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Terrorist Attack · KabulA huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said. Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed. Al Jazeera quoted an unidentified official as giving a death toll of 20.See the Story
Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
41% Left coverage: 66 sources
Europe · BeijingLast year in mid-August, Russia sent thousands of troops to central China for the Sibu/Cooperation-2021 drills in China's Ningxia region. The pair of countries have been conducting military drills since the mid-2000s. In 2014, as relations between Moscow and the West reached a post-Cold War low due to the annexation of Crimea, Moscow shifted its allegiance to China.See the Story
Chinese military will send troops to Russia for joint exercise
42% Right coverage: 38 sources
Europe · New YorkHadi Matar, 24, told the New York Post he was "surprised" the author had survived the attack. The suspected assailant has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. He did not say whether he was inspired by the 1989 edict, or fatwa, issued under Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.See the Story
Rushdie attack suspect says he admires Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini
38% Right coverage: 32 sources
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Evacuations · WellingtonHeavy rain continues to pelt New Zealand on Thursday, causing further disruptions and road closures. Residents in the northern part of North Island found themselves isolated after landslides, fallen trees and floodwaters blocked highway access. The stormy weather also forced some schools to close, airlines to cancel flights and business to shutter.See the Story
Torrential rains lash New Zealand for 3rd day, hundreds evacuate homes
46% Center coverage: 26 sources
Europe · BrusselsNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says peacekeeping forces are ready to do more in Kosovo if needed. The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) has nearly 4,000 troops in the country. A long-running border dispute sparked fears of an escalation in the region this summer.See the Story
NATO says ready to intervene if Serbia-Kosovo stability at risk
62% Center coverage: 13 sources
Military · West BankIsraeli forces killed a Palestinian youth in predawn clashes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian medics said. Palestinian medics identify the man who was killed as Waseem Khalifa, 18. At least 30 Palestinians were wounded, four of whom were shot with live ammunition. Last week, three Palestinian gunmen were killed in a shootout with Israeli forces. Israeli forces have carried out near-daily raids in the West Bank in recent months.See the Story
Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in West Bank clashes, medics say
53% Left coverage: 19 sources
Europe · TallinnEstonia has repelled “the most extensive cyber attacks since 2007”, it said on Thursday, shortly after removing Soviet monuments in a region with an ethnic Russian majority.
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Estonia says it repelled major cyber attack after removing Soviet monuments
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
Corruption · AsuncionParaguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez on Thursday said he will not resign until he has details of U.S. accusations against him, a reversal days after Washington accused him of having participated in acts of "significant" corruption.See the Story
Paraguay's vice president reverses, says he won't resign yet
43% Center coverage: 14 sources
Europe · MoscowRussia's foreign ministry confirmed it is engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States. The Kremlin has said on several occasions that U.S. officials were undermining efforts to secure a prisoner swap by resorting to "megaphone diplomacy" Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan could be exchanged for convicted Russian gun-runner Viktor Bout.See the Story
Russia says 'quiet' diplomacy on Griner prisoner swap with U.S. ongoing
39% Right coverage: 13 sources
Kim Jong-Un · SeoulTalks with North Korea should not be for political show but contribute to establishing peace, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday, speaking at a wide-ranging press conference to mark his first 100 days in office.See the Story
S.Korea president says any talks with N.Korea should be more than show
60% Right coverage: 10 sources
Latin America · Mexico CityThis year will be the deadliest on record for journalists in Mexico, human rights group says. Of the 18 deaths, Article 19 had identified a potential link to their work in nine cases. The group has documented a total of 331 attacks against journalists in the first half of the year.See the Story
Mexico records deadliest year yet for journalists, with 18 murders so far -report
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
