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Trump administration announces a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine
Read full article: Trump administration announces a $825 million arms sale to UkraineThe Trump administration has approved a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine, which will include extended-range missiles and related equipment to boost its defensive capabilities.
UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid
Read full article: UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aidThe director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's “very evident” after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving.
US diplomat apologizes for using the word 'animalistic' in reference to Lebanese reporters
Read full article: US diplomat apologizes for using the word 'animalistic' in reference to Lebanese reportersA U.S. diplomat has apologized for using the word "animalistic" during a press conference in Lebanon.
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces shell a besieged Darfur city, killing 24 and wounding 55, group says
Read full article: Sudan's Rapid Support Forces shell a besieged Darfur city, killing 24 and wounding 55, group saysA Sudanese medical group says a paramilitary group fighting against Sudan's military has shelled a city in Darfur, killing at least 24 people.
Iranian ambassador leaves Australia amid diplomatic rift over antisemitic attacks
Read full article: Iranian ambassador leaves Australia amid diplomatic rift over antisemitic attacksIran's ambassador to Australia has been seen preparing to leave the country as a result of a diplomatic rift between the two countries.
Floods displace nearly 250,000 people and affect 1.2 million in eastern Pakistan
Read full article: Floods displace nearly 250,000 people and affect 1.2 million in eastern PakistanRescuers in Pakistan's Punjab province are racing to reach stranded families after heavy rain and water from overflowing dams in India caused major rivers to burst their banks.
UK, France and Germany initiate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program
Read full article: UK, France and Germany initiate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear programFrance, Germany and the United Kingdom have moved to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds
Read full article: Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study findsA new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely.
Final arguments in publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial conclude in Hong Kong
Read full article: Final arguments in publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial conclude in Hong KongThe final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai.
Pro-Palestinian protesters say they were attacked by Egyptian officials. Now they're facing charges
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protesters say they were attacked by Egyptian officials. Now they're facing chargesTwo brothers protesting outside an Egyptian diplomatic building in Manhattan last week were dragged inside the building by Egyptian officials and beaten with a metal chain, video shows.
UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades
Read full article: UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decadesThe U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades.
Mexico suspends postal shipments to the US over latest tariff confusion
Read full article: Mexico suspends postal shipments to the US over latest tariff confusionMexico says its postal service is suspending package shipments to the United States, following similar steps taken by countries from the European Union and elsewhere.
Journalist Mariam Dagga's final images show where she was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza
Read full article: Journalist Mariam Dagga's final images show where she was killed by an Israeli strike in GazaThe last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.
IAEA chief says Iran's cooperation with inspectors is a 'work in progress' as sanctions loom
Read full article: IAEA chief says Iran's cooperation with inspectors is a 'work in progress' as sanctions loomThe head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has warned that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran’s cooperation with international inspectors.
Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck
Read full article: Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuckA Ukrainian military official says Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say
Read full article: US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates sayAs Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights reach record highs, the airlines running the trips have taken steps to make it more difficult to track the planes used to carry shackled people across the country and around the world.
Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
Read full article: Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in GazaPope Leo XIV is demanding that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza.
Woman seeks compensation from South Korea over her forced adoption to France in 1984
Read full article: Woman seeks compensation from South Korea over her forced adoption to France in 1984A South Korean woman adopted to France in 1984 without her parents' consent is seeks compensation from South Korea's government.
A royal pardon frees a Thai woman serving a 43-year prison term for defaming the monarchy
Read full article: A royal pardon frees a Thai woman serving a 43-year prison term for defaming the monarchyA woman in Thailand, sentenced to a prison term of more than four decades on a charge of royal defamation, has been released by a royal pardon after serving just under one-fifth of her term.
Denmark summons US envoy over claims of interference in Greenland
Read full article: Denmark summons US envoy over claims of interference in GreenlandThe top U.S. diplomat in Denmark has been summoned by the government after a report that people connected to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on empty
Read full article: Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have some Russian regions running on emptyGas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks.
Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand
Read full article: Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and ThailandHeavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm.
Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs
Read full article: Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangsPolice in Haiti say they have regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections.
Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid
Read full article: Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bidThe father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this year, has launched a campaign for Colombia's presidency.
Democratic leaders withdraw measure clarifying the party position on the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Democratic leaders withdraw measure clarifying the party position on the Israel-Hamas warThe Democratic National Committee leadership has withdrawn a measure that would have clarified the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war.
Trump claims to have ended the war in Congo. People there say that’s not true
Read full article: Trump claims to have ended the war in Congo. People there say that’s not trueU.S. President Donald Trump claims that the war in eastern Congo is among the ones he has stopped, after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June.
German court convicts teen for supporting plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna
Read full article: German court convicts teen for supporting plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in ViennaA German court has convicted a 16-year-old suspect of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year.
UK's hard-right Reform party says it will mass-deport migrants if it wins power
Read full article: UK's hard-right Reform party says it will mass-deport migrants if it wins powerThe leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally.
Bones found at Japanese site where Korean forced laborers died in WWII are human remains, police say
Read full article: Bones found at Japanese site where Korean forced laborers died in WWII are human remains, police sayPolice say that a set of bones recovered at a wartime mine in Japan are human remains.
Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence
Read full article: Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidenceThe Israeli military says its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.
Sri Lanka's ex-President Wickremesinghe granted bail after arrest over alleged misuse of funds
Read full article: Sri Lanka's ex-President Wickremesinghe granted bail after arrest over alleged misuse of fundsSri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been granted bail after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office.
The US wants to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda. Critics there say the murky deal 'stinks'
Read full article: The US wants to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda. Critics there say the murky deal 'stinks'The highest-profile detainee that the United States seeks to deport, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, appears to be headed to Uganda.
Beach on a budget: Greeks settle for day trips, priced out of iconic destinations
Read full article: Beach on a budget: Greeks settle for day trips, priced out of iconic destinationsGreece’s booming tourism industry is drawing huge numbers of foreign visitors, but many Greeks are struggling to afford holidays in their own country.
Australian police hunt for gunman who killed 2 officers and shot another in a rural town
Read full article: Australian police hunt for gunman who killed 2 officers and shot another in a rural townTwo police officers have been killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting at a property in a rural part of Australia.
European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid reimposition of UN sanctions
Read full article: European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid reimposition of UN sanctionsA diplomat says that representatives of three European countries threatening to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed to agree with their Iranian counterpart on how to avoid the move, just days ahead of a deadline.
British Army faces criticism despite a historic payout over Kenyan wildfires
Read full article: British Army faces criticism despite a historic payout over Kenyan wildfiresBritain's government has agreed to pay millions to Kenyans to settle a lawsuit after its military forces lost legal immunity in Kenya.
Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador
Read full article: Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassadorAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is accusing Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and says the country is cutting off diplomatic relations in response.
Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected
Read full article: Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if electedJorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism.
What to know about Trump deportation policies that could send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
Read full article: What to know about Trump deportation policies that could send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to UgandaEfforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention third-country deportations.
Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike
Read full article: Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strikeMariam Dagga, a freelance visual journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital.
Trump's initial warning to South Korea's Lee turns into warm welcome after flattery
Read full article: Trump's initial warning to South Korea's Lee turns into warm welcome after flatteryPresident Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had a friendly interaction before the cameras at the White House that was far different than Trump's warnings against the new leader earlier Monday.
Libya’s coast guard shoots at a vessel seeking to rescue migrants in distress, group says
Read full article: Libya’s coast guard shoots at a vessel seeking to rescue migrants in distress, group saysA humanitarian group says Libya’s coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea.
Trump envoy says officials working 'very, very hard' on ending Russia-Ukraine war
Read full article: Trump envoy says officials working 'very, very hard' on ending Russia-Ukraine warU.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg says officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Read full article: AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials sayHealth officials say Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza have killed five journalists, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press.