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Homelessness rates in UK hit five-year high, as cost-of-living crisis deepens

Jul 26, 2023 05:37

The homelessness rate across England is at its highest since 2018 due to government policies, which have forced a record number of families to live in temporary accommodation, according to official figures.
Anti-war activists rally in Germany to protest against arming Ukraine with cluster munitions

Jul 25, 2023 11:47

Hundreds of German protesters have taken to the streets in Nuremberg to call on the West to stop deliveries of weapons, including US-made cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
China appoints Wang Yi as Foreign Minister after removing Qin Gang

Jul 25, 2023 11:28

China says it has removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post following his disappearance for a month, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi.
Russia dismisses UN call to return to Black Sea grain deal

Jul 25, 2023 11:27

Russia has rejected a UN call to return to a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea.
Russia says it foiled Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship

Jul 25, 2023 10:42

Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on a military patrol ship in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, in what comes after Russia’s withdrawal from a deal that had granted a safe passage for Ukraine grain export ships.
Moscow slams Kiev for ‘deliberate attack’ on journalist

Jul 25, 2023 10:19

Moscow has blamed Kiev forces for staging a "deliberate attack on journalists" in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region which killed a Russian reporter.
China vows to take ‘all necessary measures’ against US spies

Jul 25, 2023 03:14

China says it will “take all necessary measures to safeguard national security” against US spy networks after a recent confession by the CIA chief that its agents were currently active in the Asia-Pacific country.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after 2nd US sub arrives in South

Jul 25, 2023 03:12

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, Seoul local time, the South Korean military said.
Declassified: Richard Nixon had warned of possible war in Ukraine

Jul 25, 2023 02:59

Former US president Richard Nixon had warned his successor Bill Clinton in the early 90s that Ukraine could plunge into bloody turmoil, a declassified document cited by the Wall Street Journal has revealed.
Extremist Danish group again desecrates Qur’an in affront to Muslim world

Jul 25, 2023 02:46

In yet another affront to Islam, two members of an extremist Danish group have desecrated a copy of the Holy Qur’an in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Nordic country’s capital of Copenhagen.