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Dozens evacuated from Austrian village after mudslide covers parts of Alpine valley
July 01, 2025 - 4:17 AM

VIENNA (AP) — Dozens of people were being evacuated by helicopter in Austria on Tuesday after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the Gschnitztal valley in Tyrol in the southwest of the Alpine country.
International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza
July 01, 2025 - 4:08 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of international charities and non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty, called Tuesday for an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism for Gaza to disband over repeated incidents of chaos and deadly violence against Palestinians heading toward its sites.
Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June
July 01, 2025 - 3:47 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon's development and Russia pounded Ukraine with a monthly record of drones in June.
Militants in Pakistan storm a police station and set fire to banks, killing a boy
July 01, 2025 - 3:44 AM

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of militants armed with guns and rockets stormed a police station and set fire to two banks in restive southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing a boy and wounding nine others before fleeing, officials said.
Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say
July 01, 2025 - 3:41 AM

BERLIN (AP) — A man suspected of gathering information on Jewish locations and individuals in Berlin for Iranian intelligence, possibly with a view to carrying out attacks, has been arrested in Denmark, German prosecutors said Tuesday.
3 leaders at UK hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering babies are arrested
July 01, 2025 - 3:29 AM

LONDON (AP) — Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police said Tuesday.
Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK
July 01, 2025 - 3:24 AM

LONDON (AP) — It was not her best goal or most important soccer match, but when the ball hit the back of the net in Natalie Washington's debut on a women's team in 2017, she felt a sense of belonging that had been missing.
Algerian court upholds writer's 5-year sentence in a case that’s strained ties with France
July 01, 2025 - 3:22 AM

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A court in Algeria on Tuesday upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with France to the brink.
Barcelona records the hottest June in over 100 years as a heat wave grips Europe
July 01, 2025 - 3:16 AM

PARIS (AP) — Barcelona recorded its hottest month of June since records started over a century ago, Spain’s national weather service said on Tuesday as Europe remained in the grip of the first major heat wave this summer.
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July 01, 2025 - 3:05 AM

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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Dozens evacuated from Austrian village after mudslide covers parts of Alpine valley

International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza

Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia after record Russian drone attacks in June

Militants in Pakistan storm a police station and set fire to banks, killing a boy

Man accused of gathering information on Jews in Berlin for Iran arrested in Denmark, officials say

3 leaders at UK hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering babies are arrested

Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK

Algerian court upholds writer's 5-year sentence in a case that’s strained ties with France

Barcelona records the hottest June in over 100 years as a heat wave grips Europe

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