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Brazil dismantles hundreds of illegal dredges in major Amazon mining crackdown
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Brazilian police backed by Interpol have destroyed hundreds of dredges used…
Outrage over deadly Valencia floods prompts Spanish regional leader to resign
MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s Valencia region said Monday he was stepping down…
States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration policy…
Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday,…
Tanzania’s president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday blamed foreigners for last…
Driver convicted of murder after his truck plowed into a July 4 barbecue in NYC, killing 4
NEW YORK (AP) — A driver who crashed his pickup truck into a July Fourth…
Famine is gripping two regions of war-torn Sudan, a global hunger authority says
CAIRO (AP) — Two regions of war-torn Sudan are enduring a famine that is at…
A Latvian arrested for allegedly collecting information for Russia’s intelligence
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — A Latvian citizen was arrested for allegedly collecting information about the…
Harvard Medical School building reopens as police investigate explosion
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard Medical School building has reopened while a “very active” investigation…
Libyan delegation in Beirut seeks release of the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
BEIRUT (AP) — A Libyan delegation in Lebanon made progress in talks Monday with judicial…
US seeks humanitarian truce in Sudan while ICC looks at el-Fasher rampage
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States is working with both sides in Sudan’s…
American Arab group sues over California’s new antisemitism law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed…
Spain’s top prosecutor stands trial over allegations of leaking confidential information
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz went on trial Monday over allegations…
Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity
BOSTON (AP) — When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps,…
Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in…
What to know about a stabbing attack aboard a train in Britain
LONDON (AP) — A routine railway journey was plunged into chaos when multiple people were…
Concern grows for South Sudanese political pundit detained in Dubai
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The family of South Sudanese political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay,…
Class-action lawyer Stan Chesley dies in Ohio
CINCINNATI (AP) — Stanley Chesley, a class-action lawsuit pioneer who took on cigarette companies and…
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to U. of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be strongly associated with…
Underwater sculpture park brings coral reef art to Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — South Florida is seeing a wave of new cars, but…
In Uganda, where Zohran Mamdani was born, NYC mayoral hopeful is recalled with pride
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — In the Ugandan newsroom where he appeared one day as an…
Africa’s latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The latest elections in different African countries have ended with the…
Train derails in northwest England with no significant injuries but major disruption
LONDON (AP) — A train traveling at 80 mph (130 kph) derailed in a remote…
Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on…