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US issues 'don't travel' alert for protest-hit Bangladesh
The US State Department warned Americans on Saturday not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would began removing some diplomats and their families from the country roiled by deadly civil unrest. "Travelers should not travel to Bangladesh due to ongoing civil unrest in Dhaka," the department said in an advisory that escalated its advice of "reconsider travel" from earlier in the day.
A 'God moment' in Michigan as Trump preaches to faithful
Renee White was seated behind Donald Trump one week ago when shots rang out as a gunman tried to assassinate the former US president at a Pennsylvania rally. "God has a protective hedge around him," White told AFP, recalling the chaos in Butler, Pennsylvania when Trump was injured by a would-be assassin, and how the 78-year-old Republican rose to his feet and defiantly pumped his fist in the air.
US homeland chief hits back at attacks on women Secret Service agents
The US homeland security chief hit back Saturday at misogynistic attacks on the women Secret Service agents who threw themselves into the line of fire to protect Donald Trump from a would-be assassin. Several women were seen among the Secret Service agents racing to shield Trump with their bodies as the gunshots ring out.
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike 'targeted ammunition depot'
Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike on a town deep in the country's south Saturday evening targeted an ammunitions depot, lightly injuring three people and causing rockets to explode. "The raid on the town of Adloun targeted an ammunition depot," Lebanon's National News Agency said, after earlier reporting "the Israeli enemy launched a raid" on the area, with "rocket still exploding" and the blasts "lightly injuring three citizens".
Bullet that hit Trump's ear left 2cm wound, says ex-W.House doctor
Donald Trump's former physician said Saturday that the Republican presidential candidate sustained a two-centimeter (almost one inch) gunshot wound during last week's attempted assassination, but that his ear is starting to heal. The memo from former White House physician Ronny Jackson, now a hardline right-wing lawmaker from Texas, is one of the first detailed accounts of the injury Trump sustained when a young gunman opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania one week ago, killing one bystander and wounding two others.
French church knew of abuse claims against revered priest: researchers
The Catholic Church already knew by 2021 of claims of sexual abuse against a beloved humanitarian French priest, the late Abbe Pierre, members of an independent commission said Saturday. And on Saturday, four researchers for an independent commission into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church said that they had already presented testimonies accusing the preacher to the Church in October 2021.
'Out of this world' Pogacar on brink of third Tour de France victory
Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time on this year's Tour de France on Saturday, moving to the brink of a third title, with an "out of this world" performance ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. With just Sunday's concluding time trial to come, two-time champion Pogacar has a five minute 14-second lead over Vingegaard as he effectively made sure of becoming the first man in 26 years to capture the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double in the same season.
Israel strikes key Yemen port after Tel Aviv attack
Israeli warplanes killed three people in the Huthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned "anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price", after Friday's drone attack in Tel Aviv killed an Israeli civilian.
Lowry pegged back as Horschel, Brown move into share of British Open lead
Shane Lowry saw a three-shot advantage slip away during his third round at the British Open on Saturday as American Billy Horschel and unheralded Englishman Daniel Brown moved into a share of the lead at six under. Lowry, who claimed his sole major victory at the 2019 British Open, began the day with a two-shot lead and stretched his advantage to three with a birdie at the par-five fourth.
'Out of this world' Pogacar on brink of third Tour de France victory
Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time on this year's Tour de France on Saturday, moving to the brink of a third title, with an "out of this world" performance ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. With just Sunday's concluding time trial to come, two-time champion Pogacar has a five minute 14-second lead over Vingegaard as he effectively made sure of becoming the first man in 26 years to capture the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double in the same season.
Vietnam to lay former leader to rest next week
Vietnam will hold a funeral next week for late communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong, the party said Saturday. The funeral will take place over two days in the Vietnamese capital on July 25 and July 26, during which a period of national mourning will be observed, the Communist Party of Vietnam said.
Paris Olympics preparations move up a gear
Preparations for the Paris Olympics went up a gear on Saturday as security teams scoured the banks of the Seine ahead of Friday's opening ceremony and top International Olympic Committee officials met in the French capital. The IOC's top brass, led by President Thomas Bach, met on Saturday to prepare for a larger gathering of all of the movement's members on Tuesday and Wednesday.
UK village fights to turn back tide of climate change
Kevin Jordan thought he would spend his retirement listening to the sound of the sea at his home on the Norfolk coast in eastern England. After the storm, Jordan and four neighbours received a letter telling them to move, because their homes would be demolished within a week.
Outspoken US congresswoman Jackson Lee dies
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat and outspoken advocate for racial justice and minorities' rights, has died, her family said on Friday. "Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee," her family said in a statement posted on social platform X. The family described her as "a fierce champion of the people" and a "humanitarian."
Disneyland workers vote in favor of strike authorization
Disneyland employees in California authorized a strike in a union-wide vote Friday, opening the door to withhold their labor from "the happiest place on Earth", the theme park's unions announced. Employees at its California theme parks have not gone on strike since 1984, according to the Los Angeles Times.
'Live joyfully': Poland's DJ Vika, 85, shatters senior stereotypes
With huge headphones propped over her white hair, Polish DJ and activist Wirginia Szmyt, 85, grooves alongside a drag queen on a float at the Warsaw pride parade. Every year since, similar seniors' parades have been held in several Polish cities, and DJ Vika's 26-year-long career in music continues to flourish.
Flash floods across China kill at least 20, dozens missing
Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state media said Saturday, after a week of deadly downpours across the country. Meanwhile, in southwestern Sichuan province more than 30 people were reported missing Saturday after a violent thunderstorm caused flash flooding overnight in the town of Ya'an, according to Xinhua.
Bangladesh army out in force as police fire on demonstrators
Soldiers were patrolling Bangladeshi cities on Saturday to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew. A government curfew went into effect at midnight and the premier's office asked the military to deploy troops after police again failed to subdue widespread mayhem.
'I took a bullet for democracy,' Trump tells first rally since shooting
Donald Trump, holding his first campaign rally Saturday since surviving an assassination attempt, rejected concerns that he is a threat to America's democratic system, triumphantly telling the crowd: "I took a bullet for democracy." The rally represented a moment remarkable by any measure, with Trump back on the campaign trail exactly one week since the assassination attempt.
Stark divide remains as Cyprus marks 50 years since Turkish invasion
Cyprus on Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the bloody invasion of the Mediterranean island by Turkish troops with both sides as divided as ever over the territory's future. Turkish flags flew side-by-side with flags of the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which is still only recognised by Ankara four decades after it was proclaimed by Turkish Cypriot leaders.
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