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Russia and Ukraine cross accusations of deadly attack on prisoners of war

Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of bombing a prison where prisoners of war were held in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, an attack which Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky said did more of 50 dead and constitutes “a war crime”.

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Zelensky monitors resumption of grain exports at Ukrainian port

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky visited a port in southern Ukraine on Friday to oversee the resumption of grain exports, in accordance with agreements signed on July 22, the presidency announced.

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Maduro suffers another setback in gold fight in UK courts

LONDON: Nicolás Maduro’s government suffered another legal setback on Friday that steers it away from its goal of seizing Venezuela’s gold reserves deposited in the Bank of England, after a ruling in favor of the opposition leader Juan Guaido.

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First conversation between Blinken and Lavrov since the war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The heads of American and Russian diplomacy met on Friday for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, a conversation that Antony Blinken described as “frank”, in particular about the Americans held by Moscow.

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The Pope concludes his penitential trip to Canada in the Arctic

IQALUIT, Canada: Pope Francis arrived this Friday in Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic, and thus concluded his trip to apologize for the mistreatment of indigenous children in the residential schools of the Catholic Church, asking again ” sorry”.

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Markets give Argentina pause, ahead of govt reshaping

BUENOS AIRES: Markets gave some relief to Argentina on Friday, with an appreciation of the parallel exchange rate and an improvement in bond prices, after the appointment of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Massa, as the new “super Economy Minister.

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At least fifteen days of deaths in the “worst” floods in an American state

JACKSON, USA: At least 15 days have died in the “worst” flooding in Kentucky’s history, a number that could double as it rained steadily Friday in the rural central US state.

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Pedro Sánchez asks to take off his tie to reduce the energy bill in Spain

MADRID: The president of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, asked Friday to follow his example and remove his tie, to reduce the energy bill by having less need for air conditioning.

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Colombian police reveal plans to attack Duque government

BOGOTÁ: Colombian police said Thursday they “have evidence” that an armed group, led by a former guerrilla who is hiding in Venezuela, offered a millionaire reward to attack President Iván Duque or his defense minister.

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Spanish prosecutor asks for more than 8 years in prison for tax evasion against Shakira

BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona prosecutors have requested more than eight years in prison and a fine of nearly 24 million euros ($24.5 million) for Colombian star Shakira, accused of defrauding 14.5 million euros to the Spanish treasury between 2012 and 2014.

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