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By Andrew Mills DOHA, July 12 (Reuters) – Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18 years later, has died at the age of 74. Qatar’s top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announced that Sheikh Hamad had died on Sunday ​morning. It did not mention the cause of his death.

July 12 (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister and other leading officials offered ​their condolences on ‌Sunday for the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, saying they had lost ‌a ​dear friend. “Lindsey ⁠understood that the ⁠security of Israel and America are inseparable,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ​Netanyahu said in a statement. “Israel has ⁠lost one of ⁠its greatest friends. ​America has lost a ​great patriot.

MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone struck a tanker as it was ​entering the Azov-Black ‌Sea Canal, Yury Slyusar, governor of Russia’s Rostov region, said on Sunday. The fire caused by the ‌attack ​has been ⁠brought under control ⁠and there was no risk of an oil spill because the vessel was empty, ​Slyusar said on messaging app Telegram, adding ⁠that there were ⁠no casualties.

July 12 (Reuters) – One Indian national is missing after an ​attack on the ‌commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman earlier on ‌Sunday, ​the Ministry ⁠of External ⁠Affairs said. “Of the 11 Indian nationals on board, 10 have been ​rescued so far, while one ⁠Indian National ⁠is reportedly missing,” ​the ministry said, while ​condemning the attack.

By Michael Francis Gore, Aislinn Laing and Violeta Santos Moura LOS GALLARDOS, Spain, July 12 (Reuters) – The son of a Belgian man who perished in Spanish wildfiresdisputed authorities’ claims that his father and other victims ignored official advice to shelter in place, saying the emergency services gave them no guidance.

TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) – China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis, ​Japan, the Philippines, the United States ‌and 11 other countries said in a joint statement on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of a landmark international tribunal ‌ruling.

July 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham ​passed away ‌on Saturday evening after a brief and ‌sudden ​illness, ⁠the communications ⁠director for his office said in a ​post on X ⁠early on ⁠Sunday. Graham, 71, ​was a ​prominent Republican senator from ‌South Carolina. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates ⁠prayers at this time and asks ⁠for ‌privacy during ⁠this incredibly ​difficult ‌period,” his ​office added. (Reporting ⁠by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim ​Coghill)

DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) – ​Qatari ‌former Emir Sheikh ‌Hamad ​bin ⁠Khalifa ⁠Al Thani has ​died ⁠at ⁠the age ​of ​74, the nation’s ‌Amiri ⁠Diwan, its top government ⁠body, ‌said ⁠on ​Sunday.

July 11 (Reuters) – U.S. forces completed a third round of strikes this week against Iran, the Central Command ​said late on Saturday in ‌a post on X. They hit approximately 140 Iranian military targets on Saturday, the Central Command said, and added that the targets included ‌Iranian ​missile and drone sites, ⁠naval capabilities, ammunition storage ⁠facilities, communication networks, and coastal surveillance locations.

Jacob Misiorowski was scheduled to oppose fellow ace Paul Skenes and the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon, but the hard-throwing ​Milwaukee Brewers right-hander was scratched due to ‌arm fatigue and will also miss the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. Misiorowski, 24, told reporters that he will not be placed on the injured list and expects to rejoin ‌the ​rotation following the All-Star break.