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Van rams Berlin Pride crowd, killing one and injuring 16, as manhunt continues

A white van was driven at high speed into a crowd of pedestrians during Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations in Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate on the evening of July 25, killing one woman and injuring sixteen others, several critically. The vehicle collided with a tree and the driver fled on foot, triggering a large-scale manhunt. Berlin police said they have identified a suspect with alleged ties to Islamic groups in the city, though he remains at large. The parade had drawn hundreds of thousands of participants and was called off shortly after the attack, which occurred as singer Sarah Connor performed at the closing rally.

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Typhoon Noul slams into southern China, 340,000 evacuated, Hong Kong flights grounded

Typhoon Noul made landfall before dawn on July 26 near Huidong county in Huizhou, Guangdong province, with maximum sustained winds of 162 km/h (101 mph), making it the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year, according to state broadcaster Xinhua. More than 340,000 people were evacuated and rail and work services were suspended ahead of landfall. In Hong Kong, roughly 350 flights were cancelled and at least nine people were injured, including from a partial scaffolding collapse on a high-rise building, as the storm lashed the city with heavy wind and rain.

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Oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran war escalation nears two-week mark, Trump says US 'locked and loaded'

Crude oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time since May after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, marking a fresh escalation as the US-Israel-Iran conflict approaches its second week. Speaking as he departed the NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump said the US remains 'locked and loaded' while seeking renewed talks with Tehran, and warned of 'major military punishment' if the Houthis strike more ships. Jordan, which had largely avoided direct attacks during the war, was hit by strikes that killed three US soldiers, widening the conflict's reach.

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