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  In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi is announcing his retirement from international football. He is the most-capped player and the all-time leading goalscorer for #Argentina https://en-wp.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi https://newsasfacts.com/news/160703

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  The death toll from the flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, #UnitedStates last Saturday rises to two, while the number of people missing falls from more than 20 to one after park rangers locate most of those previously unaccounted for. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Grand_Canyon_flood https://newsasfacts.com/news/160699

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  #Ukraine tightens security measures for Kyiv's public transport, schools, and parliament amid increased Russian drone attacks, including restrictions on large school gatherings, possible remote learning, and expanded shelter arrangements. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Aerial_warfare_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war https://en-wp.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_(2022–present) https://en-wp.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present) https://newsasfacts.com/news/160697

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  The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, #Indonesia erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. https://newsasfacts.com/news/160692

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  A judiciary in #Iraq sentences Kata'ib Hezbollah member Amir Rahim Jabbar to 15 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Shelly_Kittleson https://newsasfacts.com/news/160671

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  #Israel and #Greece sign a €3 billion arms export deal that will enable the Israeli defense ministry to build the "Achilles Shield", a multi- layered air defense array similar to the Iron Dome, made entirely by Israeli systems, including David's Sling, SPYDER, and Barak MX. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Greece–Israel_relations https://en-wp.org/wiki/2020s_European_rearmament https://newsasfacts.com/news/160667

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  A data from the Methane Alert and Response System reports that #Turkmenistan has started the process of clearing methane leaks from its oil and gas facilities. https://newsasfacts.com/news/160676

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  Adobe Inc. reaches a $4 billion deal to offer free access to AI tools in #Saudi #Arabia with its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Humain. https://newsasfacts.com/news/160673

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  The #UnitedArabEmirates defence ministry reports that an Iranian drone has been intercepted over the country's airspace. Additionally, #Iran 's army also says that they have attacked the Al Minhad Air Base, which the #UAE also denies. https://en-wp.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_2026_Iran_war https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war https://newsasfacts.com/news/160666

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  It is reported that school principal Rajendra Dawadi has saved over 900 students and 16 faculty members at the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot District, #Nepal 10 minutes before flash floods hit the area last week. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Nepal_floods https://newsasfacts.com/news/160677

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  The 26th #Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is held in Bishkek, #Kyrgyzstan which coincides with the country's Independence Day World Nomad Games. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Bishkek_SCO_summit?action=edit&redlink=1 https://newsasfacts.com/news/160629

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  Two teenagers are arrested in #Israel for allegedly pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack on security forces at the Temple Mount and an IDF base in northern Israel. https://newsasfacts.com/news/160552

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  The Cambodian government says that they have closed more than 700 online scam centers and arrested nearly 30,000 suspects, including 15 senior officials and law- enforcement officers, during a year-long crackdown on cybercrime networks. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Scam_centers_in_Cambodia https://newsasfacts.com/news/160555

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  Two men steal a 200-carat platinum-and-diamond necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, #Austria after smashing a display case with a hammer and fleeing, according to Austrian police. https://newsasfacts.com/news/160562

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  An Ecuadorian court convicts former president Lenín Moreno of bribery linked to the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair plant in Napo Province. His wife, Rocío González Navas, and daughter are also found guilty. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Ecuador https://newsasfacts.com/news/160564

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  Demonstrators gather in #Washington D.C., #UnitedStates to protest against the Trump administration's efforts to rollback voting and civil rights, 63 years after the March on Washington rally by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Protests_against_Donald_Trump https://newsasfacts.com/news/160566

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  #Greenland establishes a truth and reconciliation commission after experts conclude that a decades- long Danish contraceptive program violated Inuit women's rights but disagree on whether it constituted genocide. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Forced_contraception_of_women_in_Greenland https://newsasfacts.com/news/160553

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  King Harald V of #Norway dies at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign and is succeeded by his son Haakon VIII. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Harald_V https://newsasfacts.com/news/160556

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  In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche sign defenceman and alternate captain Cale Makar to a eight-year extension worth #US $163.2 million, the largest contract in National Hockey League history. He is the first player to exceed past $20 million in average annual value. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026–27_NHL_season https://newsasfacts.com/news/160554

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  Nigerien television confirms that dissenting elements of the #Niger Armed Forces attempted a coup in the nation's capital, Niamey. Attacks are reported on Diori Hamani International Airport and the Presidential Palace. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Nigerien_coup_attempt?action=edit&redlink=1 https://newsasfacts.com/news/160568

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  Icelanders vote on a referendum to decide whether to restart membership negotiations with the EU. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Icelandic_European_Union_membership_negotiations_referendum https://newsasfacts.com/news/160569

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  The IDF confirms that they have killed Nukhba Force commander Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum and Hamas sniper Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Gaza_war https://newsasfacts.com/news/160575

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  The #Cameroon -flagged Turkish cargo ship MV _LUTUF_ , which was hijacked on August 17, is freed by Somalian and Turkish forces off the coast of #Somalia https://en-wp.org/wiki/Piracy_off_the_coast_of_Somalia https://en-wp.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War https://newsasfacts.com/news/160578

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  Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for an army officer-turned-defector named Inkinane Ag Attaher. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Mali_War https://newsasfacts.com/news/160579

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  #Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al- Balah area of the Gaza Strip in #Palestine killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces state that they targeted a Hamas commander who "was hiding within the compound" of the hospital. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Attacks_on_health_facilities_during_the_Gaza_war https://en-wp.org/wiki/Gaza_war https://newsasfacts.com/news/160580

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  The death toll from flash floods in #Nepal rises to 669, with more than 2,400 people reported missing. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Nepal_floods https://newsasfacts.com/news/160576

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  #Argentina beat the #Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third World Cup title in women's field hockey. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup_final https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup https://newsasfacts.com/news/160581

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  Tuareg rebels free 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for army officer-turned-defector Inkinane Ag Attaher. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Mali_War https://newsasfacts.com/news/160586

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  In field hockey, #Argentina beat the #Netherlands in the final after a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out to secure their third Women's World Cup title. https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup_final https://en-wp.org/wiki/2026_Women's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup https://newsasfacts.com/news/160588

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  In boxing, Filip Hrgović defeats Moses Itauma by ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Hrgović becomes the first Croatian heavyweight boxing world champion. https://en-wp.org/wiki/Moses_Itauma_vs._Filip_Hrgovic https://newsasfacts.com/news/160590