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Protesters in western Libya broke into an important energy facility near Tripoli, which supplies gas to power plants. This action risks causing a major blackout across the country amid ongoing demonstrations over long power outages.
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Protesters stormed the Mellitah Oil & Gas complex about 55 miles west of Tripoli.
They shut down gas lines that fuel Libya’s electricity plants.
The shutdown could cause a full blackout and collapse of the power network in multiple areas.
Demonstrations have occurred in western Libyan cities like Zawiya, Tripoli, and Misrata.
Protesters demand better power services and want Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s government to resign.
Libya has been unstable since the 2011 overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The country is divided between rival governments in the east and west, supported by militias and foreign powers.
Prime Minister Dbeibah leads the recognized Government of Unity in Tripoli; Osama Hammad leads the eastern administration, where military leader Khalifa Hifter holds influence.
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Large wildfires in the Gironde area of southwest France have been mostly controlled but not fully extinguished. Some people who were forced to leave their homes are now allowed to return, while others remain evacuated.
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The wildfires affected about 40,000 hectares (around 99,000 acres) of land.
Authorities say the fires are stable but still burning in some parts.
The fires caused thousands of people to leave their homes for safety.
Some evacuees have been permitted to go back to their houses.
Firefighters and local volunteers have worked hard to stop the fires from spreading.
The fires occurred during a heatwave affecting the region.
The damage caused a major emergency response from the French government.
Efforts continue to fully control the fires and prevent new outbreaks.
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Argentina’s President Javier Milei accused the US Democratic Party, and the governments of Brazil and Mexico, of funding a campaign against Argentina during the World Cup. Milei claimed the campaign included criticism of Argentina’s team, accusations of racism, and conspiracy theories about favoritism by FIFA. These claims have stirred strong reactions both inside Argentina and abroad.
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Javier Milei is Argentina’s far-right president and identifies as a libertarian.
He said a “progressive” group financed an “anti-Argentina campaign” during the World Cup.
Milei blamed the US Democratic Party and leftwing governments in Brazil and Mexico for funding this campaign.
Some incidents of racist behavior by Argentine supporters were widely reported during the tournament.
US actor Samuel L. Jackson posted a message warning Black people not to support Argentina due to racism concerns.
Amnesty International Argentina acknowledged racism issues but criticized stereotypes about the whole country.
Milei linked opposition parties and the “woke movement” as responsible for the racism accusations.
On Brazilian soil, Milei joined a campaign event with far-right Brazilian politician Flávio Bolsonaro and criticized Brazil’s president Lula.
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Chad started its third nationwide population and housing census in late June, the first since 2009. The census faces challenges because some remote areas are hard to reach, causing some people to travel to towns to be counted. Many residents hope the census will help highlight problems with public services.
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Chad launched its third General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-3) at the end of June 2026.
This is the first nationwide census in Chad since 2009.
Census teams face difficulties reaching some remote areas due to poor accessibility.
Some people travel to nearby towns to ensure they are included in the census.
Residents see the census as a way to make the government aware of issues in public services.
The census gathers important data on Chad’s population and housing conditions.
The information collected can influence government planning and resource allocation.
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A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck inland on Kyushu island in south-west Japan, causing several injuries and damage to buildings and roads. Authorities issued a short tsunami warning, evacuated over 150,000 people, and are preparing for possible aftershocks.
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The earthquake hit Kumamoto City on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time.
The quake's epicenter was shallow, about 10 km deep.
More than 150,000 people were asked to move to evacuation shelters.
Several buildings were damaged, including fires, cracked roads, and bridges.
Around 50 people are in hospital, with about 10 injured in an elderly care home.
Train services stopped and thousands of homes lost electricity.
Emergency teams including Japan’s self-defence force, fire services, and coast guard are responding.
Japan experiences about 1,500 earthquakes yearly and is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Fighting in Sudan's city of El-Obeid has intensified, with the Sudanese army regaining control of an important highway that helps supply their forces. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have responded by increasing drone attacks on the city, where hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped.
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The Sudanese army fought the RSF in El-Obeid for two days.
The army took control of the Al Sadarat highway, a key supply route.
This move blocked the RSF’s siege of El-Obeid.
The RSF has increased drone strikes on El-Obeid.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still inside the city during the conflict.
There are reports of abuses, including sexual abuse, connected to the conflict.
The fighting is part of a larger conflict affecting Sudan.
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A white phosphorus leak happened at the Osan Air Base, a joint U.S.-South Korean military facility near Seoul. The South Korean government ordered nearby residents to evacuate for safety.
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The leak took place at Osan Air Base, located south of Seoul, South Korea.
Osan Air Base hosts the U.S. Air Force’s 51st Fighter Wing.
White phosphorus is a substance that catches fire when exposed to air and releases harmful smoke.
Militaries use white phosphorus to light battlefields or create smoke screens.
The South Korean safety ministry announced the evacuation of people living near the base.
The cause and full impact of the leak are still being investigated.
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A baby giraffe named Milani was born early through an emergency C-section at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas. The surgery was necessary because the mother giraffe was very sick and could not deliver the calf naturally.
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Milani is a premature giraffe calf.
The birth took place at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Kansas.
The calf was delivered using an emergency C-section.
The mother giraffe was unable to survive her illness without surgical help.
The story was shared by ABC News reporter Danny New.
The event occurred recently in 2026.
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Wang Wang was a stray dog in China who was brutally killed by a group of boys under 14 years old. Her death sparked a large online protest and a petition with over 70,000 signatures asking China to change its laws, while the government tried to censor information about the incident.
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Wang Wang was a stray dog living in Guangdong province, China.
On June 28, a group of boys under 14 beat Wang Wang’s puppies, then tied a wire around her neck, dragged her, and set her on fire.
The boys recorded the cruelty and posted the video online.
The local government said the boys were too young for criminal charges and sent them to a school for corrective education.
Authorities asked people not to share information about the case, but many continued to post online and fundraised for billboards displaying Wang Wang’s story.
Billboards appeared in more than 100 cities, including Hong Kong, Taipei, and New York’s Times Square.
China’s internet censorship generally blocks content that could cause public protests or social trouble.
The incident echoes a historical example from 1910 where a dead dog became a symbol of larger social issues in London.
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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has reached 3,262 cases and 1,437 deaths, nearing the size of the country's worst previous outbreak from 2018 to 2020. The current outbreak is spreading quickly, partly due to rebel violence, health worker strikes, and difficulties accessing some communities.
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Congo's current Ebola outbreak has 3,262 confirmed cases and 1,437 deaths.
This outbreak is nearly as large as the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in Congo, which lasted about two years with over 3,400 cases.
The outbreak is happening mainly in the eastern province of Ituri.
The virus in this outbreak is the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccines or treatments.
Rebel attacks and protests have limited health workers' access to affected areas.
Health workers have gone on strike because they have not been paid.
Identifying the first infected person has been difficult due to conflict and displacement.
Despite early community resistance, some local leaders are now urging cooperation to stop the virus.
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A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 struck Kumamoto in southern Japan on the island of Kyushu. Officials warned people about a possible tsunami after the quake.
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1.
It occurred in Kumamoto, located on Kyushu, a southern island in Japan.
Buildings were shaken by the earthquake.
People quickly moved to safe areas after the quake.
Authorities issued a tsunami alert following the earthquake.
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Emily Wilson, who translated the ancient poem The Odyssey, wrote a very critical review of Christopher Nolan’s new film adaptation, saying the story and characters are weak. However, she also recognized the film is helping many people become interested in the classic poem again.
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Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of The Odyssey influenced Nolan’s film.
Wilson criticized the movie for poor writing and shallow characters.
She said the film lacks depth in emotion, politics, and ethics.
Wilson’s teenagers enjoyed the movie as a family-friendly spectacle.
The film has many female characters but they are not well developed.
Nolan used Wilson’s translated opening line as inspiration for Odysseus’s character.
Critics praise the movie highly, calling it a masterpiece and cinema-changing.
The movie stars Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway, and follows Odysseus’s journey home after the Trojan War.
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Wildfires have spread across parts of Europe and North America, causing mass evacuations and sending smoke across borders. Experts link the unusually large and fast-moving fires to heat, drought, and dry vegetation caused by ongoing warm weather and climate change.
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Wildfires threatened areas near Bordeaux, France, forcing about 220,000 people to evacuate.
In Spain, nearly 100,000 people were told to leave due to fires burning over 111,000 acres in several regions.
Canada also faces hundreds of fires, with smoke reaching into the United States.
The European Union has recorded 1,254 fires in 2024, more than twice the long-term average.
Severe drought and repeated heat waves have worsened fire conditions in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe.
Experts say climate change makes hot, dry conditions more intense, increasing wildfire risks.
Portugal and Greece have also experienced major wildfires requiring large firefighting efforts and causing casualties.
Scientists note that while wildfires are natural, their frequency, size, and severity are rising due to climate factors.
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New research shows that frailty, a condition where people become weaker and more vulnerable to illness, may predict dementia years before symptoms start. The study found that frail older adults tend to develop dementia two to three years earlier than those who are not frail, even if they have low levels of brain changes related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Frailty means reduced physical strength and higher risk of sickness.
Researchers studied 1,614 older adults for about 24 years.
People with a frailty score of 0.25 or higher were considered frail.
Frail individuals were diagnosed with dementia 2-3 years earlier on average.
This link was true for both men and women, and regardless of education or genetic risk.
Frailty affected the age of diagnosis even when brain damage from dementia was low.
Regular exercise and good protein intake can help reduce frailty.
Early signs of frailty include slower walking, less strength, tiredness, and slow recovery from illness.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House to meet President Donald Trump, with the main topics being the ongoing conflict with Iran and recent Israeli military actions. Netanyahu’s visit comes shortly before elections in Israel and following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally.
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Netanyahu's visit is his first meeting with President Trump since the US and Israel began military strikes against Iran in February.
The leaders are expected to discuss the war on Iran, Israeli raids in Lebanon, and the Abraham Accords, a peace deal process between Israel and some Arab nations.
Netanyahu is attending Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington, who was a strong supporter of Israel and Trump.
Protests have taken place in Washington, DC, ahead of Netanyahu’s visit.
Israeli military actions include strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon and raids in the occupied West Bank.
The visit happens three months before Israeli elections, with Netanyahu seeking support from right-wing voters backing illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Iran opposes peace unless Israel withdraws from Lebanon, where tensions are rising due to rocket fire from Hezbollah.
The outcome of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting is not expected to be publicly released.
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Hurricane Genevieve is a strong storm in the Pacific Ocean far from land, while Tropical Storm Fausto is weakening near Hawaii. Genevieve has winds of 140 mph and is moving northwest near Mexico, and Fausto is bringing large waves to Hawaii as it moves west-northwest.
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Hurricane Genevieve reached Category 5 but is currently Category 4 with 140 mph winds.
Genevieve is about 515 miles southwest of Baja California and moving northwest at 10 mph.
No watches or warnings are in place for Genevieve, but it is causing dangerous surf near parts of Mexico.
Genevieve is expected to get weaker later in the week while staying offshore.
Tropical Storm Fausto has weakened from a hurricane and now has winds of 65 mph.
Fausto is about 340 miles east-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving west-northwest at 15 mph.
Fausto is expected to pass north of Hawaii, but strong surf and currents are affecting the islands.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring both storms and warning about surf hazards.
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The United Nations wants all data centers to use renewable energy by 2030 to reduce environmental harm caused by growing electricity use. Experts say this goal is very difficult because changing global power systems that fast is unlikely, even though renewable energy is growing quickly.
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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for data centers to run on renewable energy by 2030.
Electricity use by data centers is expected to at least double in four years due to AI growth.
Most energy experts believe powering all data centers with renewables by 2030 is unrealistic.
Renewable energy production is growing faster than other sources and is expected to pass coal in power generation this year.
The UN’s goal focuses on renewables and excludes nuclear energy but does not limit other government energy choices.
Tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon report improvements in energy efficiency but still face rising emissions from more data center use.
Some companies buy clean energy credits to offset emissions, but this mostly balances accounts rather than physically reducing pollution immediately.
The UN wants AI companies to clearly show how they can grow without adding carbon, water, or land harm to communities or future generations.
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Spain is facing large wildfires as a heatwave approaches. Firefighters are trying to control the fires, including one near Madrid that has burned over 50,000 hectares of land.
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A major wildfire near the city of Avila, west of Madrid, has burned more than 50,000 hectares.
Firefighters are working to control the wildfires before temperatures rise further.
Spain is preparing for a new heatwave, which can make fires worse.
Large numbers of people have been evacuated from areas near the fires.
Experts link the increase in wildfires to climate change and a lack of prevention measures.
Similar wildfires and evacuations are happening in other parts of Europe, including southwest France.
The wildfire season in Europe is lasting longer than before.
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A violent attack occurred during Berlin’s Christopher Street Day Pride event when a van drove into the crowd and the driver, armed with a knife, attacked people. The suspect was shot dead by police, and authorities called the attack Islamist terrorism. This event raises questions about the relationship between LGBTQ+ activism and support for Palestinians, especially regarding the political group Hamas.
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The attack happened at Christopher Street Day, one of Europe’s largest Pride events in Berlin.
The attacker drove a rented van into the crowd and then attacked with a knife.
One woman died and 29 people were injured in the attack.
The suspect was 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen of Lebanese descent, who was killed by police.
German officials described the attack as Islamist terrorism.
The attack highlighted tensions between supporting LGBTQ+ rights and supporting Palestinians, particularly due to Hamas’s opposition to LGBTQ+ freedoms.
Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political group, not synonymous with all Palestinians or Islam itself.
Experts stress the importance of distinguishing between Palestinian civilians and Islamist political groups like Hamas when discussing human rights and activism.
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A large wildfire is burning in the Gironde region of southwestern France. Firefighters are working hard to stop the fire, while local people are also volunteering to help during this difficult time. The situation may worsen as a new heatwave is expected to bring very high temperatures.
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The wildfire is in the Gironde area in southwest France.
The fire did not spread further overnight on July 28, 2026.
Firefighters have been battling the blaze for several days.
Local residents are volunteering to assist firefighters.
A new heatwave with extreme temperatures is forecasted for the region.
The heat could make fighting the fire more difficult.
Large parts of land have been burned, and many people have had to leave their homes.
French authorities and farmers are also helping to fight the fire.
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