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Guinea launches 4th general population and housing census
Conakry [Guinea], July 7: Guinea has launched its fourth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-4) to collect reliable indicators and...

Cote d'Ivoire approves ratification of African Energy Bank...
Yamoussoukro [Cote d'Ivoire], July 7: The government of Cote d'Ivoire has approved a draft law ratifying the creation of the...

Polish officials will begin checks at German border...
Warsaw [Poland], July 7: Polish officials will begin checks on the border with Germany on Monday, focusing on vehicles with...

Texas floods killed 21 children, some still missing,...
Washington DC [US], July 7: Officials in Texas have confirmed that at least 21 children died when severe flash floods...

Ukrainian drones disrupt air traffic over Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 7: Ukrainian drones caused severe disruptions to Russian air traffic on Sunday, forcing authorities to suspend flights...

Five Turkish soldiers killed by methane gas in...
Turkey [Ankara], July 7: Five Turkish soldiers died in Iraq after being exposed to methane gas inside a cave, the...

Brazil's Lula condemns Gaza 'genocide'
BrasÃlia [Brazil], July 7: Brazil's president says the world must act to stop what he describes as an Israeli "genocide"...

Gunboats target cargo vessel in Red Sea
Washington DC [US], July 7: A commercial vessel in the Red Sea has come under attack after small boats fired...

Won't disarm until Israel leaves southern Lebanon, says...
Beirut [Lebanon], July 7: The Hezbollah chief says the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm...

Musk launches America Party as feud with Trump...
Washington DC [US], July 7: Billionaire Elon Musk has followed through on his pledge to create a new political party...

German president pledges support to maintain Lithuania's freedom
Vilnius [Lithuania], July 7: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pledged his country's support in maintaining Lithuanian freedom during a visit to...

Brazil opens BRICS summit in Rio, without Xi...
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7: Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian...

Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel says it has launched strikes on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports, including the western...

First indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks ended inconclusively
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar ended inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar...

Greece rescues hundreds of migrants over weekend
Athens [Greece], July 7: Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five...

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78
Austin [Texas], July 7: The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at...

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 69, including...
Austin [Texas], July 7: The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 69 on Sunday, including at...

Israeli Prime Minister says he believes Trump can...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on...

Musk should stay out of politics, US Treasury...
Washington DC [US], July 7: A day after Elon Musk escalated his feud with Donald Trump and announced the formation...

Britain re-establishes diplomatic ties with Syria, pledges support
Damascus [Syria], July 6: Syria and Britain officially renewed diplomatic relations on Saturday, marked by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy's...

Israel says to send delegation for indirect talks...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to travel to Qatar on Sunday...

Paris opens river Seine for public swimming since...
Paris [France], July 6: Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine as authorities opened the river to public swimming...

Ukraine's top general warns of possible new Russian...
Kyiv [Ukraine]. July 6: Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi warned of a possible new Russian offensive in the Kharkiv...

Dalai Lama turns 90 and vows to keep...
Beijing [China], July 6: The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turned 90 after a week of celebrations...

BRICS agree to joint statement ahead of Rio...
Brussels [Belgium], July 6: Diplomats from the BRICS group of developing nations have agreed on a joint declaration of their...

Tucker Carlson says to air interview with president...
New York [US], July 6: U.S. conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson said in an online post on Saturday that...

Musk says 'America Party' is formed in US
Washington [US], July 6: A day after asking his followers on X whether a new U.S. political party should be...