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Indigenous villagers in India say their consent to an Adani mine was forged

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Hundreds of Indigenous people in Balda and Bannur lost land to a bauxite mine planned by Kalinga Alumina Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises. The mine will take a large part of Balda Hill, whose forests and caves at least 10 villages consider sacred.

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Israeli settlers attack olive harvesters and a US journalist in the West Bank

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Dozens of masked settlers attacked Palestinians and set fire to cars and olive trees near the village of Abu Falah. A local official said 12 Palestinians were injured, four of them dual Palestinian American citizens.

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Dublin hotel cancelled rooms for an antisemitism conference, Jewish leader says

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Maurice Cohen, of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, said the Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin withdrew a booking of more than 70 rooms for delegates to a meeting of special envoys combating antisemitism from across Europe.

UN development chief warns millions could be pushed into poverty by the energy shock

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About 130 million people are at risk of falling into poverty this year if energy and food price increases are fully passed on without subsidies, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned in a new report.

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Four killed as Indonesia fights its worst forest fires in more than a decade

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Four people fighting a wildfire died Thursday in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, the Forestry Ministry said. Two others suffered serious burns.

Rubio presses Lebanon over a Hezbollah explosives shipment

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Last week, Lebanese forces intercepted a truck carrying 780 kg of explosives on the highway between Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has promised an investigation to find the Hezbollah members linked to it.

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Hundreds of Israeli military probes into killings have no public outcome, a review finds

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A review of news reports found 300 cases since October 2023 that the Israel Defense Forces said they were examining; only 28 have a published outcome on the military's website.

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Istanbul floods after its heaviest rain in 84 years, leaving at least two dead

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A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted in a puddle and a 34-year-old died in a fall; a body found by a stream and a worker who fell into a well bring the toll to four, according to reports.