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@sh.itjust.workshttps://news.sky.com/story/zimbabwe-elections-polls-open-as-opposition-leader-nelson-chamisa-takes-on-emmerson-mnangagwa-in-bid-to-break-governing-partys-43-year-rule-12945548
The main contest is expected to be between President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 80, who is nicknamed "The Crocodile", and 45-year-old opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/polands-leader-russias-moving-tactical-nuclear-weapons-belarus-102450122
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda confirms that Russia has begun shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66474153
A poll suggests as many as one in three Israelis are considering leaving the country over the crisis.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66545787
Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".
https://abcnews.go.com/International/thousands-marines-sailors-deploy-middle-east-deter-iran/story?id=102072031
More than 3,000 Marines and sailors have been deployed to deter Iran from seizing and harassing merchant ships near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66448987
Four survivors told rescuers the boat set off from Tunisia carrying 45 people, including three children.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/explosion-mechanical-plant-moscow-region-sergiev-posad-rcna98944
The incident comes amid an unprecedented number of drone attacks on the Russian capital and the surrounding region in recent weeks that the Kremlin has blamed on Ukraine.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-07/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-spokesman-says-jewish-terrorism-is-spurring-palestinian-attacks/00000189-cf9b-ddac-a3cd-effbca450000
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/climate/article/2023/08/05/fire-near-spain-s-border-with-france-spreading-rapidly_6081007_96.html
The blaze has been hard to tackle due to mountainous terrain and strong winds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66412842
The attack is the second in as many days involving sea drones, Ukrainian security sources tell the BBC.