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Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorney countered that a hilltop blaze was triggered by fireworks, not his client, and that the massive Palisades inferno that killed 12 people was a separate fire set by others. Source link

FIFA president Gianni Infantino defends soccer’s governing body’s handling of visa issues and ticket prices ahead of the World Cup.   Source link

In just two weeks the number of confirmed Ebola virus cases has increased more than eightfold, with at least 100 people now dead. Source link

The family of a Northern Irish man who lost an eye in a knife attack has appealed for calm ​after anti-immigrant violence in Belfast. Source link

The US president says his military has been running a “secret mission” to help tankers and commercial ships defy Iran’s blockade. Source link

As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for his political life, the country is bracing for what could be a yet another summer of unrest. Source link

Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old man from Sudan, appears in a Belfast court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack that triggered anti-immigrant violence in several parts of Northern Ireland. Source link

Bruce, a dog, has been rescued from the North Sea after drifting away in an inflatable kayak. Source link

The seven people charged included directors and inspectors of a consultancy firm involved in the estate’s renovation.  Source link

Police launch a manhunt for more than 10 suspects who launched a late-night attack at the Jumpers informal settlement in the Johannesburg suburb of Cleveland. Source link