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Lightning strike in Poland, heavy thunderstorm blamed for at least 5 deaths, more than 100 injuries in Tatra Mountains
At least five people -- including two children -- are dead and over 100 others injured after lightning struck during a thunderstorm in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains, officials said.
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The TOPR rescue service said rescuers were dispatched to Giewont peak, a 6,214-feet-high trekking destination, where the group of tourists had been struck by lightning. ( Fox News)
North Korea and China are huge winners in the worsening Japan-South Korea spat
The cracks in the relationship between South Korea and Japan are deepening -- undercutting security cooperation on North Korea and potentially handing a win to China.
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South Korea announced Thursday it would abandon a military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan in the next few months as part of an increasingly vicious trade war that is mired in historical animosity. ( CNN)
Amazon rainforest fires: Macron calls for G7 talks to focus on 'international crisis'
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said the fires in the Amazon are an “international crisis” and called for them to be top of the agenda at the G7 summit, prompting a furious response from Brazil’s leader. ( The Guardiann)
Radical gun reform may finally have a voice in Washington
March for Our Lives, the national youth gun violence prevention movement founded by survivors of last year’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, released a sweeping gun reform agenda this week. ( The Guardian )
Israeli AG to allow local authorities to hold gender segregated events
Avichai Mandelblit holds urgent meeting to formulate a temporary position on the issue, saying the officials would have to make sure such events are only held if the rights of inpiduals aren't being hurt; decision comes after a contentious gender-segregated concert in Afula (Ynet)
U.S. officials say Israel struck Iranian weapons depot in Iraq
New York Times says 'cargo of guided missiles with a range of 125 miles' was destroyed in July 19 airstrike on base used by Revolutionary Guards to transfer arms to Syria
A series of blasts in the past few weeks have hit weapon depots and bases belonging to paramilitary groups in Iraq, many of them backed by Israel's regional foe Iran. (Ynet)
Russian Doctors Rattled by Radiation Exposure Told to ‘Get to Work’ After Explosion
Doctors who treated victims of radiation after a deadly explosion in northern Russia were told to “get to work” after raising concerns of exposure, Russian media have reported, citing medical personnel involved in treating the victims. ( Moscow Times)
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