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  Putin warns of ‘lethal’ strikes at Russian warship parade

  Agence France-Presse . Saint Petersburg | Updated at 09:49pm on July 25, 2021

  President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia’s navy was capable of delivering lethal strikes against underwater and aerial enemy targets during a parade of warships in the port city of...

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  Health minister sorry for saying UK should not ‘cower’ from Covid-19

  Agence Fran ce-Presse . London | Updated at 09:48pm on July 25, 2021

  Britain’s health secretary Sajid Javid on Sunday apologised after he tweeted that the country need not ‘cower’ in the face of coronavirus, having himself recovered from a bout of the disease...

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  Afghan families flee fighting in former Taliban bastion

  Agence France-Presse . Kandahar | Updated at 09:03pm on July 25, 2021

  More than 22,000 Afghan families have fled from their homes to escape fighting in the former Taliban bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday, as authorities arrested four suspected insurgents over this...

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  Greece sees uproar as mascot seal killed in protected area

  Agence France-Presse . Athens, Greece | Updated at 08:57pm on July 25, 2021

  A young endangered monk seal who became the mascot of a Greek island in a marine protected area after surviving a cyclone and endearing himself...

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  Russia can deflect enemy anywhere: Putin

  Agence France-Presse . Saint Petersburg, Russia | Updated at 08:40pm on July 25, 2021

  President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia's navy was capable of identifying enemies anywhere and delivering lethal strikes against underwater and aerial enemy targets during...

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  Afghan forces catch four Taliban for Eid rocket attack

  Agence France-Presse . Kabul, Afghanistan | Updated at 08:35pm on July 25, 2021

  Afghan forces have captured four Taliban fighters including a militant commander for carrying out this week’s rocket attack targeting the presidential palace in Kabul during...

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  India monsoon death toll climbs to 127, dozens still missing

  Agence France-Presse . Mumbai, India | Updated at 08:32pm on July 25, 2021

  The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 127 Sunday, officials said, with rescuers searching for dozens...

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  DR Congo policeman shoots student for not wearing mask

  Agence France-Presse . Kinshasa, DR Congo | Updated at 08:27pm on July 25, 2021

  A policeman of Democratic Republic of Congo has shot a student who was not wearing a mask while filming on the streets of the capital,...