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US pulling out of UNESCO, state department confirms

US pulling out of UNESCO, state department confirms
UNESCO is best known for designating World Heritage Sites, including the Grand Canyon

The United States has announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes “divisive” causes.

Ukraine vote to curb autonomy of anti-graft agencies

Ukraine vote to curb autonomy of anti-graft agencies
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was urged not to sign the bill

Ukraine’s parliament have voted to tighten restrictions on two key anti-corruption agencies at the centre of the government’s reform drive, rolling back their autonomy in favour of tighter executive control.

Starving Gaza children say they wish to die, charity says

Starving Gaza children say they wish to die, charity says
A Palestinian boy holds an empty container, looking for a cooked meal at a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza

Children in Gaza have told the charity ‘Save the Children’ that they wish to die because they cannot access food and clean water, according to the charity’s humanitarian director Rachel Cummings.

Files on Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination released

Files on Martin Luther King Jr's assassination released
The death of Dr Martin Luther King Jr shook the US in 1968

The US Justice Department has released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in 1968.

Inkabadan 5 ruux oo ku geeriyootay dagaalka ka socda Beledxaawo

Jul 22 (Jowhar) Faahfaahin dheeraad ah ayaa kasoo baxaysa dagaal u dhaxeeya ciidamada DFS & Jubbaland oo kasocda magaalada Balad-Xaawo.

Iran ‘cannot give up’ on nuclear enrichment – minister

Iran 'cannot give up' on nuclear enrichment - minister
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi was speaking ahead of talks with France, the UK and Germany on Friday

Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear programme, including uranium enrichment, despite “severe” damage to its facilities after US strikes last month, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Wararkii u danbeeyay dagaal culus oo ka dhacay degmada Beledxaawo

Jul 22 (Jowhar)Wararka laga helayo degmada Beledxaawo ee Gobolka Gedo ayaa sheegaya inuu ka socdo dagaal u dhaxeeya Ciidamada Jubbaland iyo kuwo taabacsan DFS.

Tirada dadka ku dhintay shil diyaaradeed ee Bangladesh ayaa gaartay 27 qof

Ugu yaraan 27 qof ayaa ku dhintay ka dib markii diyaarad ay leeyihiin ciidamada cirka ee Bangladesh ay ku burburtay kulliyad iyo jaamacad ku taal magaalada Dhaka, sida ay saraakiishu sheegeen, iyadoo 88 qof oo ay ku jiraan caruur lagu daweynayo isbitaal.

Madaxweyne Cirro oo baaq deg deg ah kasoo saaray xaaladda gobolka Awdal

Jul 22 (Jowhar) Madaxweynaha Somaliland ayaa ku dhawaaqay in gobolka Awdal ay ka jiraan abaaro ba,an oo wax ka qabasho u baahan.

WSJ barred from travelling with Trump over Epstein story

The Wall Street Journal barred from travelling with Trump
Since returning to power, Donald Trump has moved to increase control over the press covering the White House

The White House has barred The Wall Street Journal from travelling with US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a 50th birthday greeting to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

Minnesota investigators 'barred' from ICE shooting probe

Minnesota Investigators Shut Out of ICE Shooting Probe

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Minneapolis remembers as two investigations collide: a city, a family, and a fight over who gets to tell the truth On a quiet, chilly morning...
Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders

Trump administration weighing cash offers to sway Greenlanders’ support

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Can You Buy an Island? The Strange, Startling Talk of Paying Greenlanders to Join the United States Imagine standing on a wind-swept bluff above Nuuk,...
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions couldn't be more urgent

EU Calls US Exit From UN Climate Accord ‘Regrettable’

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A World Without a Seat: What Washington’s Exit from Core UN Bodies Means for Climate, Women and Global Trust There are few sights more emblematic...
Foreign troops in Ukraine 'legitimate targets' - Russia

Russia Says Foreign Troops in Ukraine Are Legitimate Targets

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Paris, Power Cuts and the Pulse of a Continent on Edge In a marble room in Paris, leaders and generals and diplomats scribbled the shape...
'That's enough' - Greenland's PM reacts to Trump threats

Could Trump’s pursuit of Greenland signal the collapse of NATO?

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When Maps Turned Into Bargaining Chips: Greenland, Power, and the Fragility of Alliances Imagine waking up in Nuuk to the low, bright sky of an...