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A Game of Double Standards
Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.
Iraqi PM makes first official visit to Iran in bid to deepen ties
Ali al-Zaidi will hold talks with senior Iranian officials on cooperation, shared interests and security.
Bordeaux wildfire burns 3,100 hectares, 20,000 evacuated
A wildfire near Bordeaux, France, has burned 3,100 hectares (7,660 acres) of forest
UK’s Burnham tells Scotland new independence vote is off limits
Visiting Scotland, Burnham says a new referendum would detract from efforts to grow the economy.
Children wounded in Israeli strike on Khan Younis
Children were rushed to hospital after an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis.
World Bank estimates Venezuela earthquakes caused $19.6bn in damage
Report says 47 percent of physical damage from pair of earthquakes impacted residential buildings.
More than 100 UK millionaires ask new PM Andy Burnham to tax them more
The 'Patriotic Millionaires' say 'wealth and power have been concentrated in a small group for too long'.
Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom joining Abraham Accords
Claim casts further confusion over deal to launch US-supported civilian nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait-Iraq border crossing hit in drone attack
Kuwait's Defence Ministry said a drone attack hit the Abdali border crossing with Iraq, causing damage but no casualties
Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces as West Bank fields set ablaze
Two men were killed in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus. An Israeli settler was also reportedly stabbed.