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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Blasts Israeli Probe Into Palestinian Girl’s Killing as ‘A Smokescreen’

"What is needed now is not a public relations operation. What is needed is justice," Kaouther Ben Hania writes The post ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Blasts Israeli Probe Into Palestinian Girl’s…

  • Israeli investigation into Hind Rajab's killing criticized as "smokescreen"
  • Evidence of Israeli military wrongdoing cited, including satellite imagery
  • Call for independent justice for Hind and all Gaza victims

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BJP government in Odisha moves to give grand tribute to VHP leader

The Mohan Majhi Government will develop Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati’s village as heritage village

  • Odisha BJP plans to transform Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati's birthplace into a Heritage Village.
  • Medical college renamed Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Medical College.
  • Left parties criticize renaming, call Saraswati divisive.

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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

HONG KONG (AP) — Tang Ngok-kwan still occasionally visits the places where Hong Kong once publicly remembered Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown .…

  • Former pro-democracy activist Tang Ngok-kwan visits Tiananmen sites in Hong Kong.
  • Two colleagues convicted under Beijing's national security law, facing up to 10 years.
  • Tang maintains innocence, expresses wariness over vigil organizer group's mention.

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11 people injured in multivehicle highway crash

SAGA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Eleven people, mostly high school students, were hurt in a multivehicle crash on a highway in southwestern Japan on Friday, loc

  • Eleven people, mostly high school students, injured in multi-vehicle crash
  • Accident occurred on Nagasaki Expressway in Tosu, Saga Prefecture
  • Truck rear-ended minibus, causing injuries to nine female students

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Teacher, six-year-old child killed as MPV skids, lands in ravine

A FEMALE teacher and her son died while her husband was injured after the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) they were in skidded before landing in a ravine at Kilometre 149.9 of the Kuantan-Seremban stretch…

  • 46-year-old teacher Kartinie Ngatenan killed in accident
  • Six-year-old son Muhammad Akif Mohd Azmi dies in crash
  • Driver Mohd Azmi Mohajir injured in the multi-vehicle collision

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UAE braces for rain, blowing dust and winds reaching 50km/h on Saturday

Dubai: Rain, strong winds and blowing dust are forecast across parts of the UAE on Saturday as unstable weather continues into the new week, with further chances of showers expected on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

  • UAE residents face rain, dust storms, and winds up to 50km/h on Saturday, August 22.
  • Temperatures peak at 48°C in internal areas, 43°C along coast and 37°C in mountains.
  • Winds intensify to 50km/h inland, 45km/h on slopes and 40km/h along coastlines.

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Tupac Murder Trial Week 1 Recap: An ‘Act of Revenge,’ Heated Testimony & Police Tapes

Billboard is summing up the key moments from the first week of the epic murder trial over the hip-hop legend's 1996 killing.

  • Prosecution claims Duane Keffe D Davis orchestrated 1996 Tupac Shakur murder as revenge.
  • Defense attorney Michael W. Sanft argues Davis' statements are fabricated, using "Bullshit" screen.
  • Police recordings reveal Davis implicating Orlando Baby Lane Anderson and Sean Combs in conspiracy.
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