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South African lawmakers vote to shut Israel's embassy
DW NEWS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Parliamentarians in South Africa have voted in favor of a motion to close down Israel's embassy and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel until a ceasefire is agreed in its war with the Islamist militant group Hamas.
Israel & Hamas agree to pause fighting for release of 50 hostages
BBC NEWS
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.
Colorado mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
AP
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday as a judge ruled the case can move to a trial following testimony giving new details of how he killed most of the 10 victims in just over a minute using a gun with a high-capacity magazine.
China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery
AP NEWS
MIAMI, Florida, USA — Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded.
Brazil gripped by 'unbearable' heatwave
BBC NEWS
Red alerts have been issued for almost 3,000 towns and cities across Brazil, which have been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave.
Ohio voters approve on adding abortion rights to state constitution
BBC
OHIO, USA - Ohio voted to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution on Tuesday, marking a major victory for pro-choice campaigners in the state.
Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea
BBC
SEOUL, Korea - A man has been crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after it failed to differentiate him from the boxes of food it was handling, reports say.
G-7 adopts unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Top diplomats from the Group of 7 leading industrial democracies announced a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war Wednesday, condemning Hamas, supporting Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for “humanitarian pauses” to speed aid to desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Jamaica shaken by strong quake
JAMAICAN OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Up to mid-afternoon on Monday, there were no reports of loss of life or significant damage to buildings and infrastructure resulting from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that shook Jamaica.
Biden facing tough questions over Israel’s strikes on civilians
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Joe Biden and his top national security officials are increasingly confronting questions about Israel’s commitment to minimizing civilian deaths and how scenes from Gaza could affect his domestic political standing.
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