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World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he ends reelection bid
Former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, wrote on his Truth Social network: "Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for president, and is certainly not fit to serve".
Flash floods across China kill at least 20, dozens missing
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged "all-out rescue and relief efforts" to find those still missing.
Israeli strike targeted ammunition depot – Media
The airstrike about 30 kilometres from the border came after Hezbollah, which holds sway over large parts of Lebanon's south, and its Palestinian ally Hamas fired rocket salvos and explosive-laden drones at Israeli positions.
South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts aimed at North
The nuclear-armed North has sent more than a thousand balloons south since May, calling it retaliation for balloons carrying anti-Kim propaganda floated northwards by activists in the South.
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS
A major magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.
N. Korea plants ‘tens of thousands’ of mines on border: Seoul
North Korea has recently laid tens of thousands of new landmines along its border, forcing its soldiers to work in grim conditions as they suffer multiple casualties, Seoul said Wednesday.
One of Thailand hotel dead likely behind poisonings, say police
The bodies of six people of Vietnamese origin -- two who held American citizenship -- were discovered in a suite at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in the tourist centre of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.
Israel waging ‘war of revenge’ on Palestinian prisoners: PA minister
Palestinian prisoners were treated as "hostages" and the mistreatment was part of the "pressure".
Biden campaign upended by Trump shooting, for now
But Biden has more broadly defended his rhetoric describing his Republican predecessor as a threat to democracy, and is signaling he will not hold back for long while criticizing the man he beat in 2020.
Seven students drown on summer holidays in Mexico
Seven students drowned in eastern Mexico after their vehicle was dragged into a fast-flowing river as they tried to retrieve a boat from its waters.
