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Dozens killed in Gaza as the UN says hundreds have died while seeking aid near sites run by US group
July 04, 2025 - 4:56 AM

DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while a hospital said another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid.
Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport
July 04, 2025 - 4:50 AM

PRAGUE (AP) — A temporary power outage hit parts of the Czech Republic's capital and other areas of the country Friday, bringing public transport and trains to a standstill, officials said.
Pro-Palestinian group seeks to block UK government's decision to ban it under anti-terrorism laws
July 04, 2025 - 4:26 AM

LONDON (AP) — The pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action sought Friday to temporarily block the British government's decision to ban it under anti-terrorism laws after activists broke into a military base last month and vandalized two planes.
Top EU officials head to Moldova for key summit ahead of a pivotal parliamentary election
July 04, 2025 - 4:22 AM

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s top officials will travel to Moldova’s capital on Friday for a key bilateral summit to strengthen ties months before the EU candidate member holds a pivotal parliamentary election.
Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began
July 04, 2025 - 4:22 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor's land.
Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel ahead of wake and funeral
July 04, 2025 - 4:17 AM

GONDOMAR, Portugal (AP) — Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother are gathering Friday at a church where their bodies have been brought for a wake and funeral, after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash in Spain.
American bombs in Iran also reverberate in China and North Korea
July 04, 2025 - 3:51 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn't take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Iranian nuclear targets with

More than 20 are injured including 1 seriously when bus flips over in northeastern Germany
July 04, 2025 - 3:21 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A bus carrying travelers from Denmark to Austria skidded off a road in northern Germany and flipped over on Friday, injuring more than 20 people including one seriously, police said.
A multistory building collapse in Pakistan's port city of Karachi kills at least 6 people
July 04, 2025 - 3:17 AM

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A multistory building collapsed Friday in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring several others, officials said.
Turkey battles deadly wildfires as Greece brings blaze in Crete under control
July 04, 2025 - 3:14 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighters in Turkey remained locked in a battle to contain flames tearing through forested hillsides in the west of the country on Friday, while similar wildfires in neighboring Greece were largely brought under control.
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Dozens killed in Gaza as the UN says hundreds have died while seeking aid near sites run by US group

Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport

Pro-Palestinian group seeks to block UK government's decision to ban it under anti-terrorism laws

Top EU officials head to Moldova for key summit ahead of a pivotal parliamentary election

Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began

Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel ahead of wake and funeral

American bombs in Iran also reverberate in China and North Korea

More than 20 are injured including 1 seriously when bus flips over in northeastern Germany

A multistory building collapse in Pakistan's port city of Karachi kills at least 6 people

Turkey battles deadly wildfires as Greece brings blaze in Crete under control

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