Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion at the start of World War II
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and…
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin: The ‘happy-go-lucky’ Israeli-American who became a symbol of Israel’s enduring hostage heartbreak
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the most recognizable faces of the heart-wrenching hostage crisis that sparked the…
Continue Reading Paralympic triathlon events are postponed for a day because of poor water quality in the Seine River
PARIS (AP) — Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns…
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AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt returned to the Venice Film Festival on Sunday for the world premiere of…
Continue Reading Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Robot Cafe in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is creating a buzz by using preprogrammed robots to…
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Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand
Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate…
Continue Reading US border policy spurred migrant camps hundreds of miles away in Mexico’s capital
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Continue Reading Israel’s military says six hostages ‘brutally murdered’ in Gaza, including Israeli-American Goldberg-Polin
By Alex Stambaugh, Nectar Gan and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military said it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by…
Continue Reading Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
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Continue Reading Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more…
Continue Reading Taiwan investigators to rule on further detention of former presidential candidate amid graft probe
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan investigators are to rule on whether to further detain a former presidential candidate amid graft…
Continue Reading Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United…
Continue Reading San Francisco 49ers player Ricky Pearsall out of hospital after shooting during attempted robbery
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A juvenile suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the chest…
Continue Reading A deadly storm sweeps through Japan and heavy rainfall could last for days
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan has brought torrential rain to Japan’s Shizuoka area southwest of Tokyo as weather…
Continue Reading Malaysia halts rescue operation for woman who plunged into sinkhole
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Vice President Kamala Harris says former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National…
Continue Reading Hostage families call for public to mobilize after Israeli military reports finding several bodies in Gaza
CNN By Lauren Izso, Raja Razek and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A group representing the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza has called for…
Continue Reading California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a set of first-in-the-nation bills aimed at…
Continue Reading China and Philippines trade blame over latest vessel collisions in disputed South China Sea
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Continue Reading Hostage families call for public to mobilize after Israeli military reports finding several bodies in Gaza
By Lauren Izso, Raja Razek and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A group representing the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza has called for the…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested after attack on Jewish University of Pittsburgh students
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — University of Pittsburgh police arrested a person suspected of attacking a group of Jewish students with a bottle…
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Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This weekend’s gathering of Moms for Liberty has showcased how the group has moved toward fully embracing…
Continue Reading 3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports
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Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in last week’s U.S. House primary in Alaska…
Continue Reading Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fatman Scoop, the hip-hop artist who topped charts in Europe with “Be Faithful” in the early 2000s and later…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot
Associated Press/Report for America Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The lawsuit filed in state court…
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Continue Reading Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
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Continue Reading A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last…
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Continue Reading A Georgia Democrat seeks to unseat an indicted Trump elector who says he only did what he was told
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Continue Reading Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
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Continue Reading Police say 2 people who were attacked during London’s Notting Hill Carnival have died
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Continue Reading Russian bomb attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv leave at least 8 dead, more than 100 injured
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Continue Reading Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
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Continue Reading 7 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine’s east
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Continue Reading UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women
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Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people across the country. The Nigerian…
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Continue Reading ‘Nothing is left’: Israel’s military tells Gaza residents to go home but they find only rubble
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Continue Reading Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into…
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Continue Reading 6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen
BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany.…
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Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian…
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Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in…
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Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way into central Japan, halting trains and leaving underground passages…
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Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against rapper…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump now says he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week…
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Associated Press The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of…
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