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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 AFP, British National, Craig Foreman, Diplomacy, Espionage, hostage diplomacy, human rights, hunger strike, International Relations, iran, irgc, islamic revolutionary guard corps, Joe Bennett, judiciary, Lindsay Foreman, london, middle east, prison sentence, tehran, UK Foreign Office, united kingdom

Iran Extends Briton’s Prison Term Amid Family’s Rights Concerns

LONDON- Iran has added two years to the prison sentence of British national Craig Foreman, who is serving a 10-year

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NewsDesk MC July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 AFP, Amal movement, Amnesty Bill, Baalbek, beirut, capital punishment, civil war, criminal justice, death penalty, Hermel, hezbollah, human rights, israel, judiciary, Lebanese Parliament, lebanon, legislation, middle east, politics, Prison Overcrowding, tripoli

Lebanon Parliament Debates Broad Amnesty and Death Penalty Reform

BEIRUT-Lebanon’s parliament began a two-day legislative session on Wednesday to debate and vote on more than 40 draft laws, including

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NewsDesk MC July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 AFP, brazil, Brazil politics, crude oil, donald trump, economic policy, elections, energy markets, fuel prices, global trade, Gulf region, inflation, iran, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, maritime security, oil prices, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, shipping, Strait of Hormuz, united states

Lula Denounces Trump’s Hormuz Fee Plan as ‘Piracy’

RIO DE JANEIRO- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose fees on

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NewsDesk MC July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 AFP, Arbonne-la-Forêt, Arson, Bastille Day, Canadair Aircraft, Civil Security, climate change, emergency response, Emmanuel Macron, firefighters, Fontainebleau Forest, france, heatwave, Jean-Marc Sicard, Laurent Nunez, lyon, Paris, Paul-Edouard Laurain, Seine-et-Marne, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, wildfire

Fontainebleau Wildfires Scorch 1,900 Hectares as Arson Probe Widens

ARBONNE- Firefighters battled two major wildfires in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Tuesday after the blazes burned more

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NewsDesk MC July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 AFP, Central Weather Administration, china, climate, Copernicus Marine Service, El Nino, extreme weather, flooding, Hualien, japan, Keelung, Lai Ching-te, landslides, Mindanao, Miyako Island, Okinawa, philippines, Sakashima Islands, taipei, taiwan, Typhoon Bavi

Deadly Landslide Strikes Philippines as Typhoon Bavi Nears Taiwan

KEELUNG-Five people were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in the southern Philippines on Friday as Typhoon Bavi, described by Taiwan’s

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NewsDesk MC July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 AFP, air defense, Al-Azraq, Amman, ballistic missiles, defense, iran, Iran US conflict, islamic revolutionary guard corps, islamic state, jordan, Jordanian Armed Forces, middle east, military cooperation, missile interception, Mohammad Al-Momani, regional security, Strait of Hormuz, united states, us military, west asia

Jordan Says It Intercepted Eight Iranian Missiles Amid Regional Escalation

AMMAN-Jordan’s military said on Thursday it intercepted eight missiles launched from Iran toward its territory, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard

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NewsDesk MC July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 AFP, Andriy Sadovy, conscription, defense, Draft Office, Eastern Europe, Interfax Ukraine, kyiv, Lviv, military mobilization, Military Service, national security, public unrest, Recruitment Officers, russia, Russia Ukraine conflict, russian invasion, Territorial Recruitment Center, ukraine, Ukrainian army, war

Crowd Overturns Ukraine Draft Vehicle as Mobilization Tensions Deepen

KYIV-A crowd overturned a Ukrainian army conscription vehicle in the western city of Lviv, authorities said on Thursday, in the

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NewsDesk MC July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 AFP, Beijing, CCTV, Central China, china, climate, Dam Breach, emergency response, extreme weather, floods, Guangxi, heavy rain, infrastructure, Liulan, Liulan Reservoir, missing persons, Natural disaster, rescue operations, Southern China, Super Typhoon, Xinhua

South China Flood Death Toll Climbs to 39

BEIJING- The death toll from severe flooding in China’s southern Guangxi region has risen to 39, with nine people still

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NewsDesk MC July 9, 2026 AFP, Caraballeda, Caracas, Delcy Rodriguez, Disaster Relief, earthquake, humanitarian aid, humanitarian appeal, La Guaira, Latin America, Natural disaster, Nicolas Maduro, oil, reconstruction, recovery, sanctions, Tom Fletcher, united nations, united states, venezuela, Yvan Gil

UN Seeks $296 Million for Venezuela Earthquake Relief

VENEZUELA- The United Nations launched an emergency appeal on Wednesday for $296 million to support relief operations in Venezuela after

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NewsDesk MC July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 AFP, australia, Bal Krishna Khand, bhutan, Bhutanese refugees, canada, corruption, fake Bhutanese refugee scam, fraud, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District Court, Lhotshampa, nepal, new zealand, organized crime, refugee fraud, refugee resettlement, Shiva Khatiwada, South Asia, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, united states

Nepal Court Convicts Former Ministers in Fake Bhutan Refugee Scam

KATHMANDU-A Nepali court has convicted former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former interior minister Bal Krishna Khand over

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