Burundi appoints Nestor Ntahontuye as prime minister in a cabinet overhaul
President Évariste Ndayishimiye has named Nestor Ntahontuye as Burundi’s new prime minister in a reshuffle that also changes several ministries.
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Paluckas resigns, forcing Lithuania’s entire cabinet to step down
Lithuania’s prime minister stepped down on Monday, triggering the constitutional resignation of the whole government and opening a 15-day race to form a new cabinet.
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Jung Chung-rae wins Democratic Party leadership in South Korea
Jung Chung-rae has been elected leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party at the party convention in Goyang, giving the veteran lawmaker control of the country’s main opposition force.
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Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life in trafficking cases involving Chinese nationals
Military courts in Myanmar have given life sentences to a dozen people, including five Chinese nationals, in cases tied to trafficking and forced marriage schemes.
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Seven Inmates Killed in Tuxpan Prison Riot as Veracruz Authorities Restore Control
Officials in Veracruz said order was restored at the prison in Tuxpan after a riot left seven inmates dead, injured 11 others and triggered fires inside the facility.
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South Africa arrests nearly 1,000 undocumented miners at Barberton gold mine
Police say a week-long operation at the Sheba Gold Mine netted close to 1,000 undocumented migrants, with some detainees believed to be underage and more arrests still possible.
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Prabowo seeks pardons for Lembong and Hasto in move framed as national unity
Indonesia’s president has asked parliament to approve pardons for two high-profile corruption convicts, saying the move serves national unity.
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Seoul issues arrest warrant for former minister Lee Sang-min over martial law role
Former interior minister Lee Sang-min has been arrested after a court said prosecutors had enough evidence to keep him in custody over Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law episode.
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Montana bar shooting leaves four dead and a suspect on the run
The event date is August 1, 2025, and authorities said a shooting at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, left four people dead while a 45-year-old suspect remained at large.
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Conor McGregor appeal dismissed as Irish court upholds rape finding
Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed Conor McGregor’s challenge to the civil verdict that found he raped Nikita Hand, leaving the damages award and the finding intact.
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El Salvador removes term limits and clears a path for Bukele to seek more terms
2025-07-31 event: El Salvador’s congress approves reforms that abolish presidential term limits, extend terms to six years and move the next election to 2027.
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Pakistani court sentences Omar Ayub and supporters over protest role
A Faisalabad court has handed down long prison terms in a case that adds to pressure on the opposition around imprisoned former premier Imran Khan.
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Poland says 32 people detained in probe into alleged Russia-linked sabotage
Authorities say the suspects include Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and a Colombian man accused of arson attacks at Russia’s behest.
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Lebanese military court convicts six in killing of Irish UN peacekeeper
The court convicted six men in the 2022 ambush that killed Pvt. Seán Rooney, with the main defendant sentenced to death in absentia.
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Four killed and hundreds arrested as fuel protests turn deadly in Luanda
Angola's capital saw mass arrests after demonstrations against rising fuel prices escalated into violence.
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Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe convicted in witness-tampering case
A Bogotá court has found Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering and bribery, a landmark ruling against one of Colombia’s most influential politicians.
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Reno casino shooting kills three and leaves suspect critical
Reno police said three people died in a shooting at the Grand Sierra Resort and three others, including the suspect, were left in critical condition.
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Midtown Manhattan shooting leaves four dead as investigators search for motive
Police said a gunman opened fire in the office tower and later died, while investigators have not yet publicly explained why he attacked.
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Bangkok market shooting leaves six dead, including gunman, and two women hurt
Police in Bangkok say the shooting at Or Tor Kor Market left six people dead, including the perpetrator, and two women injured.
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Iran executes two members of exiled MEK group over alleged attacks
Tehran says the men carried out attacks on civilian and government targets, while the executions revive attention on Iran’s long campaign against the group.
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Providenciales nightclub shooting leaves three people dead
Authorities described the attack, which also wounded ten people, as the territory’s first recent mass shooting.
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Hong Kong issues bounties for 19 overseas activists as security pressure widens
Police say the Hong Kong Parliament group is a subversive organization and offered rewards for information leading to arrests of named activists, including four with larger bounties.
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ICC convicts anti-Balaka leaders over atrocities in Central African Republic
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom were found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 12 and 15 years.
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Colombian Court Sentences Former Chiquita Executives for Financing Paramilitaries
A specialized court in Antioquia handed prison terms and fines to seven former Chiquita Brands executives, marking a rare Colombian criminal judgment against multinational managers over payments to the AUC paramilitary group.
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