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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come – AP News

Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to come  AP NewsFlash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir  BBCPhotos: Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods  CNNMore than 300 people dead in Pakistan after heavy rains, floods  ReutersHundreds die in Pakistan after flash floods, landslides  CBS News

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war – AP News

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war  AP NewsLIVE: Israel bombs Gaza hospital, advances plans to displace Palestinians  Al JazeeraIsraeli military preparing to expel Gaza City residents as baby in tent among those killed in latest attacks  The GuardianPalestinians flee IDF attacks on Gaza City as Israelis protest occupation plan  BBCIsraeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, spokesperson says  Reuters

Trump vows to do ‘everything’ to ‘save’ Jimmy Lai ahead of trial verdict – Catholic News Agency

Trump vows to do ‘everything’ to ‘save’ Jimmy Lai ahead of trial verdict  Catholic News AgencyJimmy Lai: Closing arguments under way in Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon’s national security trial  BBCTrump has vowed to free Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court is about to decide the media mogul’s fate  CNNJimmy Lai's son says his father will 'most likely die in jail' unless UK govt intervenes  Sky NewsTrump says he hopes to 'save' Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai  Reuters

Rector of Shrine in Albano elated to welcome Pope Leo XIV – Vatican News

Rector of Shrine in Albano elated to welcome Pope Leo XIV  Vatican NewsPope Leo XIV returns to Castel Gandolfo  Catholic News AgencyThis Italian city is the vacation spot of popes  Yahoo Life UKPapal lunch with poor scheduled for Aug. 17  CBCPNewsCaritas Albano: Our poor will be the first to dine with the Pope  Herald Malaysia Online

Security News This Week: Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls – WIRED

Security News This Week: Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls  WIREDRussia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram calls in push to control internet  The Washington PostRoskomnadzor Says It’s Restricting WhatsApp, Telegram Calls  The Moscow TimesWhatsApp accuses Russia of trying to block its service  The HillRussia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram, alleging apps used for fraud and terrorism  The Guardian

Over 4 years since the Taliban took Kabul, millions of Afghans have been sent back to a country in crisis – ABC News

Over 4 years since the Taliban took Kabul, millions of Afghans have been sent back to a country in crisis  ABC NewsAfghanistan: the burden of returns from Iran and Pakistan worsens the humanitarian crisis  intersos.orgReturn of more than 3 million refugees to the country We will not allow anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan  خبرگزاری صدای افغان(آوا)1.7 mln Afghans return from Iran and Pakistan in 2025  AnewZUNHCR, UNICEF Sign Pact To Protect Afghan Children  Menafn

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Ukraine cuts off Putin’s pipeline profits—Europe’s Druzba oil deliveries halted after yesterday’s drone assault – Euromaidan Press

Ukraine cuts off Putin’s pipeline profits—Europe’s Druzba oil deliveries halted after yesterday's drone assault  Euromaidan PressOil flows resume to Hungary, Slovakia via Druzhba pipeline, officials say  ReutersUkraine Says It Made Fresh Attack on Russian Oil Pipeline System  Bloomberg.comBudapest threatens Kyiv with electricity cut after strikes on pipeline  Euronews.comNATO Ally Issues Warning to Ukraine After Russia Pipeline Strike  Newsweek

Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150 – CBS News

Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150  CBS NewsDeath toll from blast at factory in Ryazan rises to 25, Russia says  ReutersDeath toll in Russian factory fire rises to 24  ABC NewsDeath toll from Friday’s explosion at Russian gunpowder plant rises to 20  MeduzaDeath Toll From Ryazan Plant Explosion Rises to 23  The Moscow Times

Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by Islamic State – AP News

Iraq starts excavation of large mass grave left by Islamic State  AP NewsIraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul  Al JazeeraIraq starts excavating large mass grave left by Islamic State  NBC NewsIraq digs mass graves of victims killed by ISIS  Iraqi NewsIraq Mass Grave  The Herald Journal