New UK Prime Minister Starmer assembles Cabinet for the first meeting: ‘Now we get to work’
LONDON (news agencies) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer held his first Cabinet meeting Saturday as his new government takes on ...
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Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off ...
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As ‘Bachelor’ race issues linger, Jenn Tran, its 1st Asian American lead, is ready for her moment
Jenn Tran can’t stop thinking about being the first Asian American lead in the history of “The Bachelor” franchise — ...
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July Fourth violence nationwide kills at least 33, Chicago ‘in state of grief,’ mayor says
Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead, including 11 ...
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After hitting Yucatan Peninsula, Beryl churns in Gulf of Mexico as Texas braces for potential hit
TULUM, Mexico (news agencies) — After battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Beryl moved back into the warm waters of the Gulf ...
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Nigeria claims it has degraded Islamic extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (news agencies) — Ten years after declaring a short-lived caliphate in the Nigerian town of Gwoza, just across ...
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Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
KATHMANDU, Nepal (news agencies) — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going ...
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Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (news agencies) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down ...
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A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer
LONDON (news agencies) — New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week ...
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Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran’s president-elect
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that ...
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