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Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport – AP News

Power outage hits the Czech Republic and disrupts Prague public transport  AP NewsCzech Republic hit by major power outage triggered by fallen cable  ReutersMajor blackout hits Czech Republic  DWMajor power outage in Czech Republic halts Prague metro and trams, cause unknown  Euronews.comGrid Gaps and Cyber Threats: Why Smart Infrastructure Stocks Are Poised to Surge Post-Czech Outage  AInvest

Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt – AP News

Ethiopia completes the power-generating dam on the Nile that caused a dispute with Egypt  AP NewsGerd: Ethiopia has finished building mega-dam, Abiy Ahmed says  BBCGERD Inauguration Scheduled For September 2025  The Reporter EthiopiaEthiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed says mega dam GERD on the Nile ‘now complete’  Al JazeeraEgypt raises the stakes against Ethiopia over Nile dam row  The New Arab

Wildfires on Greek island Crete force thousands to evacuate – CBS News

Wildfires on Greek island Crete force thousands to evacuate  CBS NewsWatch: Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece  BBCWildfires are tearing through a popular tourist hotspot in Greece, forcing mass evacuations  CNNGreece Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 1,500 People From Island of Crete  The New York TimesWildfires rage on Greek island of Crete amid deadly European heat wave  The Washington Post

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History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo – Vatican News

History and art of Pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo  Vatican NewsPope Leo Returns to Tradition: A Summer Break at a Papal Villa  The New York TimesVatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September  catholicnewsagency.comPope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body and spirit'  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosAfter 12 years, locals welcome pope back to his summer home  National Catholic Reporter

U.N. council votes to keep researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn – NBC News

U.N. council votes to keep researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn  NBC NewsUN council votes to keep researching abuses for LGBT people despite US U-turn  ReutersUN Human Rights Council extends LGBTQ rights expert’s mandate  Washington BladeUN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity  International Service for Human RightsAs UN faces a key vote on expert to protect LGBTQIA rights, will India finally be on the right side?  Scroll.in

Vatican offers new guidance for Synod’s implementation phase – Vatican News

Vatican offers new guidance for Synod’s implementation phase  Vatican NewsSr. Becquart: New Synod document to foster exchange of gifts among local Churches  Vatican NewsWith pope's support, Vatican to publish document on synod's final phase  usccbVatican’s synod office postpones reports on controversial issues  catholicnewsagency.comWhat is Leo XIV’s synodal ‘endgame’?  The Catholic Thing

Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country – AP News

Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country  AP NewsHeatwave to test power grid stability, authorities on high alert  eKathimerini.comBeaches Near Athens Fill Up From the Morning Amid Heatwave  tovima.comNew heat wave scorches Greece with mercury set to hit 42C  Anadolu AjansıFour-day heatwave begins in Greece  Yahoo

‘Superman’ Director James Gunn Says His Film ‘Is About Politics,’ ‘An Immigrant that Came from Other Places,’ and the ‘Kindness We Have Lost’

"Superman" director James Gunn -- who was fired by Disney after a decade's worth of tweets he wrote about child rape, Mexicans, AIDS, and the Holocaust went viral; who said "Trump wakes up every morning hoping more kids are murdered by immigrants so it will help him in the polls;" who called Sen. Ted Cruz a "traitor;" who peddled the Trump "pee tape" hoax, and who said in 2023 "there is such a thing as superhero fatigue," is now telling a large segment of America that his new superhero movie might not be for them. 
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Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production – AP News

Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production  AP NewsUkraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks  CNNRussia launches largest missile and drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began  AP NewsRussia says it downs eight Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow  ReutersUkrainian drone attacks spark chaos at Russian airports, causing over 2,000 flights in two days to be canceled or delayed  Meduza

Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says – AP News

Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says  AP NewsCrew abandons cargo ship in Red Sea after drone, grenade attack  Al JazeeraFirst Red Sea naval attack in months raises alarms  YahooShip on Fire off Yemen After Being Attacked With 'Unknown Projectiles' in the Red Sea  Military.comShip Hit in Red Sea as Israel Strikes Houthi-Controlled Ports  Bloomberg