More than 600 Shia pilgrims hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in Iraq
Authorities say the incident happened overnight between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.
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Netherlands funds $500m U.S. equipment package for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has welcomed the delivery of the first package of U.S. military equipment for Ukraine under the Alliance’s new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, fully funded by the Netherlands.
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Trump’s sweeping bill looms large over Democrats and Republicans as they head for recess
Republicans see it as the epitome of Trump keeping his promises, while for Democrats it’s an opportunity to return from the political wildernessEarlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk…
Southwest Airlines apologizes after two blind passengers left behind by plane
‘Nobody told us anything,’ one of women said after all other passengers were rebooked on earlier flight amid delaysThe US’s Southwest Airlines has publicly apologized after two women who are blind were both left behind by a plane flying to Orlando that…
Elderly people being excluded from medical research in UK, charities warn
Exclusion of older people from research due to arbitrary age cut-offs could stall development of life-saving treatmentsPeople aged over 75 are being excluded from health research due to arbitrary age cut-offs, potentially stalling the development of li…
I changed 6 settings on my iPad to instantly improve the battery life (by hours)
A few simple tweaks, and you’ll quickly find yourself with a tablet that lasts longer than usual.
UK Royal Navy reports radioactive nuclear leak
A weapons depot has leaked irradiated water into a Scottish loch several times, according to a watchdog
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Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks
Move comes as Germany warns White House against any deal hatched over ‘heads of Europeans and Ukrainians’Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White H…
Taliban investigating death threats against United Nations’ Afghan female staff, report says
A U.N. report says dozens of its female Afghan staff have received death threats related to their work.
European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, emphasizing that peace cannot be achieved without Kyiv’s involvement.