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10 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to protest against illegal detention
Aug 18, 2021 00:56Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails continue to engage in hunger strikes to protest the illegal Israeli policy of administrative detention.
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Thousands evacuated in southern France as 'fierce' wildfire spreads
Aug 17, 2021 08:24Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated from the Var region of southern France due to a wildfire, a spokeswoman for the fire department told AFP on Tuesday.
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Desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport apron to flee Taliban
Aug 16, 2021 10:35Crowds of frantic people rush to Kabul airport to look for a way to leave the country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a lightning fast takeover.
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Death toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to nearly 1300
Aug 16, 2021 09:06The death toll from Haiti's powerful earthquake jumped to over 1,200 on Sunday, as crews desperately dug through collapsed buildings for survivors in the Caribbean nation still reeling from its president's assassination.
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Wildfire forces thousands of Israelis to evacuate settlements
Aug 16, 2021 08:17Thousands of Israelis have been forced to evacuate six settlements outside al-Quds amid a raging wildfire.
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Israeli forces martyr four Palestinians in raid on West Bank
Aug 16, 2021 02:55Israeli forces have stormed the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, and shot and martyred four Palestinians.
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Taliban say militants waiting at Kabul gates after seizing Jalalabad
Aug 15, 2021 04:39The Taliban have reportedly entered the Afghan capital but the group said its militants have been ordered to wait at the city's gates and that they are not planning to capture Kabul “by force” shortly after they seized control of a strategic eastern city without any resistance.
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20 people dead, 79 injured in fuel tank explosion in northern Lebanon
Aug 15, 2021 03:16The Lebanese Red Cross says at least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured when a fuel truck exploded in the northern region of Akkar.
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Palestinians mark 20th anniv. of assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa
Aug 15, 2021 02:56Palestinians took part in a rally in the Gaza Strip, marking the 20th anniversary of the martyrdom of Abu Ali Mustafa, the Leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
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Haiti quake death toll rises to 304: Official
Aug 15, 2021 02:12The death toll from an earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday has jumped to 304, the country's Civil Protection Agency said, having initially reported 29 deaths.