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PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — Tons of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of a powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars.
The devastation has tested Colombia’s new president,...
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Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake
By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Hopes of finding survivors of the earthquake that struck western Colombia five days ago were dwindling on Saturday, as more bodies were pulled from buildings that collapsed due to the 7.4-magnitude quake that left hundreds...
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The Media Line: Kushner Plans Israel, Egypt Visit as US Seeks to Revive Stalled Gaza Plan
Kushner Plans Israel, Egypt Visit as US Seeks to Revive Stalled Gaza Plan
By The Media Line Staff
Jared Kushner is planning to travel to Israel and Egypt with senior Board of Peace officials for talks aimed at advancing the stalled Gaza postwar plan following Prime...
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US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news- A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others
- Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one
- Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
- Indonesia’s deadliest earthquakes of past decade
- Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured Iranian personnel
- Two women killed in floods in Spain
- Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century
- Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary
- Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 51
- South Korea fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed demarcation line, Yonhap says
- Romania shoots down drone breaching its airspace – defence ministry
- Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 51, cuts roads
- North Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day
- Australia gun buyback to start in November, PM Albanese says
- Russia attacks Kyiv overnight, injuring three, Ukraine officials say
- The Media Line: IDF Kills Radwan Force Commander After Hezbollah Drone Wounds 3 Soldiers
- Falconry-Canadian falcon commands huge price at Saudi breeders auction
- Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one
- 26 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe’s ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 72
- Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home
- UK’s leader calls for reflection after the death of former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism
- Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months
- Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 68 as more bodies recovered
- Yemen’s Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says
- Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality’s throne
- Sicily’s Catania airport restarts flights after Etna alert downgrade
- Taliban mark 5 years since return to power in Afghanistan, in photos
- Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network
- Indonesia’s North Sumatra hit by 6.4-magnitude quake, no tsunami threat
- EU sends aircraft, villages evacuated as Belgium fights record wildfire
- While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis
- A tale of two buildings: how quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela
- German wildfire near Belgian border under control, local authorities say
- Between cartel threats and US airstrikes, Ecuador fishermen have nowhere to hide
- Summer campaign has led to capture of 19 settlements in southeast Ukraine, Russia says
- India’s Modi says armed Maoists are fading, but warns threat remains from ideological supporters
- Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
- Philippine defence chief rejects China criticism, calls response a ‘squid tactic’
- Xi calls for improving disaster prevention as floods, landslides batter China
- Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news
- Lebanon says Israeli strikes in south of the country kill at least 11
- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce
- Exhausted health workers in Congo struggle to keep up as Ebola outpaces contact tracing
- Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant to raise Danube levels to ensure cooling
- Spain disregarded Ceuta warnings before migrant rush, say border workers’ unions
- Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
- Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada, buildings and cars damaged
- There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
- Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots
