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1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Somayeh Malekian

   Colombia earthquake: At least 224 dead, people trapped in collapsed buildings, officials say (opens the original)

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   The president has declared a national disaster. At least 224 people are dead after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia on Monday, Colombia’s Public Ministry said. The country's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has declared a national disaster, with destruction reported in multiple cities. The earthquake's epicenter was 5 kilometers, or about 3 miles, east of San José del Palmar, Colombia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Along with the 224 dead, hundreds of people

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2. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Somayeh Malekian

   Iran executes protesters in public as regime expands postwar repression, human rights groups say (opens the original)

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   "They have tortured them for days to confess to murder," one family member said. LONDON -- Public executions returned to the streets of Iran last week as the regime clamps down on public dissent following months of war with the U.S. and mass protests in January, according to recent statements from human rights groups and family members of those executed. Cranes were used to set up hanging ropes in Isfahan, a central city in the country, to execute three young protesters. Amirhossein Safari, 27,

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