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A presentation by the US government showing a map of Africa which mislabeled every single country caused a stir among attendees at a global conference in Brazil.
Many took screenshots and posted the map from the State Department's presentation on the new health agreements at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26.
The map contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signalled it was made with OpenAI tools, Reuters reported.
The State Department took "full responsibility for the confusion and misrepresentation"
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy could suspend the Schengen agreement with Spain after hundreds of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, putting renewed pressure on Spain's border authorities. The remarks came as Spanish rescue services and security forces responded to large numbers of people arriving by sea and breaching border barriers. Meloni said her government was prepared to take "extraordinary measures" to tackle irregular migration, including suspending Schengen with Spain, while reiterating its commitment to border security, combating human trafficking and increasing repatriations.
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Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport recorded the strongest passenger traffic growth among Europe’s major airports in the first half of 2026, according to a new report published by European airport trade body ACI EUROPE.
The airport saw passenger numbers rise by 6.4% compared to the same period last year, placing it at the top of the “Major Airports” category for growth.
While passenger traffic across European airports increased by 2.6% and Türkiye’s airports grew by 2.8% in the first six months of 2026, Sabiha Gokcen outpaced both averages, continuing its steady rise as one of Europe’s fastest-growing aviation hubs.
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The installation of an Israeli election poster in Greek-administered Southern Cyprus has sparked backlash, raising questions about the legitimacy of foreign political campaigning on the southern part of the island.
The billboard, which features Yashar! party chairman and former top Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, was placed along the motorway towards Larnaca International Airport, a route that an estimated 75% of Israeli citizens visiting or living in the area use upon their arrival.
Amid widespread discussions online, Fidias Panayiotou, Member of the European Parliament for the Greek administration, criticised the billboard in a post on X, saying, “This is simply not right,” and calling for the country’s sovereignty to be defended.
However, the location of the billboard campaign is not random.
The southern administration holds significant geopolitical importance in the Eastern Mediterranean, a region where Israeli ambition has foamed up in recent years.
After Israel went to war, launching its genocidal onslaught on Palestine’s Gaza in October 2023, Greek-administered Southern Cyprus became a “safe haven” and “transit hub” for Israelis, with more than 16,000 arriving on the island in the nearly three years that followed.
Israel represents one of the largest inbound tourism markets for the island's south, with approximately 600,000 Israeli visitors arriving annually.
Israel has also deepened its influence on the Greek side through real estate acquisitions — dubbed a "silent occupation" or "land grab" by many Greek Cypriots — raising concerns over threats to local demographics, the republic’s sovereignty, and regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Between 2021 and early 2025, Israeli citizens purchased around 4,000 properties in Greek-administered part of the island, bringing the total number of Israeli-owned residents in the south to 15,000.
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A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Japan's Kumamoto, leaving at least 13 people dead, dozens injured, and seven still missing.
The quake sparked fires, brought down bridges and buildings, toppled steel towers, and disrupted electricity to around 48,000 households.
Japan sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries and the site of around one-fifth of all magnitude 6.0 or stronger earthquakes.
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A new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests public backing for US military involvement in Iran remains low, with only one in three Americans supporting the conflict.
The survey also found that nearly seven in 10 respondents believe President Donald Trump has not clearly explained the purpose of US military action. While Trump has cited goals ranging from curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions to weakening its missile programme and encouraging political change, many Americans remain unconvinced.
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Key still in hand, Ahmad Abbas, 75, returned home after nearly 12 years of displacement only to find his family home reduced to ruins.
“I had kept the key to my house for years,” Abbas told Anadolu Agency. “Our only dream was to return home … There is no house left and not a single tree. Everything has been burned and destroyed.”
Abbas had fled Salib village in Syria’s northern Raqqa province due to pressure from the YPG terrorist group.
The father of five said that more than 90 percent of the village had been destroyed, with most homes completely razed or blown up by landmines.
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American actor Mark Ruffalo has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "murderous maniac," saying the removal of the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan does not erase the PM’s war crimes in Palestine’s Gaza.
In a social media post on X, Ruffalo said Netanyahu "will not outrun justice" and "will not lobby history" after the Israeli Premier welcomed the decision by ICC member states to dismiss Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, which the chief prosecutor denies.
Khan issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in 2024 for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel's genocidal war on the besieged enclave has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians and rendered the Palestinian territory uninhabitable since October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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France and Spain are battling massive wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of hectares and forced widespread evacuations of hundreds of thousands as extreme heat spreads across Western Europe, with countries like Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic bracing for worsening conditions amid new heatwaves.
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Türkiye has dispatched two firefighting aircraft to France to support efforts to contain deadly wildfires, while two Turkish aircraft are also assisting Spain as blazes continue to rage across southern Europe.
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said Türkiye responded after France requested assistance, adding that the country "did not remain indifferent".
French President Emmanuel Macron thanked Türkiye for its support, sharing a message in Turkish "Teşekkürler Türkiye" ("Thank you, Türkiye") on his X account.
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