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Russia is increasingly pressuring men into military service as voluntary recruitment slows, with military recruiters and police in some regions allegedly detaining men and coercing them into signing contracts to fight in Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A US Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego on Friday, with the pilot ejecting safely before the aircraft burst into flames and sparked a brush fire, military officials said.

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the volcanic Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, injuring four people, damaging buildings and churches. It also triggered power outages that disrupted train and metro services.

Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday's deadline to end campaigns approaches.

The US President revealed that diplomatic engagements involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran led him to halt what was originally planned as a "massive attack" on Friday.

Perhaps North West Premier Bushy Maape is speaking his truth when he says there are no potholes in his province. But as Qaanitah Hunter points out, he probably doesn't feel a thing as he is chauffeured about in fancy German sedans, subsidised by the taxpayer.

This is the first time Hamas has agreed to an international framework that requires it to give up its governing role and allow another Palestinian body to administer Gaza.

A 60-year-old man has been jailed after concealing his mother's body in a chest freezer at their home for almost three years while continuing to claim more than PS78,000 in her pension and state benefits.

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MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday that six people, including three children, had been killed and about 40 injured at its Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik in what it said was a