President of the United States, Joe Biden decided to withdraw from the 2024 Presidential Election contest on Sunday, July 21, 2024. This decision makes him the first presidential candidate in US history to withdraw at the last minute in an election.
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Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills two and injures hundreds
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least two people and injured at least 222. A government spokesperson said that lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district around 23:30 (20:30 GMT), igniting a huge ball of fire.
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Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk and Bakhmut
Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka. Commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said Russia carries out some 50 attacks daily in Donetsk, a region in Ukraine’s southeast that Moscow has been trying to occupy fully.
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Wagner Leader Prigozhin confirmed dead
Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed the death of Wagner mercenary group head Yevgeny Prigozhin in a private-jet crash north of Moscow on August 23.
