Qatar denied on Saturday that it was holding Iranian pilots. It said the pilots had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and had not responded to attempts to contact them, adding that the remains of one had been found.

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Lebanon says fresh Israeli airstrikes on southern villages killed at least 11 people on Saturday, making them the deadliest since the Israel-Hezbollah truce nearly two months ago. Israel said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in retaliation for an attack on its forces, while Lebanon’s prime minister accused Israel of targeting civilians in their homes.

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At least 11 people, including three children, were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state news agency reported. Israel said it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, while Lebanese officials condemned the attacks as a threat to ongoing negotiations and the country’s sovereignty.

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Lebanon’s prime minister says an Israeli air strike on a house near Ansar in southern Lebanon killed seven people, including three children and two women. Israel’s military said it targeted “Hezbollah terror infrastructure” in response to an earlier action against its soldiers. Strikes intensified across the south, with two more people killed and nine injured in Deir al Zahrani.

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Two Israeli airstrikes hit homes in Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani in south Lebanon, killing nine people, including three children, and injuring 11. Rescue teams searched the rubble for survivors. Israel said it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, while Lebanon’s prime minister condemned the attacks as undermining efforts to stabilise the south.

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An overnight Israeli strike on a family home in Ansar, southern Lebanon, killed at least seven people, including children. Attacks and destruction continue across the south.

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Overnight Israeli strikes on a village in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people, marking the deadliest escalation since fighting entered a lull two months ago. Reporting from Beirut, FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis described the attacks as a significant breach of the so-called truce and provided an update on negotiations with Israel.

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Energy storage projects are flooding the interconnection queue, while the costly grid upgrades required to bring them online are extending the wait.

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Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of Hawaii as it approaches a potentially historic landfall.

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Tropical Storm Lala is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday.

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Authorities are urging Hawaii residents to complete preparations as Tropical Storm Lala approaches the Big Island. The storm could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf. A hurricane warning is in effect, with up to 25 inches of rain possible at higher elevations.

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Tropical Storm Lala is already bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii’s Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday.

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Tropical storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before approaching Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday. Governor Josh Green has declared a state of emergency, while the island faces hurricane warnings and risks of heavy rain, flooding, mudslides, storm surge and dangerous surf. A landfall would be the Big Island’s first hurricane strike since 1871.

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Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, reportedly using tear gas to disperse crowds. The effort followed a social media campaign described as disinformation that urged people to travel there; a local outlet said arrests may have reached 294. About 72,000 people entered Ceuta in late July, with at least 96 deaths reported.

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Moroccan authorities intercepted dozens of migrants near the border with Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta on Saturday. Security sources said 111 people were detained in and around Fnideq, most from sub-Saharan Africa, after social-media posts suggested another mass crossing attempt.

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Moroccan police detained 111 people, including 109 sub-Saharan African migrants and two Moroccan citizens, as they tried to reach Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta. Security was tightened after social media calls for another mass crossing, with Spain adding police and installing a maritime barrier.

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Moroccan police have used force against sub-Saharan migrants at the border with Spain’s autonomous city of Ceuta, El Pais reports. Officers are detaining undocumented migrants and blocking hundreds from entering. The move follows social-media reports of preparations for another mass crossing, prompting Morocco and Spain to tighten security.

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Spain and Morocco have reinforced security around Ceuta after social media calls urged Moroccan migrants to attempt another mass border crossing into Ceuta and Melilla. More than 72,000 people entered Ceuta during the July event; about 5,000 remain, while at least 96 people died. Morocco arrested several people accused of circulating the inciting messages.

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Border workers’ unions say they warned Spain’s central government weeks before more than 70,000 migrants rushed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. They said social-media-fuelled arrivals by sea were increasing and feared the situation would escalate.

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Police say 23 more bodies have been recovered from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 69. The vessel was carrying about 153 people despite an authorised capacity of 90. Search operations continue, while the government has declared a national disaster.

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Jason Arday, a Cambridge academic found dead on Friday after resigning amid plagiarism allegations, was remembered by his family as a “gentle man” who had endured “sustained abuse.”

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Jason Arday’s death was “a tragedy on so many levels” and should prompt reflection. Arday was found dead in south London days after resigning amid intense scrutiny of allegations that he plagiarised work and falsified academic achievements. Police said the death was unexpected but not suspicious.

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A British sociologist who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week after facing plagiarism accusations was found dead on Friday.

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Dr Jason Arday was found dead days after resigning from Cambridge University amid plagiarism allegations brought by DEI critic Nathan Coftas. His family condemned a ‘campaign of misinformation’, saying UK media published 188 articles about him in nine days.

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A record wildfire has been burning since Friday in Belgium’s High Fens, the country’s largest nature reserve. The European Union has sent aircraft to help fight the blaze, while evacuations have begun.

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Belgium is continuing to fight one of the worst wildfires in its history. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated, while more than 2,700 hectares have burned.

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Three Palestinian families say they have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for nearly a week. Residents accuse Israeli settlers of blocking food, water and essential services while trying to take over their properties.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the United States and Turkey can still take a sober look at their plans for large-scale arms shipments to Ukraine. “It is not yet too late to soberly assess the situation,” she said.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Washington and Ankara’s use of peacekeeping rhetoric while supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime inevitably erodes mutual trust. She pointed to repeated assurances from Turkish officials that Turkey avoids providing lethal aid to Kyiv.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that supplying the Ukrainian army with large quantities of new weapons could not significantly affect the course of the special military operation. She was commenting on US-Turkish plans to supply weapons to the Kiev regime.

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has asked Washington and Ankara to clarify reports about plans to supply weapons to Ukraine, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She linked the request to information released by the US Congress.

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New weapons supplies to Kyiv will inevitably harm Moscow’s relations with Washington and Ankara, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She warned that the damage would extend beyond casualties and destruction to serious harm to bilateral relations.

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A French father and his two young sons spent more than 16 hours drifting at sea after their rented jet ski capsized off Koh Samui, Thailand. They were described as pale and exhausted after swallowing seawater, but were discharged from hospital soon after being checked.

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A 50-year-old father and his two sons were rescued after their jet ski capsized and left them adrift off Koh Samui for more than 16 hours. They were exhausted from swallowing seawater, but were discharged from hospital shortly after being checked.

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