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A charity in London melts down knives taken off the streets to make outdoor gym equipment for teenagers. The program helps young people build strength and confidence while promoting a positive lifestyle to reduce youth violence.
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The charity is called "Steel Warriors" and it transforms seized knives into exercise bars.
More than 10 tons of weapons have been turned into gym equipment across London.
Teens use these outdoor gyms for free fitness training, focusing on calisthenics (bodyweight exercises).
The project aims to encourage youths to stop carrying knives and develop both physical and mental strength.
Young participants say the program improves their confidence, wellbeing, and social connections.
Coach Demi Alvanis has been training teens for three years and supports spreading calisthenics in schools.
The charity uses the slogan "Put Down, Pull Up, Show Up" to inspire positive change.
Steel Warriors plans to create more gyms in the U.K. and possibly expand to the United States in the future.
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Protests in India are increasing as the Cockroach Janta Party says talks with the government have not made progress. Protesters want Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign after an exam paper leak, and other concerns are also being raised.
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The Cockroach Janta Party is a student protest movement in India.
Protesters demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The protests started because of a leaked exam paper.
A second round of talks between the protesters and the government did not lead to an agreement.
The protests are spreading to different cities, including Mumbai and New Delhi.
Police have been accused of using harsh methods against peaceful protesters.
The movement has grown quickly and gained influence among India’s youth.
Other issues beyond the exam leak are now part of the protest demands.
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A charity in London is making outdoor gym equipment from knives that were taken from the streets to help reduce youth violence. This outdoor gym encourages teenagers to exercise and stay away from crime.
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The gym equipment is made from thousands of knives confiscated by the police.
The project is based in London and aims to reduce youth violence.
The gym is called "Steel Warriors."
The equipment is placed outdoors where teens can use it for exercise.
The charity hopes that physical activity will provide a positive alternative to violence.
The initiative transforms dangerous weapons into something useful for the community.
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President Donald Trump warned of a "massive attack" against Iran amid ongoing U.S. military strikes targeting Iranian forces. The U.S. aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping and reduce threats from Iran's military, but experts say there is no clear military solution to stopping Iran’s nuclear program.
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The U.S. has carried out 13 nights of consecutive bombing against Iranian military targets.
President Trump suggested a much larger military attack on Iran might be coming but gave no specific details.
Iran-backed Houthis have attacked shipping routes in the Red Sea, leading the U.S. to respond militarily.
The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for world energy supplies, is a key focus for the U.S. to keep open.
There was a June 17 agreement to pause conflict and allow $24 billion of Iranian frozen assets to be released, along with talks on Iran's nuclear program.
Experts say U.S. strikes have harmed Iran’s conventional military but not significantly slowed its nuclear activities.
Military analysts believe further military damage is possible but a purely military solution to Iran’s nuclear ambitions is unlikely.
The U.S. aims to avoid full regime collapse or total surrender as those goals would be difficult to achieve.
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A long period of hot and dry weather in Wales has revealed many hidden ancient sites in grasslands. These include Roman buildings, World War One practice trenches, and other historic remains that are usually hidden underground and only visible from the air.
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Wales had about 5% of its normal rainfall in July, with very dry conditions since mid-May.
Heatwaves and drought have made buried archaeological sites visible through marks in crops and grass.
These crop marks appear because plants grow greener where old ditches trapped water and nutrients.
Some sites seen now have not been visible for 20 or 30 years.
Discoveries include prehistoric long barrows, Roman forts at Caerhun, and World War One practice trenches in Deganwy.
Archaeologist Dr. Toby Driver uses aerial photography to record these sites before the marks vanish.
Digital image processing helps reveal faint crop marks that are hard to see with the naked eye.
The dry weather has made these archaeological features visible each year instead of every five to seven years as before.
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A Romanian fighter jet shot down a drone that entered Romania’s airspace on Friday. This is the first time Romania, a member of NATO, has taken such action. The drone was spotted 20 km east of Sulina, a town near the Black Sea close to Russian and Ukrainian borders.
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Romania is a NATO member country.
A drone entered Romanian airspace near Sulina, a town by the Black Sea.
Sulina is close to the borders of Russia and Ukraine.
The drone was detected by radar before being shot down.
A Romanian fighter jet was responsible for shooting down the drone.
This is the first time Romania has shot down a drone violating its airspace.
The incident happened on a Friday (exact date not specified).
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People in Gaza are struggling without electricity, which has stopped their refrigerators from working. This makes it hard to keep food fresh and medicine safe in the hot weather, especially for displaced families living in tents.
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Gaza faces a severe electricity shortage due to a blockade, causing refrigerators to stop working.
Without refrigeration, food spoils quickly in the hot climate, leading to hunger and waste.
Fuel shortages limit power for essential services such as water and medical care.
Displaced families live in crowded camps with poor sanitation, increasing risks of food contamination.
Some residents pay for refrigeration services, but these are often expensive and unreliable.
Medicines that need to be kept cold, like those for diabetes and heart conditions, are difficult to store safely.
People try to keep food and medicine cool by moving them to shaded areas or using cool water bags.
The heat and power crisis worsen the already difficult living conditions for Gaza’s displaced population.
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Large wildfires in southwestern France and central Spain forced about 87,000 people to leave their homes. Some residents escaped by boat as fires spread through a popular tourist area near Cap Ferret on France’s Atlantic coast.
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Wildfires are burning in southwestern France and central Spain.
Authorities evacuated roughly 87,000 people to keep them safe.
The fire has destroyed about 125 square kilometers (50 square miles) of land near Cap Ferret.
Cap Ferret is a peninsula known for its beaches, oyster farms, and resorts.
The fires began on Wednesday and are still out of control.
Several dozen firefighters have been injured battling the flames.
Some people fled the fires by boat when the flames approached the coast.
Cap Ferret is located 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the city of Bordeaux.
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Thousands of people in Delhi, India, protested calling for changes in education and asking a government minister to resign. Videos show security officers using pellet guns on the protesters, but officials have not yet explained the use of these guns or the injuries caused.
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The protests in Delhi are called the "cockroach protests."
Protesters demand educational reforms and a minister’s resignation.
Security officers are seen firing pellet guns at protesters in videos.
The Central Reserve Police Force has not responded to questions about the pellet guns.
Officials said it is too early to comment and are investigating what happened.
The protests have drawn large crowds in the Indian capital.
The BBC is verifying and analyzing video evidence of events.
The reports were made by Merlyn Thomas and Shruti Menon, with production support.
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The U.S. and U.K. are planning a meeting in London to discuss forming an international group to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. This effort comes amid recent attacks by Iran on ships in the area and aims to reopen the strait for safe commercial passage.
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The meeting will involve defense ministers and military leaders from Western and regional countries.
The exact date and plans for the meeting are not yet finalized.
The U.S. has launched daily strikes against Iranian military sites after Iran attacked ships in the strait.
No Iranian attacks on commercial ships have occurred in the past four days.
President Trump warned of bombing Iranian infrastructure if attacks continue.
Iran threatened to target infrastructure in U.S.-allied Gulf countries in response.
Talks between Oman, Iran, and Qatar on the strait recently failed but are resuming.
The U.S. seeks help from allies to provide ships, drones, and other assets to secure the shipping lanes.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to create new settler outposts and legalize existing ones in the occupied West Bank after deadly clashes that left six people dead. The government also plans raids in Palestinian villages suspected of hosting militants and promised a strong response to violence.
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Two Israelis and four Palestinians died in clashes in the West Bank near the settlement of Havat Gilad and the Palestinian village of Tell.
Netanyahu’s government will establish new settler outposts and legalize more existing ones in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal by international law, but Israel disputes this, saying many settlements are legal under its own laws.
Violence has risen since a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, which started the war in Gaza.
Israeli security forces and settlers were involved in the clashes, with reports of shots fired on both sides and a weapon stolen by a Palestinian during the fight.
Around 500,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements alongside about three million Palestinians.
Netanyahu plans to meet President Donald Trump in Washington and attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham.
The United Nations and activists say settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has been increasing recently.
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Wadi Dawan, a valley in Yemen known for its farms and palm dates, is dealing with a serious plastic waste problem. Plastic trash blocks irrigation channels, harms crops, and pollutes the air, with local people struggling to manage the waste due to poor collection services.
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Wadi Dawan is a fertile valley in Yemen’s Hadramout province, famous for palm dates and honey production.
Plastic waste, including bags and bottles, litters farms, roadsides, and irrigation channels.
Floods spread the waste and block water channels, harming farm irrigation.
Farmers must clean the waste from channels before planting crops and after floods.
Waste collection services are rare or unreliable due to lack of funding and poor vehicle maintenance.
Many residents dump trash in flood channels because of missing or overflowing waste bins.
Local officials and agricultural researchers have started awareness campaigns about the environmental harm caused by waste.
Plastic pollution affects soil health and crop yields, sometimes causing farmers to lose entire harvests.
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Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (Fide), has paused his duties after being placed on the European Union's sanctions list due to his support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. The EU has banned his travel and frozen his assets because of his ties to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and involvement with chess events in occupied Ukrainian areas.
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Arkady Dvorkovich is the president of Fide and a former Russian deputy prime minister.
The EU sanctioned him for publicly supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea and calling occupied Ukrainian cities part of Russia.
These sanctions include a travel ban and freezing his financial assets.
Dvorkovich decided to temporarily suspend his role at Fide but has not resigned.
Ukraine praised the sanctions as a victory against Russian influence in chess.
Russia’s national teams have been banned from international chess competitions since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Dvorkovich has been accused by Ukraine and its allies of increasing Russian influence within Fide, a claim he denies.
The Fide general assembly recently voted to keep sanctions on Russia and Belarus, rejecting a move to readmit their teams.
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The youth group of India’s Congress Party held a symbolic funeral for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two cabinet ministers. This protest was in response to the government’s actions against young protesters on July 20.
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The Congress Party’s youth wing organized the event.
The symbolic funeral targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and two ministers, including Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The protest relates to a crackdown on youth protesters on July 20.
This is a political protest expressing opposition to the government’s handling of the demonstration.
The event was a symbolic act, not an actual funeral.
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Over the past 20 years, the power of the U.S. passport has dropped from the most powerful to the 10th position worldwide. This ranking measures how many countries a passport holder can visit without needing a visa before travel.
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In 2006, the U.S. passport was ranked number one in travel freedom.
In 2026, the U.S. passport is ranked 10th, sharing the spot with Iceland.
Americans can travel to about 179 countries without a visa in advance, which is about 92% of the world.
Thirty-six countries now rank above the U.S. in passport strength.
Some countries like Brazil, Venezuela, Turkey, Myanmar, and Ghana have recently required U.S. citizens to get visas.
Singapore has the strongest passport in 2026, with visa-free access to 192 destinations.
The United Arab Emirates has improved its passport strength the most, rising from 62nd to 2nd place.
There is a link between a country's peacefulness and the strength of its passport, meaning more peaceful countries tend to have stronger passports.
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump. The visit coincides with Netanyahu attending the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham and comes amid rising tensions between Israel, Iran, and Lebanon.
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Netanyahu’s visit to the White House is at President Trump’s invitation and will be his seventh visit during Trump’s second term.
Netanyahu will also attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a strong supporter of Israel.
The meeting happens as the US-Israel conflict with Iran escalates after a ceasefire agreement fell apart.
The US is trying to mediate between Israel and Lebanon to reduce conflict, excluding Hezbollah from talks.
US Central Command has recently conducted multiple strikes against Iranian targets, and Iran has retaliated, including an attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.
Israel continues military operations in Gaza despite a US-backed ceasefire, with many Palestinians still facing severe food shortages and casualties rising.
Violence is increasing in the West Bank, with deaths reported among both Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
New York City’s mayor has called for Netanyahu’s arrest based on International Criminal Court charges, but the US does not recognize the ICC and cannot enforce this.
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Clashes in the northern West Bank followed the killing of an Israeli settler, resulting in the deaths of two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. Israel responded by sending more troops to the area and preparing a large military operation targeting those suspected of attacks.
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Violence erupted in the West Bank after an Israeli settler was killed.
Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers died during the clashes.
Several people on both sides were injured in the violence.
Israel deployed additional troops to Nablus and other parts of the West Bank.
Israeli leaders called for demolishing homes and removing weapons from certain villages.
Israeli forces are searching for Palestinians suspected of attacking Israelis and have arrested two.
Some Israeli officials want to forcibly evacuate certain Palestinian villages.
Human rights groups warn the situation could worsen as tensions rise.
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Two Israeli soldiers died in a violent clash near the West Bank settlement of Havat Gilad and the nearby village of Tal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will respond strongly, as violence in the West Bank has increased since the Gaza war began in October 2023.
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The clash occurred in the West Bank near Havat Gilad and Tal.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fighting.
The incident is part of rising violence in the West Bank since October 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a strong response.
The West Bank is a disputed area with frequent tensions.
The Gaza war, which started in October 2023, has influenced recent violence.
The article includes related news about regional tensions and conflicts.
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Ukrainian drones attacked several warehouses of Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, causing fires, casualties, and damage to facilities including one in Crimea. Ukraine aims to weaken Russia's military support and economy by targeting logistics sites linked to the war effort.
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Wildberries is Russia’s biggest online retailer, similar to Amazon, selling a wide range of products.
Ukrainian drones struck multiple Wildberries warehouses, resulting in nine deaths and many injuries.
One attacked warehouse was located in Crimea, a region Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Wildberries was founded in 2004 by Tatyana Kim and operates many warehouses across Russia and neighboring countries.
The company handles over half of all online orders in Russia and works with 500,000 to 800,000 sellers.
Ukraine says the warehouses supported the Russian military by supplying equipment and technical parts.
Russia denies the claims and accuses Ukraine of hitting civilian targets.
Russian civilians continue to use Wildberries despite the attacks, valuing convenience even if prices rise.
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A storm system caused heavy rain and flooding in North Carolina and West Virginia. At the same time, Tropical Storm Bertha brought heavy rain and strong waves to Texas.
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Heavy rain caused flooding in North Carolina.
West Virginia also experienced flooding due to the storm.
Tropical Storm Bertha hit Texas with several inches of rain.
Bertha caused high surf along the Texas coast.
The storms affected different parts of the United States at the same time.
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