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Source: President Mahmoud Abbas cancels planned meeting with President Biden after hospital strike (apnews.com)

Putin's top doctor who 'has inside knowledge of despot's medical secrets' is arrested by FSB after he was caught 'trying to escape Russia via Belarus' (www.dailymail.co.uk)

Putin’s top doctor, who is believed to have inside knowledge of despot’s medical secrets, has been arrested by the FSB after he was caught ‘seeking to flee the country’....

India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon (www.bbc.com)

Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM (www.reuters.com)

Outrage in India over video of teacher telling kids to slap Muslim student (www.aljazeera.com)

A school teacher in India has subjected a seven-year-old Muslim student to degrading treatment inside a classroom, asking his classmates to slap him and asking for him to be evicted due to his religion, a video now viral on social media has revealed....

Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.com)

WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits (www.cnbc.com)

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)

Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (apnews.com)

The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day....

Taliban ban women from national park in Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)

Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)

The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....

Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines (edition.cnn.com)

Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea....

'I’m here for my grandchildren': Two pensioners storm Wimbledon court to demand climate action (www.euronews.com)

Earth just had its hottest year on record — climate change is to blame (www.nature.com)

Israel bombs Greek Orthodox Gaza church sheltering displaced people (www.aljazeera.com)

Ukraine says it has manufactured and fired a long-range missile (www.washingtonpost.com)

Ukrainian officials say their military is now using a long-range missile that was designed and manufactured domestically and can reach targets inside Russia

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area (apnews.com)

Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial son did not return home for war. Some Israelis are wondering why (www.abc.net.au)

Child's skeleton found padlocked to 17th century grave in Poland to 'stop vampire rising from the dead' (news.sky.com)

Germany announces new defense aid for Ukraine worth $1.1 bln (www.reuters.com)

Germany on Tuesday unveiled a fresh support package for Ukraine worth around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), its defence ministry said, adding the programme covered air defense, weapons and ground vehicles....

U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today (www.nbcnews.com)

The U.S. military is moving an aircraft carrier strike group and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, and will also begin supplying Israel with munitions and other military supplies immediately, said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin....

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