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Over 100 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsized Off Libya’s Coast
More than 2,000 were returned by the Libyan coast guard last week. The boat capsized east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli , and the 14 were rescued early on Friday, he added. The agreement also calls for humanitarian groups not to obstruct the Libyan coast guard. Libya represents a major transit point for African migrants seeking access to Europe, especially Italy. [Full Article...]
Search continues for Thai youth football team trapped in cave
In this Thursday, June 28, 2018, photo, a wheel of an emergency vehicle is covered in mud at the staging area for search efforts for a missing soccer team and their coach who went missing in a large cave in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand . [Full Article...]
Firefighters battling major blaze at London tower block
The blaze could be seen across London's skyline, with the smoke seen as far as Shoreditch, northeast of London. Control officers took more than 90 calls relating to the blaze in Grafton House, and about 40 people left the building before firefighters arrived. [Full Article...]
Trump says he'll bring up election meddling with Putin
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he planned to discuss Ukraine, Syria and Crimea as well as election interference when he meets with the Russian president in Helsinki, Finland, next month in a summit he said could help defuse tensions between Moscow and Washington. [Full Article...]
Killed After Bus Falls Into Gorge
Though the exact cause of the accident is not known, but the bus was overloaded, he said. The bus was believed to be travelling from Bhaun to Ramnagar when it fell into the 213m deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district this morning. [Full Article...]
DNC chairman calls Obama ‘the real president of the United States’
At one point, he turned to the crowd and declared, "Enough moping, this is a mope-free zone". Tickets reportedly started at $2,700 and included a musical performance by Christina Aguilera, who also performed at a fundraiser for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. [Full Article...]
Senator Mocks Trump Over North Korea Nuclear Program
One U.S. official said the regime has stopped nuclear and missile tests but "there's no evidence that they are decreasing stockpiles, or that they have stopped their production". "This is why people want North Korea to declare all its facilities up front", Wit said. "I supported the president talking with the North Korea dictator because I do believe that has the potential for increasing our saf... [Full Article...]
US moves out of Seoul after 70 tense years of military presence
During that press conference he also abruptly announced that the US was suspending major military exercises with the South, which was widely seen as a concession to the North. It would "contribute not only to peace on the peninsula but also to world peace as a stabiliser in Northeast Asia", he said. The command's move comes amid a fledgling detente on the Korean Peninsula. [Full Article...]