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'Bending Of Reality': US Liberals Stoke Political Conspiracies

The United States confronts 'liberal' conspiracy theorists.
From false claims of a "staged" assassination attempt on Donald Trump to a viral joke about his running mate having sex with a couch, American liberals have taken a page from the far-right's playbook in pushing wild conspiracy theories ahead of US elections.
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Some 800,000 passengers were affected by the attacks on France's high-speed train network

'Sabotage' Hits French Trains Hours Before Olympics

Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of "sabotage" just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden hugged when the US president visited Israel after the October 7 attacks

Netanyahu, Biden To Meet On Elusive Gaza Deal

Netanyahu will also meet Vice President Kamala Harris -- the likely new Democratic presidential nominee -- at the White House on Thursday, one day after he gave a speech to the US Congress vowing "total victory" against Hamas.
The remains of  Bangladesh state broadcaster after students set it on fire during protests against government jobs quota system

Bangladesh PM Surveys Destruction As Unrest Recedes

Last week's violence killed at least 193 people including several police officers, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals, in one of the biggest upheavals of Hasina's 15-year tenure.
US authorities have stepped up security in the capital Washington ahead of Netanyahu's address

Israel PM To Rally US Congress Support Amid Tensions With Biden

Washington has been increasingly critical of the mounting toll on civilians from more than nine months of war in the narrow coastal territory, while protests in Israel by families of hostages taken by Hamas are also causing headaches for Netanyahu at home.
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2024, about the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Biden To Address US As Clock Ticks On Presidency

With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation that he still has work to do despite his historic decision to bow out.
Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and issued a typhoon holiday on Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island

Taiwan Shuts Down As Typhoon Gaemi Approaches

Typhoon Gaemi, packing sustained wind speeds of 190 kilometers (118 miles) per hour, also affected Japan and the Philippines -- which announced government offices would close for the day.

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