A series of catastrophic explosions involving handheld pagers used by
   Hezbollah members has killed nine people, including a child, and injured
   almost 3,000 across Lebanon.

 * More than 1,000 wounded in Lebanon as pagers explode
   
   More than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah members and medics, were wounded
   on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate, exploded across Lebanon.

 * Atishi to be new chief minister of India's capital territory Delhi
   
   Atishi will take over as the new chief minister of India's national capital
   territory Delhi after the resignation of incumbent Arvind Kejriwal, the
   ruling Aam Aadmi Party said on Tuesday.

 * Poland fortifies towns as deadly floods hit central Europe
   
   Volunteers in the Polish town of Nysa made flood walls to stem swollen rivers
   on Tuesday after heavy rain and flooding round central Europe that has killed
   at least 18 people.

 * Myanmar flooding kills at least 226
   
   Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week after
   heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the
   war-torn Southeast Asian country.

 * Trump to continue campaigning despite second assassination attempt
   
   Former president Donald Trump will continue campaigning, despite a second
   assassination attempt in just two months. Trump confirmed he will carry out
   his activities as scheduled.

 * UNRWA chief: Gaza polio vaccination coverage reaches 90%
   
   Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90 per cent, the head of the
   United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said, adding that the next
   step was to ensure hundreds of thousands of children got a second dose at the
   end of the month.

 * Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm since 1949
   
   The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill
   as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca.

 * First Hong Kong conviction for wearing seditious T-shirt
   
   A Hong Kong man pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a
   protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city's new
   national security law passed in March.

 * Donald Trump targeted in apparent assassination attempt
   
   The FBI is investigating an apparent assassination attempt on former
   President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.

 * Kharkiv strike kills at least 28
   
   At least 28 people, including three children, were injured when a Russian
   guided bomb hit on Sunday a high-rise building in Kharkiv in northeastern
   Ukraine, local officials said.

 * At least three killed, 49 injured in Egypt train crash
   
   At least three people were killed and 49 others wounded in a collision
   between two passenger trains in Zagazig city northeast of Cairo, Egypt's
   health ministry said on Saturday.

 * Storm Boris wreaks havoc across eastern and central Europe
   
   At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in
   eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put
   authorities on alert in much of central and eastern Europe following days of
   torrential rain.

 * Missile fired from Yemen hits Israel
   
   A surface-to-surface missile was fired at central Israel from Yemen on
   Sunday, hitting an unpopulated area and causing no injuries, Israel's
   military said.

 * Jordan PM submits resignation days after election
   
   Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday
   less than week after a parliamentary election that saw some gains for the
   opposition.

 * South Africa 'determined' to pursue 'genocide' case against Israel
   
   South Africa is determined to pursue a "genocide" case against Israel at the
   International Court of Justice, noting that more evidence will be presented
   next month.

 * Comoros president 'out of danger' after knife attack, minister says
   
   Comoros president Azali Assoumani is "out of danger" after he was injured on
   Friday in a knife attack by a 24-year-old policeman who was found dead in his
   cell a day later, officials said on Saturday.

 * Russia launches a new drones barrage on Ukraine, Kyiv downs 72
   
   Russia launched a new overnight drone attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian
   cities on Saturday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to issue a fresh
   appeal for more air defence and long-range capabilities.

 * China condemns German navy's transit of Taiwan Strait
   
   China's military condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the
   Taiwan Strait, saying it increased security risks and sent the "wrong"
   signal, adding that Chinese forces monitored and warned the vessels.

 * UN allocates $24 million for south Lebanon and vulnerable communities
   
   The Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) has allocated $24 million (AED 88.15
   million) in emergency aid to support vulnerable populations and those
   impacted by the ongoing hostilities in south Lebanon.

 * China throws fresh support line to crisis-threatened Maldives
   
   The Maldives' hopes of staving off a debt crisis were given a lift on Friday
   after China agreed to strengthen trade and investment in its latest
   demonstration of support and influence in the Indian Ocean nation.

 * Ukraine shoots down Russian drones overnight
   
   Ukraine's air force said it had shot down 24 of 26 drones launched from
   Russia overnight over four regions, according to a statement posted on the
   Telegram messaging app.

 * India's top court grants bail to Delhi CM Kejriwal in graft case
   
   India's Supreme Court granted bail on Friday to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
   Kejriwal in a graft case, paving the way for his release almost six months
   after he was arrested.

 * Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead and displace thousands
   
   At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods
   in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some
   of the 3,600 people displaced to safer areas on boats, according to the
   national fire service.

 * North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
   
   North Korea showed images for the first time of the centrifuges that produce
   fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium
   enrichment facility and called for more weapons-grade material to boost the
   arsenal.

 * SpaceX-Polaris crew exits capsule for first private spacewalk
   
   A crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule embarked on the world's first private
   spacewalk on Thursday, as an astronaut eased out of the Crew Dragon
   spacecraft on a tether into the vacuum of space, hundreds of miles from
   Earth.

 * Nigeria's flooding displaces over one million
   
   The collapse of a major dam in the state of Borno on Tuesday caused some of
   the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago and
   prompted over a million to flee their homes.

 * Six UNRWA staff killed in two Gaza airstrikes
   
   The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after
   two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it
   said was the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident.

 * Hamas ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions
   
   The Palestinian Hamas group said that its negotiators reiterated its
   readiness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on
   a previous US proposal without new conditions from any party.

 * Northern Vietnam continues to battle severe weather
   
   Northern Vietnam continues to face severe flooding and landslides following
   the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year.

 * Former Peru President Alberto Fujimori dies
   
   Alberto Fujimori, the former President of Peru, has died at the age of 86,
   his daughter has confirmed.

 * Exclusive: Space traveler Sir Richard Branson's 17-year wait is over
   
   Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, will be boarding Virgin
   Galactic's VSS Unity and blasting off to space on Sunday.

 * Singapore to review penalties after outcry over sentencing of strangler
   
   Singapore is reviewing penalties for violent offences following an outcry
   over a 12-day prison sentence for a student who strangled his girlfriend
   until she blacked out.


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