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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are giving their first joint interview to CNN

Harris Faces Key Test With First Campaign Interview

US Vice President Kamala Harris will give her first interview Thursday since becoming the Democratic standard-bearer, after intense criticism from Republicans that she has been hiding from tough questions.
Macron will kick off a two-day visit to Serbia Thursday

Fighter Jet Deal At Centre Of Macron's Serbia Trip

The French president will kick off a two-day visit to Serbia Thursday, with the Rafale fighter jet deal looming large after President Aleksandar Vucic told AFP that he hoped to seal the agreement this week.
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UN IAEA nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is to visit the Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia, 50km from fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces

UN Nuclear Head Visits Russian Plant Near Fighting

UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi kicked off a visit Tuesday to "independently assess" conditions at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant following Ukraine's unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region.
Palestinians walk past ruins in Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, more than 10 months into the Israel-Hamas war

Israel Strikes Gaza After Lebanon Flare-up

The Gaza war, triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, has drawn in Tehran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East, repeatedly heightening fears of a broader regional conflagration.
Christine Cunniffe, principal at the private LVS Ascot school, west of London

UK Labour's Move To Tax Private Schools Stirs Passions

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who took office after the general elections of July 4, has repeatedly said that he has "nothing against private schools", which educate around 600,000 children, or 6.5 percent of the country's pupils.
A port health officer screens travellers at a border crossing point between Kenya and Uganda

Mpox Disease Presents Hard-to-weigh Risks

The World Health Organization in July declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox, which first appeared in humans around 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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