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Myanmar

Myanmar arms sales

The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls for a halt to arms sales to Myanmar in response to a violent post-coup crackdown by the military

China

Apple Daily execs denied bail by Hong Kong court

A court in Hong Kong has denied bail to two Apple Daily newspaper executives over allegations of endangering national security.

World News

Mystery bidder pays €23m euros for Bezos rocket space flight

A mystery bidder has pledged €23 million to win an auction for the last seat on a space rocket with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Switzerland

US President Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday

The meeting will be their first since Biden was elected last November and comes at a time of strained relations between the United States and Russia.

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Algeria

Turn-out low in Algerian election after opposition calls for a boycott

Voter turn-out in Algeria's parliamentary election is reported to be low after calls for a boycott of the poll by a popular protest movement.

Italy

Italian police arrest man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK

Police in Italy say they have arrested a Romanian man in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck in the UK in 2019.

World News

Algerian opposition urges election boycott over protest repression

The Algerian pro-democracy group Hirak is calling for voters to boycott legislative elections over a crackdown on opposition protests.

United Kingdom

Prince Charles' G7 climate call: 'Act for planet as well as pandemic'

The environment took centre stage at the G7 summit in Cornwall as the Queen hosted world leaders at the Eden Project, an ecological exhibition.

Sport

Judo World Championships Day Three

Glory for Georgia on Day Three of the Judo World Championships in Budapest and an epic battle between two Canadians

Hungary

World Judo Championships day two

Discipline and determination result in another great day for Japan at the Judo World Championships in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

Sport

Great first day for Japan as World Judo Championships start in Hungary

Japan and Russia show their class as the World Judo Championships get underway in Hungary.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Children missing after volcano eruption

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo hundreds of children are still missing after being separated from families fleeing a volcano eruption

World News

Health workers protest across Europe for stronger investment in sector

Thousands of health care sector workers held protests in several European cities demanding more investment in the sector after coping with the pandemic for over a a year

Belarus

EU vows support for 'democratic' Belarus

The EU says it would extend economic support to a "democratic" Belarus as Russian President Vladimir Putin plays dow reaction to flight forced to land in Minsk

Gaza

Fragile peace holds in Gaza but tensions with Israel remain

On Friday protesters hurled stones at Israeli security forces amid clashes in the village of Baita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry claimed a 26-year-old man was killed and two more injured by live fire.

Cult

New exhibit reveals details on French icon Simone Veil's life

The exhibition at Paris's Hotel de Ville features previously unpublished documents about the life of Simone Veil

France

Albanian man accused of aiding Nice terror attack extradited to France

Endri Elezi is suspected of aiding Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who rammed a truck into a crowd in the French coastal city on July 14, 2016.

China

Second China earthquake

A second powerful earthquake shook parts of central China on Friday night causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure

Germany

Attacks on police and Israeli reporter at Berlin pro-Palestinian rally

A firecracker was thrown at an Israeli reporter covering pro-Palestinian protests in the German capital while four men were also arrested in London over an antisemitic incident.

USA

UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately."

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