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US basketball star Brittney Griner pens thank you note after release from Russia | World News
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was “so good to be…

13 dead, dozens injured in blaze at Thai nightclub
Witnesses described seeing smoke and fire on the ceiling near the venue’s stage followed by the sound of explosions Rescuers inside the…

Ukraine wants safe shipping deal extended beyond grain
The July 22 deal marked a rare diplomatic breakthrough as war rages in eastern Ukraine, with Kyiv trying to rebuild its shattered economy after…

California’s oak fire spreads uncontained toward Yosemite
About 3,800 people were under evacuation orders, Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese told a public briefing at a crowded auditorium in Mariposa, the county…

Rishi Sunak plugs for honesty in first UK PM race debate
Former Chancellor Sunak, who is standing firm on his economic plan of prudency over immediate tax cuts, went head-to-head with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss…

Boris Johnson agrees to resign, will stay UK PM until new leader gets elected
Johnson, 58, will remain in charge at 10 Downing Street until the process of electing a new leader is completed by the time of…

Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney
Emergency responders knocked on doors overnight in the towns of Singleton and Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney, to order residents to…

Amid reports of his passing away, former Pak president Pervez Musharraf’s family says he’s at difficult stage, recovery not possible
The family also said the former Pakistani President been hospitalised for the last three weeks, owing to a complication of his ailment (Amyloiosis). …

Fate of 4 Indians and 18 others unclear as rescuers locate burnt-out wreckage of missing Nepal plane
Interestingly, the airplane was located after Nepal Telecom tracked down the cellphone of the airplane’s Captain Prabhakar Ghimire through the Global Positioning System (GPS)…

21 including 19 children killed in Texas school shooting
The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said …