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Lanterns released on Hiroshima river in tribute to atomic bomb victims

Candle-lit lanterns drifted along the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima on Wednesday, with crowds gathering to remember those killed in the atomic bombing 80 years ago.

One dead as France battles largest wildfire of this summer in Aude

France’s largest wildfire this summer has killed one person and injured nine others as it spread across 13,000 hectares in Aude by Wednesday.

Trump’s envoy meets with Putin in Russia as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

A Kremlin aide has described the 3-hour-long talks as “useful and constructive”.

Lebanon asks army to disarm defiant Hezbollah

Since the Israel-Hezbollah war ended in November with a US-brokered ceasefire, Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss its disarmament until Israel withdraws from five hills it controls inside Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza as UN clinic area hit

Israeli airstrikes struck areas near a UN-run clinic in Gaza City on Wednesday, destroying homes and tents sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Ghana seizes Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini linked to US fraud case

"I don’t know who shipped it to Ghana," he said, denying any wrongdoing.

South Sudan: Aid agency suspends work over staff abductions

MSF said several incidents of violence targeting aid workers and healthcare facilities have been reported in Morobo, Central Equatorial state - including forceful abductions, arson, violent looting of hospitals, and damage to medical infrastructure

South Sudan: Aid agency suspends work over staff abductions

MSF said several incidents of violence targeting aid workers and healthcare facilities have been reported in Morobo, Central Equatorial state - including forceful abductions, arson, violent looting of hospitals, and damage to medical infrastructure

US museum house home that played a key role in the civil rights movement

Owned by the Jackson family, it served as a haven and planning site for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches led by Dr Martin Luther King jr.

Sudan indicts Hemedti and brother for mass atrocities

With famine and widespread destruction ravaging communities, global bodies are pressing for accountability and justice to break the cycle of impunity in Sudan