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Britain facing public health emergency: Health officials
Health leaders said they are concerned that widespread fuel poverty will increase the high number of annual deaths associated with cold homes, estimated at 10,000, and add pressure to an already overwhelmed health service. NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor said: "The country is facing a humanitarian crisis. Many people could face the awful choice between skipping meals to heat their homes and having to live in in cold, damp and very unpleasant conditions.
Attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK
At least 12 civilians were killed in Russian strikes on residential areas of the city on Wednesday, the ministry wrote in its latest intelligence update on Twitter. It noted that Kharkiv is within range of most Russian artillery types, reports dpa news agency. "Multiple rocket launchers and generally inaccurate area weapons have caused devastation across large parts of the city," the defence intelligence update said.
Russian air force fires at Crimean city, explosions reported
The port city is the gateway to an 18-km bridge that links Crimea to Russia, dpa news agency reported on Friday. Ukraine has labelled the bridge, built in 2018, as a legitimate target in its bid to force the Russians out of their lands. "There is no danger for the city or the bridge," Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Crimea's Russian leaders, said on Telegram.
Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable: Imran Khan
In an interview to the Guardian, Imran Khan also said he expected Afghan women to "assert their rights" in the face of Taliban restrictions in which he sought to moderate his reputation as a firebrand. He is fighting for his political survival after being ousted from office in April.
Kosovo-Serbia crisis talks in Brussels end without breakthrough
Tensions have escalated between Serbia and Kosovo, with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo blocking roads and erecting barricades on July 31 to protest Kosovo's decision to oblige them to use vehicle license plates issued in Pristina.
Mexico declares abducted students dead after 8 years
All indications point to this "sad reality", dpa news agency quoted Alejandro Encinas, secretary of state for Human Rights in the Ministry of Interior, as saying in a press conference here on Thursday. This was communicated to the relatives of the Missing students at a "hard and painful meeting", which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador also attended, Encinas told reporters.
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping plan to attend Nov G20 summit: Indonesian President
"Xi Jinping will come. President Putin has also told me he will come," dpa news agency quoted Widodo as saying to Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday. Indonesia currently holds the G20 presidency. Widodo had invited Putin but the Kremlin has so far not confirmed the Russian President's plans either way.
Liz Cheney bruised but undaunted in campaign against Donald Trump
From the day she lost her lone Wyoming seat in the Republican primaries for the upcoming ballot for the House on November 8, Cheney has begun to position herself as the fulcrum for an anti-Trump lobby in her bid for a longer-term fight with former President. The question Cheney is confronting today is whether there is an appetite within the Republican Party for a candidate singularly focused on serving as an antagonist for its most popular and dominant figure. Cheney has begun setting up an apparatus to support and insulate her future political moves -- including a potential presidential bid as a Trump foil.
Iran says entry into new stage in nuke talks hinges on US response
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, in which they discussed bilateral, regional and international issues, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday.
Kim Jong-un's sister rejects South Korean leader's 'absurd dream'
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been in office for three months, said on Wednesday that South Korea was ready to help its neighbour as long as North Korea showed determination to disarm. He added that Seoul would not require "complete denuclearisation before we do anything". Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong called Yoon's speech "nonsense", "ridiculous" and "pipedream-like remarks" in a press statement.
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