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US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution

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US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution
Palestinians receive a limited amount of flour at a humanitarian aid distribution point at the Zikim border crossing in Gaza

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza tomorrow to inspect aid distribution and meet with residents of the territory.

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube

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Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he wants 'Australian parents to know that we have their backs'

Australia said it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel

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US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel
The two resolutions were introduced by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders

Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year.

Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies

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Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies
Some politicians held up placards in parliament mimicking those carried by protesters

Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill restoring the independence of the country’s two main anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse a crisis that has shaken faith in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.

Kulanka Golaha Wasiirada oo looga hadlay dagaalkii Beledxaawo

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Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa ku bogaadiyey Ciidanka Qaranka, masuuliyadda iyo xilkasnimada ay muujiyeen, si looga hortago khasaaraha gaari lahaa shacabka degmada Balad-Xaawo.

US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff

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US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.

Xamaas oo sii deyneysa Afar la heystayaal Israel ah

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Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Xamaas ayaa sheegtay in ay maanta u gudbin doonto Israa’iil magacyada afarta qof ee laheystayaasha ah ee la sii dayn doono, taasoo qayb ka ah heshiiskii xabbad joojinta ee Gaza.

Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza

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Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza
A global hunger monitor said that a famine scenario was unfolding in Gaza

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while waiting for food at a crossing in Gaza, the civil defence agency in the territory has said.

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods

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Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods
The 15% tariff rate imposed on South Korea is below a 25% rate previously threatened by US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said that the United States will impose a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, as he touted a “full and complete trade deal” between both countries.

Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted

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Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted
Citizens of the port of Valparaiso in Chile look at the sea during an evacuation plan due to a tsunami alert

Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.