At least 105 people have died in a stampede following a religious gathering in northern India, officials say
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How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede?
More than 120 people died in a stampede after a religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday -
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At least 121 people killed in India stampede
At least 121 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a stampede broke out at a religious festival in northern India Tuesday. It's still unclear what may have caused the panic. Anbarasan Ethirajan, South Asia editor for BBC News, ...India -
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Relatives of India crush victims accuse authorities of leaving people to die
Family members and eyewitnesses say they had to dig in mud to find survivors and some of the more than 120 killed. Relatives of victims of the deadly crowd crush during a Hindu religious gathering in northern India have accused the authorities of ... -
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Israeli air strike on Gaza school kills at least 16
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The Kremlin says India's Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9, hold talks with Putin
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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 16, say Palestinian officials
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At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says
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China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
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Four killed and three wounded in shooting at Kentucky party
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Latin America Has a Rich Tradition of Religious Pendants
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They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Stampede
Family members streamed to hospitals in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to identify loved ones after at least 121 people — nearly all women — died in a stampede at a guru’s gathering. -
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Netanyahu will dispatch negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks, an Israeli official says
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Hamas clears the way for possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
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Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian ... -
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About 90% of people in Gaza displaced since war began, says UN agency
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Crocodiles cannot outnumber people in Australian area where girl was killed: Leader
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Crocodiles cannot outnumber people in Australian territory where girl was killed, leader says
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