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Israel keeps up strikes as Hamas pulls out of Gaza truce talks


Nuseirat (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israeli bombardments hit a school in Gaza a day after a deadly strike targeting the Hamas militant commander Mohammed Deif. The strike comes as a Hamas official says the group is withdrawing from Gaza truce talks.

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England fans ‘let down again’ after Euros final loss


London (AFP) – Spain has secured a 2-1 victory over England to become European champions, ending the English hope of breaking a 58-year-old curse. “England let us down in a knockout game again” says one England fan in London’s 02 Arena, “it’s the same old story.”

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Ecuador fishermen surrender to drug trafficking under threats


Salinas (Ecuador) (AFP) – In front of an idyllic coastal landscape surrounded by luxurious buildings, the seaside resort of Salinas in southwestern Ecuador hides a war that is hidden from tourists. Many fishermen are caught in a perverse dilemma: transport cocaine in exchange for large sums of money, or die for refusing to do so.

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Between divided land and the threat of modernity: India’s Brokpa people


Garkon (India) (AFP) – High in the Indian Himalayas, the Brokpa people fear for their way of life as modernity catches up to the isolated community living on disputed lands. Brokpa people recount myths of ancestral links to Alexander the Great’s army, who invaded in the fourth century BC, and ancient Rome.

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Former US president Donald Trump injured in assassination attempt


Butler (United States) (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump has been injured in an assassination attempt during his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured in the worst act of US political violence in decades.

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Colombia football fans wait for start of Copa America final


Bogotá (AFP) – Colombian football fans gather in a fan zone in the capital of Bogota ahead of the start of the Copa America final against Argentina. The kick-off in Miami has been delayed by 30 minutes amid chaotic crowd scenes outside the venue. IMAGES

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