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Donald Rumsfeld: Former US defence chief who oversaw Iraq war dies

Donald Rumsfeld, who served four US presidents, oversaw the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 and was blamed for the long and costly war that followed.

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China's Communist Party stages mega centenary show

China's Communist Party stages mega centenary show

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Virtual Van Gogh exhibition set to lure shoppers in Dubai

Virtual Van Gogh exhibition set to lure shoppers in Dubai

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Takes one to tango: dance festival held under special Covid-19 measures

Takes one to tango: dance festival held under special Covid-19 measures

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Bear takes her two cubs for a swim in a pool in British Columbia

Bear takes her two cubs for a swim in neighbourhood pool amid sweltering heatwave in British Columbia

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India's Covid graves exposed as Ganges river floods

India's Covid graves exposed as Ganges river floods

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Gazans watch music concert amidst rubble

Gazans watch music concert amidst rubble

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French scouts build record-breaking tower out of wooden building blocks

French scouts build record-breaking tower out of wooden building blocks

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China launches propaganda blitz for Communist Party centenary

China launches propaganda blitz for Communist Party centenary

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South American's LGBTQ communities call for equal rights in Pride Parade

South American's LGBTQ communities call for equal rights in Pride Parade

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The tenth edition of the Piano City Milano 2021 kicked off on Friday

The tenth edition of the Piano City Milano 2021 kicked off on Friday

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Migrant workers flee capital as Bangladesh tightens Covid lockdown

Migrant workers flee capital as Bangladesh tightens Covid lockdown

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Thousands climb Indonesian volcano for ritual sacrifice

Thousands of worshippers trudge up an active Indonesian volcano in eastern Java

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Clashes at Dakar protest against anti-terror

Senegal police, protesters scuffle as MPs debate anti-terror law

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Scarlet Sails graduation festival dazzles St Petersburg residents

Scarlet Sails graduation festival dazzles St Petersburg residents

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Myanmar authorities incinerate seized narcotics

Myanmar's military authorities incinerated what they said were $680 million US dollars worth of seized narcotics.

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Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd

Hours before the hearing, Judge Peter Cahill denied Chauvin's motion for a new trial, saying his attorney failed to prove abuses from the court

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Tel Aviv Pride returns after Covid cancellation

Thousands attend the first Tel Aviv pride event since before the Covid pandemic even as officials urged marchers to wear masks amid a surge in infections

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250 homeless foreigners camp in front of Paris City Hall

Homeless migrants sit in tents installed a day before during an action organised by French association Utopia56 in front of the City Hall in Paris, on June 25, 2021, to highlight the plight of the homeless in central Paris

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Taliban fighters surrender weapons at government ceremony

Taliban fighters surrender their weapons at a ceremony organised by the Afghan government in the western city of Herat, as fighting intensifies between the insurgents and Kabul ahead of the withdrawal of US troops.