Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port  The Guardian
  2. Ukraine strikes cargoship it claims was laden with Iranian weapons  Lloyd's List
  3. Ukrainian forces destroy Russian ship carrying components for Shahed drones from Iran  Ґвара Медіа
  4. Ukraine says its forces bombed a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammo as it ramps up deep-strike operations  Business Insider
  5. Ukraine Strikes 'Important' Russian Seaport Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting  Newsweek
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Israel in talks to resettle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan, sources say – Reuters

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  1. Israel in talks to resettle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan, sources say  Reuters
  2. In their words: Israeli leaders support the mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza  AP News
  3. Israel says it is in talks with several countries about taking in displaced Palestinians  CNN
  4. Israel Is Quietly in Talks to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza  The Wall Street Journal
  5. ‘We Are Talking About People, Not Negotiation Chips’: South Sudan Voices Caution on Gaza Relocation Plan  The Media Line
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Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as nation marks independence – Al Jazeera

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  1. Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as nation marks independence  Al Jazeera
  2. Indonesian Authorities Respond to Mass Flying of ‘One Piece’ Flag  Time Magazine
  3. A Japanese Anime Is Indonesia’s Surprise Protest Symbol  Bloomberg.com
  4. One Piece's Jolly Roger Flag Flies in Protest in Indonesia  Anime News Network
  5. Indonesian Artists, Students Unfurl Manga Pirate Sign as Protest Symbol  U.S. News & World Report
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Suspect arrested in Puerto Rico killing of New York man who visited island for Bad Bunny concert – CBS News

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  1. Suspect arrested in Puerto Rico killing of New York man who visited island for Bad Bunny concert  CBS News
  2. Puerto Rico police charge a suspect in the recent killing of a tourist from the US mainland  ABC News
  3. Queens family wants justice after son killed in stray bullet shooting in Puerto Rico  CBS News
  4. American tourist shot and killed in Caribbean vacation hotspot: 'Left an unfillable void in our lives'  Fox News
  5. Kevin Mares killed: Arrest made in murder of Queens, New York City man shot while visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert  ABC7 Chicago
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Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is in office

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US president says Chinese counterpart told him ‘I am very patient and China is very patient’

The US president, Donald Trump, has said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.

Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News on Friday, ahead of talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle

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Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attending

Tuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending.

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting will be held in Honiara in September. On 7 August, Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele told parliament that no dialogue partners would be invited to the annual gathering.

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Hamas negotiators signal willingness to ease demands that collapsed talks — officials – The Times of Israel

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  1. Hamas negotiators signal willingness to ease demands that collapsed talks — officials  The Times of Israel
  2. Live Updates: Israel prepares for Gaza takeover, Hezbollah warns Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Gaza talks to focus on releasing hostages all in one go, Netanyahu hints  BBC
  4. Netanyahu hints Gaza ceasefire talks now focus on releasing all hostages at once  NBC News
  5. Hamas softens stance on partial hostage deal as Israel weighs next move  Ynetnews
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Democrats introduce joint resolution to end Trump’s ‘lawless’ DC takeover

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Legislation says special emergency conditions that would warrant federalization of DC police have not been met

Democratic lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution aimed at ending what they call Trump’s unlawful and unprecedented move to federalize the Metropolitan police department (MPD) in Washington DC.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House judiciary committee; DC’s non-voting House delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton; and representative Robert Garcia, ranking member of the House committee on oversight and government reform, introduced the resolution on Friday, invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973.

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New Orleans mayor indicted for corruption over alleged bodyguard romance

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Grand jury charges LaToya Cantrell with using city property and resources for purported affair

The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on corruption charges involving a purported romance with her former bodyguard.

Cantrell, 53, thus became the first New Orleans mayor in the city’s 307-year history to be charged by the US government with crimes while still in office.

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