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First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to wait
Read full article: First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to waitFor Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada were even more important than the summit itself.
Photos capture the shooting of a civilian by a Kenyan police officer amid protests
Read full article: Photos capture the shooting of a civilian by a Kenyan police officer amid protestsAn Associated Press photographer captured the shooting of a civilian by a Kenyan police officer in the head at close range.
Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
Read full article: Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel banThe Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States.
Argentine ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner allowed to serve corruption sentence at home
Read full article: Argentine ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner allowed to serve corruption sentence at homeA federal court in Argentina has granted former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in Buenos Aires.
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices
Read full article: Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devicesIranian state television has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the water
Read full article: Berlin banned river swimming a century ago. Locals now want to jump back into the waterThere’s a push by Berlin swimmers to get back into the water a century after the city banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill.
Donald Trump jabs Emmanuel Macron over comments about his early departure from G7
Read full article: Donald Trump jabs Emmanuel Macron over comments about his early departure from G7The chemistry that once defined the political dynamic between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron was nowhere to be seen when the U.S. president blasted his French counterpart on social media.
Kenyan police shoot protester at close range during latest protests over blogger's death
Read full article: Kenyan police shoot protester at close range during latest protests over blogger's deathKenyan police have shot an apparent bystander at close range during the latest protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month.
South Korea ratifies treaty aimed at safeguarding international adoptions
Read full article: South Korea ratifies treaty aimed at safeguarding international adoptionsAfter years of delay, South Korea has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty meant to safeguard international adoptions.
Israel's spy agency used AI and smuggled-in drones to prepare attack on Iran
Read full article: Israel's spy agency used AI and smuggled-in drones to prepare attack on IranIsrael stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.
Turkish court sentences opposition politician for inciting hatred, but orders his release
Read full article: Turkish court sentences opposition politician for inciting hatred, but orders his releaseA Turkish court has sentenced a far-right politician to more than two years in prison for incident public hatred and hostility.
Eruption of Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano creates ash plume visible 90 miles away
Read full article: Eruption of Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano creates ash plume visible 90 miles awayMount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, spewing towering columns of hot ash.
UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women
Read full article: UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of womenBritish lawmakers have voted to decriminalize abortion after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy.
What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran's Fordo nuclear facility
Read full article: What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran's Fordo nuclear facilityIf the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option for Washington would be to provide the “bunker-buster” bombs believed necessary to significantly damage the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant, built deeply into a mountain.
How else could Iran retaliate over the ongoing Israeli strikes targeting the country?
Read full article: How else could Iran retaliate over the ongoing Israeli strikes targeting the country?As Israel pounds Iran with airstrikes targeting military facilities and its nuclear sites, officials in Tehran have proposed a variety of steps the Islamic Republic could take outside of launching retaliatory missile barrages.
Black boxes analyzed for cause of Air India crash that killed 270
Read full article: Black boxes analyzed for cause of Air India crash that killed 270Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead.
At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
Read full article: At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials sayAt least 51 Palestinians were killed and over 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital.
Tropical Storm Erick in the Pacific near southern Mexico is expected to become a hurricane
Read full article: Tropical Storm Erick in the Pacific near southern Mexico is expected to become a hurricaneThe National Hurricane Center says a hurricane warning has been issued for a portion of coastal Mexico due to Tropical Storm Erick.
Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
Read full article: Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s capital early Wednesday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after U_S_ President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender.”.
Trump says the US knows where Iran's Khamenei is hiding and urges Iran's unconditional surrender
Read full article: Trump says the US knows where Iran's Khamenei is hiding and urges Iran's unconditional surrenderPresident Donald Trump says the U_S_ knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.”.
G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump's exit
Read full article: G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump's exitSix of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues — wrapping up a summit that was forced to try and show how the wealthy nations’ club might still shape global policy despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15 and injures 156
Read full article: Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15 and injures 156Officials say a Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 15 people and injured 156 others in Ukraine overnight, with the main barrage demolishing a nine-story apartment building in Kyiv.
In this Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile, many people still support their military's operation
Read full article: In this Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile, many people still support their military's operationIn the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, many people seem to be lining up to support the military operation against Iran — despite an Iranian missile hitting here days ago.
Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say
Read full article: Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors sayThe death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria over the weekend has climbed to 150.
Canadian Indigenous leader says he was 'filled with rage' before 'intense' conversation with Trump
Read full article: Canadian Indigenous leader says he was 'filled with rage' before 'intense' conversation with TrumpA Canadian Indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived.
Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 — or even the G9 with China
Read full article: Trump muses about turning the G7 back into the G8 — or even the G9 with ChinaU.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting that Russia and maybe even China should be part of what is now called the Group of Seven.
Israeli strike on Iranian state TV fills studio with dust and debris during live broadcast
Read full article: Israeli strike on Iranian state TV fills studio with dust and debris during live broadcastAn Iranian state television reporter stopped a live broadcast when an explosion occurred an hour after Israel issued a warning to evacuate the area of Tehran where the TV studios are located.
‘We can just hear the explosions in the sky:’ South Floridians stuck in Israel amid Iran conflict
Read full article: ‘We can just hear the explosions in the sky:’ South Floridians stuck in Israel amid Iran conflictSome South Florida residents are stuck in Israel as the missile attacks continue between Israel and Iran.
Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for alleged biased reporting
Read full article: Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 for alleged biased reportingA government agency in Togo says the West African country has suspended French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24 over alleged biased reporting.
Israeli opposition leader Lapid rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing Netanyahu
Read full article: Israeli opposition leader Lapid rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing NetanyahuIsrael's opposition leader pushed just days ago to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona's anti-tourism movement
Read full article: How the humble water gun became the symbol of Barcelona's anti-tourism movementThe humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests.
Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers' home
Read full article: Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers' homeOfficials in Ireland are starting work to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of some 800 infants and young children who died there.
34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza's new food distribution centers, authorities say
Read full article: 34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza's new food distribution centers, authorities sayWitnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as crowds tried to reach Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution centers in Gaza.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father convicted of 1 count of minor assault, acquitted of other abuse charges
Read full article: Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father convicted of 1 count of minor assault, acquitted of other abuse chargesThe father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been convicted of one count of assault against his daughter and given a suspended prison sentence.
Cambodia threatens Thai fruits ban as tensions over border disputes continue to soar
Read full article: Cambodia threatens Thai fruits ban as tensions over border disputes continue to soarCambodia on Monday has said it would stop importing Thai fruits and vegetables if Thailand refused to lift border restrictions imposed following a deadly clash in one of the disputed areas between the two countries.
Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air Show
Read full article: Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air ShowFrench authorities have ordered black partition walls around some Israeli defense industry displays at the Paris Air Show.
When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed to save lives
Read full article: When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed to save livesMedical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel say their first reaction was to help treat the injured.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy wins non-military backing from Austria a day before visit to G7 gathering
Read full article: Ukraine's Zelenskyy wins non-military backing from Austria a day before visit to G7 gatheringUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has drawn pledges of non-military help from Austria.
A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa's farm killings
Read full article: A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa's farm killingsNearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades.
Trump is departing the G7 early as conflict between Israel and Iran shows signs of intensifying
Read full article: Trump is departing the G7 early as conflict between Israel and Iran shows signs of intensifyingPresident Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U_S_ leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.”.
Israel orders 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate while Trump issues ominous warning
Read full article: Israel orders 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate while Trump issues ominous warningIsrael warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the middle of Iran’s capital as Israel’s air campaign on Tehran appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying conflict.
Trump believes Israel-Iran may come to deal ‘soon’ and warns Tehran against retaliating against US
Read full article: Trump believes Israel-Iran may come to deal ‘soon’ and warns Tehran against retaliating against USPresident Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented to the U.S. in recent days to kill Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
A bridge collapse at an Indian tourist site kills 2 and injures 32
Read full article: A bridge collapse at an Indian tourist site kills 2 and injures 32At least two people have died and 32 others are injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed at a popular tourist destination in India’s western Maharashtra state.
At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza
Read full article: At least 8 dead in shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in GazaHealth officials say at least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more were wounded in the latest shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution points in Gaza.
1 killed and 19 injured as a hot air balloon crashes in central Turkey
Read full article: 1 killed and 19 injured as a hot air balloon crashes in central TurkeyTurkish media say a hot air balloon pilot has been killed and 19 Indonesian tourists were injured when their balloon crashed in central Turkey.
Macron visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump
Read full article: Macron visits Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by TrumpFrench President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic Arctic territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day and threaten more to come. Over 230 are reported dead
Read full article: Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day and threaten more to come. Over 230 are reported deadIsrael and Iran have traded more missile attacks despite international calls for a halt to the fighting, with neither country showing signs of backing down as the conflict between the regional foes raged for a third day.
Guinea's military junta sets up election body for upcoming votes
Read full article: Guinea's military junta sets up election body for upcoming votesGuinea’s military junta has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections, including a constitutional referendum in September and the general and presidential elections set for December.
Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing 7
Read full article: Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing 7A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board.