Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise – Al Jazeera

  1. Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise  Al Jazeera
  2. A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people  AP News
  3. At Least 14 Killed in Bombing Attack That Derailed a Train in Pakistan  The New York Times
  4. Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan  BBC
  5. Pakistan train bombing kills more than 30 people, official says  Reuters
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Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave

Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides

Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos.

The group entered the cave in Xaysomboun province on Wednesday to hunt for wildlife and search for gold, reports suggest. Heavy rain led to landslides, which blocked the cave entrance.

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Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal – The New York Times

  1. Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal  The New York Times
  2. Why Trump’s possible Iran deal may be almost as divisive as his decision to wage war  CNN
  3. Why Trump Lost to Iran  The Atlantic
  4. Opinion | Trump’s Iran exit ramp is a long shot. He doesn’t have a better option.  The Washington Post
  5. Opinion | Will Trump Bail Out Iran’s Regime?  WSJ
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns – PBS

  1. Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns  PBS
  2. Thousands of Iranians Travel to Saudi Arabia in a Tense Wartime Pilgrimage  WSJ
  3. More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears  BBC
  4. Photos of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca  AP News
  5. Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun  Al Jazeera
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Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre – BBC

  1. Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre  BBC
  2. Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts  CNN
  3. Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo  PBS
  4. Ebola patients flee in attacks on DR Congo health facilities, hobbling response  NBC News
  5. Healthcare workers facing 2 dangers: Ebola outbreak and the physical attacks they spark  OregonLive.com
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‘I’m going to get his ass’: YouTuber beats all-time cheese-rolling champion

Tom Kopke, from Germany, out-tumbled local hero Chris Anderson to win his third roll on hot day in Gloucestershire

It was billed as the great cheese-off; a helter-skelter, bone-jarring downhill race between the all-time champ and a young upstart.

After the hype and hyperbole, youth won out, as the 24-year-old German YouTuber Tom Kopke beat 38-year-old local hero Chris Anderson at the annual cheese-rolling event in the English West Country.

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U.S. and Iran work toward deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz – The Washington Post

  1. U.S. and Iran work toward deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz  The Washington Post
  2. What’s in the proposed deal that could end the US-Iran conflict?  CNN
  3. The world urgently needs a US-Iran deal now  Al Jazeera
  4. Exclusive: What's inside the Iran deal Trump is close to signing  Axios
  5. Iran war: No deal close despite some progress — Tehran  DW.com
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Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress

Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations

Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as key factors in why a complete agreement is proving difficult to secure.

Speaking at the weekly foreign ministry press briefing, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s negotiating team, also said future management of the strait of Hormuz was a matter for Oman and Iran to reach agreement on, and that it was not tolls that were being proposed but “fees for navigational services”.

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