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Footage of Spanish residential complex fire misrepresented as 'Iranian attack on Israel'
A video compilation of a fire at a residential complex in Spain has recirculated in posts about an Iranian attack on Israel. It surfaced…
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Japan's Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota promised Friday to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certification so the scandal that surfaced recently over…
Politics
Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times
BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a…
News
Photo shows landslide in El Salvador in 2001, not India in 2024
Screenshot of the false post taken on August 2, 2024. The picture was also shared with similar captions on social media platform X and…
Business
Old report falsely shared as Indonesia plan to 'scrap cheap petrol'
Indonesia's state-owned oil company said on August 1 it had not received orders to stop selling a cheap brand of petrol, contrary to…
News
Trumpets, slaps and acrobatics: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: From the BBC in Africa this week: Go to BBCAfrica.com…
Politics
F-16s Delivered To Ukraine With Advanced Countermeasure Pods For Self-Protection
As we reported on Sunday, after many months of negotiations and training of pilots and ground crews, Ukraine has finally taken delivery of…
News
From Canoes to a Sailboat: Canada West-to-East Arrives at Baker Lake
The Canada West-to-East team has shape-shifted as it has progressed across the country. Over 106 days, Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon…
News
Mangia! St. Paul Italian Festival making its return this weekend
A popular heritage festival is returning to Little Italy and organizers are preparing for their big weekend ahead. The Saint Paul Italian…
Politics
Ukraine's Zelensky says Russia should feel the war
President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his first comments on the advance of Ukrainian troops into the Russian border region of Kursk.…
Politics
Criticism of Israel for withdrawing status of Norwegian diplomats
Israel has withdrawn the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian representatives responsible for Norway's relations with the Palestinian…
Politics
Brazil expels Nicaraguan ambassador in retaliatory move
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government Thursday kicked out Nicaragua's ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by the…
News
Farmers’ blockade of Mexico's main east-west highway enters 2nd day, impacting thousands
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico warned Thursday of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a…
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Behind the scenes as Hamas chose its new leader
Over the past week, watched by the world's media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their…
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Miss South Africa contestant pulls out amid nationality row
The Miss South Africa beauty contestant at the centre of a nationality row has withdrawn from the competition, saying she took the…
Business
Plug-In Hybrids and EVs Outsold Gas Cars in China for the First Time in July
China is the biggest car market in the world, so even though it differs greatly from many other global markets, its influence is felt…
News
Footage does not show Nigerians planning protest in support of Miss SA contestant
Screenshot of the false post, taken on August 6, 2024 The post’s caption also claims the men said they had the backing of the Economic…
News
Manhunt for Catalan separatist Puigdemont after return to Spain
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday after almost seven years in exile, despite being wanted on an…
Politics
Fighting in Kursk region enters third day, Russia says
Heavy fighting in Russia's Kursk region has entered a third day, with efforts "ongoing" to expel Ukrainian forces from the country,…
Politics
Ukrainian forces in Russia managed to fight through 2 defensive lines and a stronghold, analysts say
Russia said it is fighting a cross-border incursion by Ukraine in its Kursk region. Experts said Ukraine made it more than six miles into…
News
Powerful earthquake hits Japan; tsunami advisory issued
TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory Thursday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Kyushu. The temblor…
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Fugitive Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont back in Spain despite arrest warrant
Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain over his role in a failed 2017 independence bid for the wealthy region,…
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Catalan separatist Puigdemont back in Spain after years in exile
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday after almost seven years in exile, despite being wanted on an…
News
Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in…