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Today 12 stories are being told in more than one country. About 3 minutes to read.

01 · 14 countries · 19 newspapersTrump scales back US-South Korea military exercises

Coverage in Western and Asian media focuses on the strategic and diplomatic implications, while some outlets emphasize Trump's personal relationship with Kim Jong-un as the primary driver.

Donald Trump (US President) · Kim Jong-un (North Korean leader) · Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense)

02 · 6 countries · 7 newspapersCameroon wins Women's Africa Cup of Nations

French and African media highlight the historical significance of the win, while international sports outlets focus on the tournament's expansion and the performance of the underdog Malawi team.

Marie Ngah Manga (Player) · Naomi Eto (Player) · Gianni Infantino (FIFA President) · Patrice Motsepe (CAF President) · Shahinda El-Maghrabi (Referee)

03 · 5 countries · 5 newspapersRodri transfer to Barcelona

Spanish media frame the move as a major strategic signing for Barcelona, while international sports outlets focus on the financial details and the impact on Manchester City's squad.

Rodri (Midfielder) · Joan Laporta (Barcelona President) · Hansi Flick (Barcelona Manager) · Pep Guardiola (Manchester City Manager)

  1. 04Wildfires in Belgium and Germany5 countries · 7 newspapers
  2. 05Earthquake in Colombia5 countries · 5 newspapers
  3. 06Theft of Renaissance artworks in Sicily4 countries · 5 newspapers
  4. 07Bus accident in Hungary3 countries · 5 newspapers
  5. 08Lens defeats PSG in French Champions Trophy7 countries · 8 newspapers
  6. 09Ben Gvir's comments on Gaza4 countries · 4 newspapers
  7. 10Jared Kushner's Middle East diplomacy5 countries · 6 newspapers
  8. 11European Athletics Championships results5 countries · 11 newspapers
  9. 12Wildfires in Greece5 countries · 5 newspapers

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Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut

Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’ Reform UK has been accused of excluding the most vulnerable from society and punishing non-Britons living in the UK as it prepared to outline £50bn of cuts to benefits f

Selena Gomez denies fraud allegations: “Makes no sense”

Selena Gomez (34) denies that she was involved in fraud surrounding Wondermind, the mental health platform she founded together with her mother Mandy Teefey and entrepreneur Daniella Pierson. Two investors have sued the trio because they, according to their own

Horse-drawn carriage runs wild in Swiss Alps: 1 dead and 12 injured

In the Swiss Alps, a woman has died when the carriage she was in crashed into a tree at high speed. Twelve people were injured. The accident happened in the canton of Grisons, not far from the fashionable tourist resort of St. Moritz. A group of tourists had

Accident involving a Polish bus in Hungary. Archbishop speaks out

After the accident involving a Polish bus in Hungary, the President of the Polish Episcopal Conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, announced that he is praying for the victims and the injured. Pilgrims from the Podkarpacie region were traveling in the vehicle.

Years of suffering: 30 big cats get a new home

17 tigers and 13 lions get a new home. For years, the big cats lived in the former Luján Zoo in Argentina under poor conditions. The animal welfare organization Four Paws is now relocating them to sanctuaries.

Artworks 'of extraordinary value' stolen from museum in Sicily

Last night, four artworks were stolen from a museum in the city of Messina in Sicily. The Italian Ministry of Culture announced this. These are four Renaissance works by the 15th-century Italian painter Antonello da Messina. The minister calls the stolen

First victims of bus accident in Hungary identified

Six fatalities of the bus accident in Hungary have been identified, reported Subcarpathian Voivode Teresa Kubas-Hul. Authorities are still waiting for official confirmation regarding six other people who died.

Canadian petition against US ambassador signed en masse

An online petition calling for the departure of the US ambassador to Canada has been signed nearly 200,000 times in a short period. It concerns Pete Hoekstra, who was also the US ambassador to the Netherlands. The petition states that Ambassador Hoekstra is persona non g

Polish clergy forced to leave Belarus. They did not receive permission

11 priests of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev must leave Belarus after they did not receive permission for further ministry in the country. This caused Archbishop Józef Staniewski, Metropolitan of Minsk-Mohilev, to appeal to Alexander Lukashenko to extend the clergy's permits. Their act

Forest fires on Greek island of Salamis - two dead

In Greece, the fire department is fighting forest fires. On the island of Salamis near Athens, fires broke out near beaches. At least two people died. Vacationers and residents were brought to safety by boat.

Etna, the INGV: “New intense explosive activity from the Voragine crater”

Etna, which seemed to have calmed down in the last few hours, is back in the news after the disruptions caused to air traffic around Ferragosto. According to the network monitoring system of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Etna Observatory, of C

Ukrainian war victims who lost a limb no longer hidden away

With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the number of Ukrainians who have to miss a limb continues to grow. Estimates range from tens of thousands to more than 100,000. In the past, during the time of the Soviet Union, these war victims were always hidden away. That must be different now

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