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Tourist balloon crashes in Turkey

A hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, leaving its pilot dead and 19 Indonesian tourists injured, a local official said. In a statement, the governor’s office said the balloon was affected by a sudden change of wind. It was trying to make a hard landing near the village of Gozlukuyu in Aksaray province, when the pilot fell out of the balloon’s basket and his feet got tangled in a rope, Aksaray Governor Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoglu said.

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China

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Taiwan slaps export controls on Chinese chipmakers

Taiwan’s Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions between the self-ruled island, China and the United States increase. Inclusion on the “strategic high-tech commodities” list means Taiwanese companies will need to obtain export permits before selling goods to the respective companies. Other entities on the list include organisations such as the Taliban and al-Qaeda, as well as other companies in China, Iran and elsewhere.

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Protest

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‘Millions’ join No Kings rallies

Masses of demonstrators have packed into streets, parks and plazas across the US to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organisers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events.

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Africa

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Guinea junta gears up for elections

Guinea’s military junta has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections, including a constitutional referendum in September and the general and presidential elections set for December. Guinea is one of several West African countries where the military has taken power and delayed a return to civilian rule. Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, in power since 2021, agreed in 2022 to launch a democratic transition after a December 31, 2024, deadline.

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India

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Chopper crashes in Himalayas

A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board, officials said. The chopper was flying to Guptkashi, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, from Kedarnath temple town, when it crashed. The accident occurred within minutes after the helicopter took off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight.

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Spain

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Spaniards pack water pistols to protest housing cost

In Barcelona’s residential Gràcia neighbourhood known for its quaint squares, Txema Escorsa feels he is being left behind. The friendly faces of neighbours in his apartment building have been replaced by a non-stop flow of hard-partying foreigners, and his teacher’s salary can’t keep pace with the rising rent. ”It is tough for me to imagine what to do next,“ he said in the living room of his two-bedroom apartment.

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Tourist balloon crashes in Turkey

Taiwan slaps export controls on Chinese chipmakers

‘Millions’ join No Kings rallies

Guinea junta gears up for elections

Chopper crashes in Himalayas

Spaniards pack water pistols to protest housing cost