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2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case
Read full article: 2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security caseTwo former organizers of Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a national security case.
More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations
Read full article: More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportationsThe United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent dozens more to Honduras.
Cameroon's President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concerns
Read full article: Cameroon's President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concernsPresident Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after spending over two months abroad, raising concerns about his health and a potential power vacuum.
Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help
Read full article: Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to helpSix million people are facing acute food insecurity in Somalia while the World Food Program only has a tenth of the resources to help than it did during the country's last hunger crisis.
US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians
Read full article: US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-LiberiansThe United States has carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the African country.
North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump
Read full article: North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from TrumpSouth Korea’s military says North Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea.
A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region
Read full article: A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv regionRussia has launched a massive nighttime aerial attack on Kyiv, using missiles and drones, killing at least 16 people in the city and surrounding region.
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
Read full article: Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their childrenThe Associated Press has learned that Prince Harry and Meghan have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family.
A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
Read full article: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected regionRecovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services.
Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit
Read full article: Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visitDeadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there.
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
Read full article: Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedicsIsrael’s military has announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the Gaza war.
United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire
Read full article: United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fireThe United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country.
Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
Read full article: Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 AmericansSeven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.
Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle East
Read full article: Israel's military to investigate Gaza attacks, and other major developments in the Middle EastThe Israeli military plans a criminal investigation into the killings of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl and her family, as well as 15 paramedics in Gaza.
ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer
Read full article: ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyerThe International Criminal Court has criticized new U.S. sanctions on its senior staff as a “flagrant attack” on its independence.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
Read full article: Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speedThe Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions.
Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections
Read full article: Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands electionsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior official amid a corruption investigation involving a deputy head of the presidential office.
Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'
Read full article: Jason Arday's death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media 'frenzy'Jason Arday, who was once celebrated as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, was found dead last week after weeks of news stories presenting evidence that he was a plagiarist and fabulist.
North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
Read full article: North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothingNorth Korea says the U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea doesn't change what it views as the provocative nature of the drills.
Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say
Read full article: Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials sayU.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers say
Read full article: Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea alliance, observers sayThe United States and South Korea have regularly conducted military drills to prepare for potential conflicts with North Korea.
Putin hosts Myanmar's leader for talks on deepening their relationship
Read full article: Putin hosts Myanmar's leader for talks on deepening their relationshipRussian President Vladimir Putin has hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government, who visited Moscow on a trip intended to further boost cooperation between the countries.
Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islands
Read full article: Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islandsRussia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries.
Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remainThe Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers criticized Israeli forces for not clearing them from his property 10 days since it began.
A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says
Read full article: A grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN saysThe United Nations says that an explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul has wounded at least 42 children.
The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village
Read full article: The Moscow region is hit by a drone blitz as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian villageUkrainian forces have launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing almost 800 drones.
Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East
Read full article: Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle EastU.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
Read full article: Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displacedThousands of people are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores island, three days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 and damaged about 12,000 homes.
A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge
Read full article: A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surgeIn a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain.
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
Read full article: Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official saysAuthorities say a high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself in an attack in a high school campus in the southern Philippines.
Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlers
Read full article: Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend his home under siege by Israeli settlersA Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.
Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
Read full article: Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in UkraineA court in Russia has convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and a month in prison in the latest crackdown on dissent ahead of next month’s parliamentary election.
British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official
Read full article: British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House officialBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff.
Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week
Read full article: Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a weekUkraine’s state energy company says Russia has attacked its facilities 13 times over the past week, with nearly 300 attacks this year.
South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills
Read full article: South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drillsSouth Korea has expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula.
Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East news
Read full article: Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz deal, and other Middle East newsIran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza
Read full article: Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for GazaA marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear.