International News from Friday, August 7th, 2026
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Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself
A Thai teenager killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the Southeast Asian nation's worst mass killing since 2022.
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Morocco to cooperate on return of minors from Spain after Ceuta crossing
Morocco is ready to cooperate with Spain and other European partners on the return of unaccompanied minors who were among tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, state news agency MAP reported on Thursday.
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Syria says bomb on minibus near Damascus wounded 14, deaths reported mistakenly
A bomb planted in a minibus wounded 14 people on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, with some of the injuries so severe that they were taken for fatalities, an official said on Friday.
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UAE announces holiday to mark Prophet's birthdayThe UAE has declared Friday, August 28, as a holiday for public and private sector workers to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
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Fire contained at under-construction building on Abu Dhabi's Yas IslandAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have successfully contained a fire that broke out at an under-construction building on Yas Island on Friday morning.
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UAE joins 7 nations in condemning Israel's continued attacks in GazaThe UAE has joined Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt in strongly condemning the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.
