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US, UK Scouts Abandon Heatwave-hit South Korean Jamboree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, seen delivering a welcoming speech at the World Scout Jamboree, has green-lighted funds to help the struggling event
American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing scorching temperatures, as organisers weighed whether to cut short an event also reportedly plagued by dire campsite conditions.
A day after his visit to largely hostile Washington, Trump received a warm reception at the Republican summer dinner in Montgomery, Alabama's state capital

Trump, In Friendly US South, Calls Indictment 'Ridiculous'

Former president Donald Trump appeared before ardent supporters in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama on Friday, dismissing the latest federal indictment against him a day earlier as an "illegal and unconstitutional travesty."
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Prince Albert II is now driving into a court battle

Ex-ally Sues Monaco's Ruler In 'Rock Files' Scandal

A former confidant of Monaco's ruler Prince Albert II is suing the monarch in an unprecedented and potentially damaging court case triggered by the release of leaks that have rocked the usually placid Mediterranean playground for the rich and famous.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher joins picketers at New York City Hall as members of the actors' union continue to walk the picket line with screenwriters

Hollywood A-listers Donate Millions To Aid Striking Actors

A dozen of Hollywood's highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1 million or more to support out-of-work actors as their strike enters its fourth week, their union's charitable foundation said Wednesday.
Analysts expect the elections to be tense amid a crackdown on the opposition and rigging fears

Zimbabwe Election Disinformation Spreads On WhatsApp

From doctored photos making small crowds big to posts praising government accomplishments that never were, WhatsApp has become the channel of choice for disinformation in Zimbabwe before this month's elections.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an event in McLean, Virginia a day after the world's biggest economy lost its top-tier credit rating from Fitch

US Credit Downgrade 'Entirely Unwarranted': Yellen

A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
Former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, just days before he was indicted for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

Indictment Puts Trump And Democracy On Trial

Donald Trump's historic indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election paints a picture of a former president so determined to hang on to power that he put the very foundations of American democracy at risk.

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