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Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists

21 août 2026 à 16:35
Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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A flotilla of about 50 boats carrying humanitarian aid departed Marmaris, Turkey, in May, intending to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Israeli forces boarded the boats and detained 400 people.

Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

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Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.

Cameroon’s Aging President Returns From Monthslong Stay Abroad

20 août 2026 à 18:06
Paul Biya, 93, had been in Switzerland since early June. The prolonged absence stirred questions about his health and plans for succession.

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President of Cameroon Paul Biya’s motorcade is greeted by supporters as it passes through Yaoundé on Thursday after his arrival back in Cameroon following a 73-day absence.

North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

20 août 2026 à 06:20
Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

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South Korean soldiers took part in a drill at a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday on the sidelines of a major joint military exercise with the United States named Ulchi Freedom Shield.

$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium

15 août 2026 à 15:36
A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.

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Gold bars found at the site where a 19th-century brewery had stood in Dendermonde, Belgium. The police do not know who put the gold there, or what its fate might be.

Who Are the Houthis, Iran-Backed Militia Entering Mideast War?

Amid relentless war in the Middle East, the Iran-backed militants seem poised to renew their conflict with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.

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Newly recruited Houthi fighters marching past an image of their leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, in 2023.
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