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**Three ] and an unknown number of ] have been killed in a clash in ] in the disputed ], amid rising ]. India says that no shots were fired. The Indian army said "senior military officials of the two sides are meeting to defuse the situation". **At least 20 ] and an unknown number of ] have been killed in a clash in ] in the disputed ], amid rising ]. Local media reported that the Indian soldiers were "beaten to death", and the Indian Army says no shots were fired.
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**] ] says that opposition leader ], who was ]ped in late March, is alive. Keïta said "we know who his captors are And if it pleases God, he will come back soon".
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**The alleged gunman in a fatal attack on ] deputies is also charged with last month's ] of a ] officer in ]. A second man is also charged as an accomplice. Both men had ties to the ] ].

;Business and economy
*The ] rules that the ] violated ]’s intellectual property rights by promoting the ] TV station ], which aired Qatari programs like ] after ] and several other ]ern countries cut ties with the Kingdom during the ]. The Qatari Communications Minister applauds the decision, while Saudi Arabia denies any involvement.


;Health and environment ;Health and environment
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⚫ **The total cases surpass eight million worldwide, as infections surge in Latin America and the US, and China grapples with fresh outbreaks.
***] closes all schools, locks down several residential estates and imposes a partial travel ban, urging residents not to leave the city, after 27 more ] cases are confirmed in the city, bringing the total to 106 new cases in the last five days. The new outbreak is linked to the ].
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***]'s ] reports a record 34,918 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,282 more deaths in the last 24 hours. Despite the record daily rise, ] ] says the virus is now under control.
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***] ] says that he, his wife, and their aides have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
⚫ **The total cases surpass eight million worldwide.


;International relations ;International relations
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**The ] says they are on "high alert" and are looking at plans to mobilize ] into the ], in response to ] in ] sending propaganda material across ]. **The ] says they are on "high alert" and are looking at plans to mobilize ] into the ], in response to ] in ] sending propaganda material across ].
**] appears to have blown up the ] in the ], according to South Korean authorities. **] blows up the four-storey ] in the ], according to South Korean authorities. ], the sister of ] ], had earlier threatened to destroy the "useless" building. A neighbouring apartment complex used by South Korean officials appears to have partially collapsed in the explosion.
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**Russian investigators accuse Valery Mitko, President of Arctic Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg and one of the country's leading Arctic researchers, "of treason" after alleging that he gave a document containing state secrets to Chinese intelligence in early 2018 at China's Dalian Maritime University, where he was a visiting professor. Mitko and his lawyer Ivan Pavlov deny any wrongdoing and say that all the materials were openly available.

;Law and crime
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**In the aftermath of the ] last month, ] ] signs an executive order limiting the use of ], except in cases where “deadly force is allowed by law”.
*] asks the U.S. to extradite businessman ] after accusing him of "involvement in the theft of $1 billion from banks in 2014–2015".
*] CEO ] pleads guilty on behalf of his company to 84 counts of felony involuntary manslaughter in the ], the deadliest wildfire in ]'s history, as well as one felony count of unlawfully starting a fire. PG&E will pay a maximum fine of ]3.5 million, as well as an additional US$500,000 for the cost of investigations.
*The ] says that they have arrested Russ Medlin, an American fugitive wanted at home in connection with a $700 million ] scam, on local ] charges.

;Politics and elections
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**] ] dissolves ] ahead of the election. In the decision, he highlights his ]'s achievements, citing "expanding infrastructure such as roads, electricity generation and reforming the mining sector".
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