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• Defiant leaders of Niger coup confident of holding on to power

  12-08-2023 23:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysts says key figures in new regime were underestimated as elected president remains confined to residenceThe leaders of the military takeover in Niger remained defiant this weekend, apparently confident that disarray among regional opponents, support from other military regimes in neighbouring countries and a wave of popular mobilisation at home will allow them to keep power for the indefinite future.Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, remains confined to his offi
  
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• Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham scores on competitive debut

  12-08-2023 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England midfielder Jude Bellingham, am £88m summer signing, helps Real Madrid begin their La Liga season with victory at Athletic Bilbao.
  
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• Harry Kane makes Bayern Munich debut in German Super Cup defeat by RB Leipzig

  12-08-2023 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England captain Harry Kane makes his Bayern Munich debut only hours after completing an £86m move from Tottenham.
  
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• Operation Lone Star: Girl, 3, dies on Texas migrant bus

  12-08-2023 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Venezuelan girl collapsed on bus Republican governor uses to send migrants to Democrat states
  
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• 'Fans should dream' as 'special, special Newcastle' make perfect start

  12-08-2023 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Magpies were in stellar form as they ripped into a lacklustre Villa side on the opening weekend.
  
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• Paris St-Germain 0-0 Lorient: French champions struggle in absence of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar

  12-08-2023 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paris St-Germain begin their Ligue 1 title defence without Kylian Mbappe and Neymar as they are held to a frustrating draw by Lorient.
  
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• Ron DeSantis dogged by protesters at Iowa State Fair

  12-08-2023 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ron DeSantis’ first experience at the Iowa State Fair has been anything but “Midwestern nice.”
  
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• Damar Hamlin: Buffalo Bills safety plays first NFL game since cardiac arrest on the pitch

  12-08-2023 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin returns to NFL action, seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the field during a match.
  
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• Migrant boat sinks in Channel killing six people

  12-08-2023 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK and French coastguards rescued 59 people but two may still be missing, authorities said.
  
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• Fukushima nuclear disaster: Activists march against Tokyo's waste plan

  12-08-2023 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people march in Seoul to protest against plans to release nuclear wastewater into the ocean.
  
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• Peru announces air security pact with US in bid to stop drug planes

  12-08-2023 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Deal revives agreement from 20 years ago and will allow intelligence and training support for Peru’s air force Peru announced an air security agreement with the US on Saturday in what the government described as a push to stop planes belonging to drug gangs from entering the South American country’s airspace.The deal revives a bilateral security cooperation pact with the US from 20 years ago, according to a government statement, and will permit new intelligence and training support t
  
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• Hawaii wildfires: Drone footage shows extent devastation in Lahaina

  12-08-2023 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charred trees, burnt out cars and collapsed buildings lie among the ashes left by the wildfires.
  
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• Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah is a role model - Mikel Arteta after win over Nottingham Forest

  12-08-2023 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he had to pick striker Eddie Nketiah against Nottingham Forest because of his attitude in training this week.
  
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• Eritrean diaspora vow to continue disrupting festivals that ‘promote dictatorship’

  12-08-2023 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Events marred by violence in Sweden, Canada and the US were billed as cultural, but activists say they are militaristic and full of hate speechAfter opponents of the Eritrean government stormed a festival in Stockholm that was allegedly promoting the east African country’s regime earlier this month, setting light to cars and throwing stones, the Swedish government tried to distance itself from it all. The justice minister, Gunnar Strömmer, said it was “not reasonable for Sweden
  
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• Ukraine war: Crimea bridge targeted by missiles, Russia says

  12-08-2023 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bridge that connects Russia to occupied Crimea has been attacked at least twice before.
  
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• Russia's mutinous mercenaries are out of Putin's hair — and now stoking fears among U.S. allies

  12-08-2023 17:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Poland said it would move 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus, the latest sign of unease at the presence of Russian mercenary forces now based there.
  
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• Russia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow

  12-08-2023 17:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry
  
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• 6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the English Channel

  12-08-2023 16:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  French authorities say six people have died and more than 50 others have been rescued from a boat carrying migrants that capsized in the English Channel
  
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• US returns haul of stolen artefacts to Italy

  12-08-2023 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The items were all stolen from Italy in the late 1990s and some were worth millions of euros.
  
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• Maui wildfires live updates: Death toll climbs to 80

  12-08-2023 16:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Fierce winds and drought conditions are causing major wildfires on Maui.
  
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• Pakistan appoints little-known senator as caretaker PM

  12-08-2023 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to navigate economic and political turmoil after Imran Khan convictionA little-known senator from Pakistan’s least populous province has been announced as caretaker prime minister to see the country through to the next election, the leader of the opposition said.The Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and opposition leader, Raja Riaz, agreed on Saturday to name senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier. Continue reading...
  
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• Russian warplane on training mission crashes in Kaliningrad, killing its pilots

  12-08-2023 15:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Russian warplane crashed in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Saturday during a training mission, killing the two pilots on board
  
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• England 2-1 Colombia: Lionesses book Women's World Cup semi-final with Australia

  12-08-2023 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England set up a Women's World Cup semi-final with co-hosts Australia as they come from behind against a dangerous Colombia side.
  
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• Pope condemns 'unjustifiable' assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

  12-08-2023 15:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate
  
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• Judge revokes bail for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

  12-08-2023 14:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has had his bail revoked and he has been immediately remanded to custody of the U.S. Marshals.
  
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• Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes

  12-08-2023 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  The disappearance of a statue of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisationIt would have been a suitable assignment for Tintin, the intrepid Belgian boy reporter and his multitalented, intuitive dog Snowy.Across Brussels, where Hergé, the creator of the eponymous comic books, was born, there are constant reminders of one of its most famous exports. A giant image of the character clinging to the back of a steam train from the book Tintin in A
  
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• At least two dead and five missing after boat sinks off Tunisia

  12-08-2023 14:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Thirteen people rescued after Europe-bound vessel sank near city of Gabes, says coastguardAt least two Tunisians including a baby died when their Europe-bound boat sank off the north African country’s south-eastern shores, the coastguard said, adding five others were missing.The vessel carrying 20 Tunisians went down at 2am 120 metres (395ft) from the beach in Gabes, a statement said, as search operations continue. Continue reading...
  
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• Hunter Biden’s growing legal woes throw a new wrench into the 2024 election

  12-08-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The appointment of special counsel David Weiss creates a fresh headache for Biden's re-election campaign, distracting from his message and potentially drawing attention away from likely GOP opponent Donald Trump’s mounting legal problems.
  
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• Australia 0-0 France (Pens: 7-6): Co-hosts reach World Cup semis with penalty shoot-out win

  12-08-2023 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Co-hosts Australia reach the Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time as they beat France in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Brisbane Stadium
  
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• Maui fire: Relatives of residents struggle to help from afar

  12-08-2023 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kaleikaumaka Johnson relives the horror of what happened in her home town of Lahaina, devastated by wildfires.
  
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• Harry Kane's move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich... in 76 seconds

  12-08-2023 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The striker said he would always cherish the support he received during his time at Spurs.
  
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• Allies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life

  12-08-2023 07:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Supporters of Niger's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum have pleaded with the United States and others for weeks to restore the democratically elected leader to power
  
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• Yemen: UN removes 1m barrels of oil from ageing tanker to avert environmental catastrophe

  12-08-2023 06:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Tanker contained four times as much oil as was spilled in 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off AlaskaThe transfer of more than 1 million barrels of oil from an ageing tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the UN has said.In a statement on Friday, Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for UN secretary general António Guterres, said the operation had prevented a “monumental environmental and humanitarian catastrophe”. Conti
  
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• How Pinky's famous truck saved lives in Lahaina fire

  12-08-2023 05:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lynette “Pinky” Iverson drove "at least a dozen" people to safety in the back of her pickup truck.
  
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• Week in pictures: 5-11 August 2023

  12-08-2023 05:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
  
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• Colombia prosecutors confirm arrest of father of 2 of the 4 children lost 40 days in Amazon jungle

  12-08-2023 03:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Colombian officials say they have arrested the father of two of the four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash that killed their mother and two other adults, then survived 40 days on their own in the Amazon jungle
  
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• Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash scheme

  12-08-2023 03:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republican Brian Kelsey had pleaded not guilty before changing his plea to guilty. He then tried to take back his guilty plea; the judge denied that request.
  
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• WATCH: Penguins released back into ocean after rehabilitation

  12-08-2023 03:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  WADDLING BACK TO WATER: A group of 15 rescued Magellanic penguins were released into the ocean after recovering from different ailments in Argentina.
  
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• Mexico investigating fourth killing at Tijuana hotel used by California man accused of killing 3 women

  12-08-2023 03:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Mexican law enforcement officials said they are investigating the death of a fourth woman killed at a Tijuana hotel used by a California man who is suspected in three killings. Former Mexican state Baja California Attorney General Ricardo Iván Carpio Sánchez said the case has similarities to the other slayings. Authorities are looking to see if they are linked to Bryant Rivera, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey.  He was arrested on July 6 in connection with the str
  
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• Child dies on asylum-seeker bus headed to Chicago

  12-08-2023 02:21 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A 3-year-old died while en route to the Chicago area aboard a bus of asylum-seekers on Thursday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  
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• WATCH: Drone footage shows devastation after Maui fires

  12-08-2023 02:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Drone footage shows extensive devastation in Lahaina, Hawaii, in the wake of deadly wildfires driven by extremely dry conditions and powerful winds.
  
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• Camp Pendleton Marine charged with sexual assault of a minor

  12-08-2023 01:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Camp Pendleton Marine charged with sexual assault of a minor
  
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• The best sales to shop this week

  12-08-2023 01:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shop back-to-school sales from Nike, Casper and more. Save up to 60% off on bedding, portable speakers, swimsuits and more.
  
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• China floods: The families torn apart by 'huge, furious waves'

  12-08-2023 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Survivors recall seeing their relatives disappear in muddy torrents spawned by incessant rains.
  
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• Hawaii fires: death toll increases to 67, says Maui county – live

  12-08-2023 01:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Governor says it’s too early to tell if siren system failed; Lahaina subject to curfew from 10pm-6am and west Maui remains without water and powerAftermath of the Hawaii wildfire – in picturesResidents had little warning before wildfires surged and killed 55People in Maui: how have you been affected by the wildfires?CNN’s chief climate correspondent, Bill Weir, has visited stricken Lahaina, and had this to say:It looks like a bomb went off in Lahaina town. All the iconic buildi
  
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• Australia news live: excitement builds ahead of Matildas’ World Cup quarter-final against France

  12-08-2023 01:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson said he will have no hesitation starting striker Sam Kerr if she is fit. Follow the day’s news liveThe nation’s papers (including a special edition of the Kerr-ier Mail) are covered in green and gold this morning. The Herald Sun takes the prize for best headline with “show ‘em no merci.”If you missed last night’s action on the other side of the draw, Spain and Sweden have already secured their spots in the semis with super exciti
  
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• Niger coup: Fear and anger in Niamey as Ecowas threatens force

  12-08-2023 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People are already feeling the impact of economic sanctions imposed after a military coup.
  
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• Fake meat: As Beyond Meat sales fall, have we had our fill?

  12-08-2023 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fast food supplier Beyond Meat has seen its sales fall - but is it cost, taste or nutrition that is putting people off?
  
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• Ukraine war: Sex lives in focus for Ukraine's injured veterans

  12-08-2023 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity ReSex is providing guidance for wounded soldiers looking for help with their sex lives.
  
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• Home Depot worker fatally shot in Florida store, suspect is in custody

  12-08-2023 01:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A man has opened fire inside a Home Depot store in the Florida Panhandle, killing a woman
  
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