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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online in posts that claim identification will be required to shop there. The claims are juxtaposed against Democratic resistance to nationwide voter ID requirements.Republican officials and other major public figures, as well as conservative…

Our journey starts at the farm of Georg Bockmaier. Usually he grows potatoes and cereals, just as his father and grandfather did. Grasbrunn, Bockmaier’s village in the outskirts of Munich, witnesses unusual activities: heavy machinery is brought in, a construction crew from Slovakia is building an agricultural photovoltaic (agri-PV) installation…

SC Villa captain and Ugandan international David Owori was found unconscious by passers-by, but later pronounced dead.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Uganda international ‌David Owori, captain of one of the country’s ⁠biggest football clubs, ⁠has died after an assault in the capital Kampala, police said.The 28-year-old, who was captain…

Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia’s president after winning a run-off election on promises to crack down on armed groups, cut government spending by as much as 40 percent, and revive the South American country’s oil and gas industry.De la Espriella, 48, took the…

Aid workers say the virus is spreading at an ‘alarming and unprecedented rate’, as new cases are recorded in remote areas of the war-torn African country.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak have gone on strike to demand payment…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his vehicle was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there on Tuesday, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Jeanine John Taele,…

German rail network to ban alcohol from 5,400 stations by October Germany’s national railway operator Deutsche Bahn will introduce a ban on alcohol at all 5,400 stations by 15 October. There will be exemptions, however, including for station bars and restaurants. 24/07/2026 Read the full article here

Amnesty International says impunity for past abuses has left civilians vulnerable as fighting returns to Tigray.By Mohamed Ghulam MohammaduPublished On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026When Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022, it appeared that one of Africa’s deadliest conflicts had finally…

Published on 25/06/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2 The European Commission said on Thursday that Microsoft and Amazon’s cloud services should fall under a strict regulatory regime, at least on a preliminary basis, as Brussels tries to make the cloud market fair and contestable while promoting European providers. The decision means Microsoft…