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Turkey tightens security and showcases strength and commitment ahead of NATO summit
Read full article: Turkey tightens security and showcases strength and commitment ahead of NATO summitTurkey is implementing extensive security measures for the upcoming NATO summit, deploying thousands of police and banning public gatherings.
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis
Read full article: Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisisLines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story
Read full article: A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full storyThe Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargo
Read full article: Cuban official says talks with the US are at a standstill, announces UN debate on US oil embargoCuba's foreign minister says talks between Cuba and the U.S. are at a standstill despite the island recently approving a series of free-market reforms.
Federal board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt
Read full article: Federal board offers $3B settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debtA federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company.
This grieving father and ex-general could test the grip of Israel's longest serving prime minister
Read full article: This grieving father and ex-general could test the grip of Israel's longest serving prime ministerGadi Eisenkot, a former general, has emerged as a significant challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's upcoming election.
US Treasury cracks down on Jalisco New Generation Cartel with sanctions and a bank alert
Read full article: US Treasury cracks down on Jalisco New Generation Cartel with sanctions and a bank alertThe U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions and a new bank alert targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal group.
Aid groups warn Venezuela’s healthcare system is near its limit after earthquakes
Read full article: Aid groups warn Venezuela’s healthcare system is near its limit after earthquakesAid groups are warning that Venezuela's healthcare system is at its breaking point nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country.
Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent
Read full article: Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissentOpposition and civil society groups in Congo are protesting a new ban on public demonstrations related to the Ebola outbreak there.
Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Read full article: Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption caseGojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after Indonesia’s anti-graft court found him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.
Pope issues plea to breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations
Read full article: Pope issues plea to breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrationsPope Leo XIV has issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its planned consecrations of new bishops without his consent.
How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery
Read full article: How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroideryFrom refugee camps to stitching circles, many in the Palestinian diaspora around the world are engaging with a traditional form of Palestinian embroidery as far more than a decorative aesthetic.
Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
Read full article: Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to RussiaAn explosive went off in an apartment building entrance in Monaco, wounding three people, reportedly including a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia.
Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance
Read full article: Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearanceClimate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Read full article: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missingSurvivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
Iran says this. The U.S. says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflict
Read full article: Iran says this. The U.S. says that. A look at the trickiest issues in the unresolved conflictThe 60-day clock is ticking on further talks between the United States and Iran on the interim deal they signed earlier this month, but it's not clear when their negotiators will meet again.
Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show how mainstream it has become
Read full article: Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show how mainstream it has becomeAt Men's Fashion Week in Paris, women were everywhere, walking coed runways and modeling menswear.
Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 12 and wound 40 in Ukraine
Read full article: Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 12 and wound 40 in UkraineUkrainian officials say Russian missiles and drones have killed at least 12 civilians and injured 40 others.
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisis
Read full article: Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as attention turns to humanitarian crisisWith the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes.
Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials say
Read full article: Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160, officials sayOfficials in Afghanistan say overnight strikes by Pakistani forces have killed at least 36 civilians and injured more than 160.
A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base
Read full article: A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military baseAustralia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.
Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress
Read full article: Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distressA record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies.
A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to Canada
Read full article: A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to CanadaChinese dissident Dong Guangping has finally reached Canada after a perilous escape from China.
A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent
Read full article: A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissentA rights group is warning that Vietnam is increasingly using broadly worded laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others seen as threats to Communist Party rule.
From the rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival cuts through days of tragedy
Read full article: From the rubble in Venezuela, an unexpected story of survival cuts through days of tragedyIn the days since two devastating earthquakes, search teams and locals had believed that there were no signs of life under a mountain of concrete in La Guaira, one of the areas that's been hardest hit in Venezuela.
Pakistan says ground operation and strikes along Afghan border killed 29 militants
Read full article: Pakistan says ground operation and strikes along Afghan border killed 29 militantsPakistani officials say security forces have targeted militant hideouts in a major operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say
Read full article: Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers sayLocal health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.
Grief and optimism clash in scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakes
Read full article: Grief and optimism clash in scramble to locate survivors 4 days after Venezuela earthquakesLocal and international rescue teams raced against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
Read full article: Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocideIsrael’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to designate the violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide.
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission
Read full article: NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.
Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortages
Read full article: Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortagesUkraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, according to Russian authorities.
Pakistan's military says 3 soldiers were killed in militant attack in Karachi and vows retaliation
Read full article: Pakistan's military says 3 soldiers were killed in militant attack in Karachi and vows retaliationPakistan’s military says three paramilitary soldiers were killed and four others wounded in fighting after militants launched an overnight attack on a Rangers regional headquarters in the southern port city of Karachi.
Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult
Read full article: Lebanon's deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficultHezbollah’s leader is criticizing a new agreement between Israel and Lebanon aimed at ending months of conflict.
Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech Republic
Read full article: Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech RepublicA heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark.
Ukraine strikes industrial facility in Russia's Volgograd as Russian drone attack kills 1
Read full article: Ukraine strikes industrial facility in Russia's Volgograd as Russian drone attack kills 1Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has struck a major industrial facility in the Russian city of Volgograd.
US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal
Read full article: US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim dealThe U.S. military has launched a second round of airstrikes targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction.
A small plane has crashed into a Beijing high-rise, killing the pilot and injuring 13
Read full article: A small plane has crashed into a Beijing high-rise, killing the pilot and injuring 13Chinese authorities say a small plane that crashed into a building in Beijing killed the pilot and injured 13 people.
Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policies
Read full article: Andy Burnham distanced himself from UK Prime Minister Starmer, but may be stuck with his policiesAndy Burnham has set himself apart from the man he expects to replace as British prime minister.
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says
Read full article: Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio saysSecretary of State Marco Rubio has joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportation
Read full article: Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds protection from deportationFear is ricocheting through Haitian communities across the United States after the Supreme Court decided to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters.