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Indian police arrest 4 for luring recruits to Russian war
DW
NEW DELHI, India - Investigators in India have announced that federal police arrested four people accused of duping young men into going to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war.
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel
BBC NEWS
The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US administration official said.
SA police to investigate if former president’s party forged signatures in elections
AP
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African police were investigating Tuesday if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month.
US drug control agency to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
WASHINGTON, USA - — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
Tens of millions secretly use WhatsApp despite bans
BBC NEWS
"Tens of millions" of people are using technical workarounds to secretly access WhatsApp in countries where it is banned, the messaging platform's boss has said.
TikTok faces US ban as bill set to be signed by Biden
BBC NEWS
The US Senate has approved a bill that could see TikTok banned in America over national security fears.
World seeing near breakdown of int'l law amid Gaza, Ukraine wars - Amnesty
AP NEWS
LONDON, UK — The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report.
EU launches probe into Chinese medical procurement
DW NEWS
BEIJING, China - The European Commission on Wednesday announced it is launching an investigation into Chinese public procurement of medical devices. The 27-member bloc fears China favours local suppliers under the "Buy China" policy.
Nike bosses plan 'biggest' Olympics marketing push
THE DAILY HERALD
PARIS—Nike is spending more on this Olympics than any previous Games, top executives said on Friday, as the U.S. sportswear brand embarks on a marketing push it hopes will revive flagging sales and help compete with upstart rivals.
Years worth of rain plunges Dubai underwater
CNN
Dubai, UAE- Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday.
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