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Grandmother of French Teen Shot Dead by Police Officer Pleads with Rioters To Stop the Violence

“Don’t break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down.”

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Putin Will Speak with Leaders of China and India in First Summit Since Wagner Insurrection

Leaders will convene virtually on Tuesday for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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Two Dead, 28 Wounded in Mass shooting at Baltimore Block Party

One 18-year-old woman was found dead at the scene and a 20-year-old man died after being taken to hospital, a…

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Pilot killed as Fighter Jet Crashes During Venezuela Exercise

The armed forces said in a statement that the plane "crashed to the ground" at around 09:45 am (1345 GMT)…

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Sporadic Violence, 2,400 Arrested So Far but Calmer Night in France after Family Buries Teenager

Some 45,000 police were on the streets with specialised elite units, armoured vehicles and helicopters brought in to reinforce its…

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Netherlands’ King, Willem-Alexander, Apologises for Country’s Role in Slavery

The country became a major colonial power after the 17th Century and Dutch slave traders trafficked more than 600,000 people.

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Biden Announces New Measures To Ease Student Loans After Supreme Court Blocked $430bn Debt Relief

"Today’s decision has closed one path. Now we’re going to start another," Biden said.

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France Boosts Police Presence to Quell ‘Unacceptable’ Riots

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late Friday that 45,000 police would be deployed across France.

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At Least 13 Die in Extreme Heat Wave in US

In recent days, temperatures in some southern US cities have felt like 113 degrees Fahrenheit, with the pavement cracking in…

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Crisis-Hit Pakistan Strikes $3bn IMF Bailout Deal

"Praise be to God," tweeted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after the deal was announced early on Friday.

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