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A dog with a banner that reads 'Withdraw the law' around its neck is seen during a rally to protest against a bill drafted by the government that aims to remove stray dogs off the country's streets, in Istanbul on July 23, 2024. — AFP pic

Turkish stray dog law sparks opposition anger

Flowers, teddy bears and tributes were left near the scene of yesterday’s stabbing spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, near Liverpool, that also saw two adults and six children critically injured and three more children hurt. — AFP pic

UK police question teen held after deadly mass stabbings

In this photo taken on July 24, 2024, Hindu devotees walk around the inner chamber of Chilkur Balaji temple popularly known as 'Visa Balaji Temple' at Chilkur village, Rangareddy district about 30 kms from Hyderabad. Some gods grant riches and others good luck, but one deity in India offers a much less nebulous fortune to his devotees: tickets to a new life in the United States. More than 1,000 Hindu faithful visit the Chilkur Balaji temple each day in the belief that the divine presence inside can bless worshippers with a successful visa application. — AFP pic

Thousands in India turn to Hindu deity Balaji for divine help in securing American visa

Of the 56 dead over the last month, a quarter were confirmed to have died from the Chandipura virus, Gujarat Health Commissioner Harshad Patel said. — AFP pic

Viral encephalitis leaves 56 dead in India’s Gujarat in a month

An elderly man carries a jerrycan of water in the Namuwongo slum in Kampala on July 20, 2024. — AFP pic

Uganda police find 17 human skulls at suspected shrine

A woman holds a poster as she and others demonstrate against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel annexed Golan Heights on July 29, 2024. — AFP pic

Druze leaders reject Israeli threats to retaliate for rocket strike

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (centre) talks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin at Malacanang Palace in Manila July 30, 2024. — AFP pic

Blinken says US to provide US$500m in military funding to Philippines

File pic of a grilled eel rice dish. Shinji Kaneko apologised on behalf of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama yesterday.

One dead, over 140 sick in Yokohama department store’s grilled eel food poisoning outbreak

Protests erupted in parts of Caracas yesterday against the re-election victory claimed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned internationally. — AFP pic

One dead in Venezuela as protesters teargassed in wake of disputed vote

Former Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang and his wife Mai Thi Hanh lay flowers during the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre in My Lai village, Vietnam March 16, 2018. — Reuters pic

US war criminal William Calley, face of My Lai massacre in Vietnam War, dies at 80

Academics and students alike have expressed concerns about the increasing number of overseas students who struggle with English language skills. ― AFP file pic

Cash over class: Aussie unis slammed for low standards, awards degrees to students with poor English skills 

Rescuers carry the body of a victim at the landslide site after multiple landslides in the hills, in Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, July 30, 2024. — Reuters pic

Over 50 killed in landslides in India’s Kerala, many missing

Waves crash on the coast of Sansha town in Ningde, Fujian province as Typhoon Gaemi nears China in July 2024. — Reuters pic

Four killed in rains, floods as remnants of weakened Gaemi lash south China

This handout picture taken and released on July 29, 2024 by Indonesia’s Presidential Palace shows Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo speaking to the media as he visits the new Presidential Palace in the future capital city of Nusantara (IKN) in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan. — AFP pic

Indonesia’s Jokowi spends first night in Istana Garuda, the eagle-shaped palace of new capital Nusantara

According to Kyodo news agency, two major Japanese airports have requested that travellers refrain from riding motorised suitcases within their terminals. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Tourists clash with Japanese authorities over trendy motorised luggage

In 2021, Vance criticised Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats as ‘a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives’. — Reuters pic

Trump says Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comments reflect love of family