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Raygun apologises to Australian breakdancing community
Australian Olympian Rachael Gunn has apologised to the nation’s breakdancing community for the “backlash” they have experienced following her controversial routine in Paris, which made headlines globally.
At least 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Georgia high school
CNN
WINDER, Georgia, USA- At least two people have been killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, a law enforcement source briefed on the scene tells CNN.
Turkey, Egypt forge common stance on Gaza, pledge to cooperate on trade, energy
FRANCE 24
ANKARA, Turkey- Turkey’s President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said they wanted to deepen their cooperation as they met in Ankara Wednesday to seal their mended ties.
Israel launches large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
NPR
AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin, according to Palestinian officials.
Truss hits back at claim she considered cutting all NHS cancer care
THE INDEPENDENT
LONDON, England- Liz Truss has denied a claim she considered scrapping all cancer treatment on the NHS in a bid to repair the damage caused by her disastrous economic policies.
Boy accidentally smashes 3,500-year-old jar on museum visit
BBC NEWS
A 3,500-year-old jar has been accidentally smashed into pieces by a four-year-old boy during a trip to a museum in Israel.
Helicopter of Iran's late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says
GULF TIMES
The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft's inability to handle the weight it was carrying, Iran's semi-official news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a security source informed of the final investigation results.
Doctor charged with sex crimes for allegedly filming women, kids
THE INDEPENDENT
MICHIGAN, USA- A Michigan doctor has been arrested after police accused him of hiding cameras in his office to record nude images of women and children for at least six years.
Five bodies retrieved from tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht in Sicily
Al Jazeera
SICILY, Italy- Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily have found the bodies of five passengers and are searching for one more as questions intensify about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.
$7M settlement for US man wrongfully imprisoned for decades
USA TODAY
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay $7.15 million to Glynn Simmons, who served nearly 50 years in the Oklahoma prison system for a murder he did not commit, his lawyers said this week.