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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time More »
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Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah More »
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power in Texas and Louisiana
Severe thunderstorms have hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston's mayor says at least four people are dead More »
Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city More »
Trump will campaign in Minnesota after attending his son Barron's graduation
Former President Donald Trump’s break from his hush money trial in New York includes a trip to Minnesota for a Republican fundraiser in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November More »
Putin focuses on trade and cultural exchanges in Harbin, China, after reaffirming ties with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges during his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping that deepened their “no limits” partnership as both countries face rising tensions with the West More »
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
French police have shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen More »
Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy
A funeral will be held for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy More »
70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v More »
Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America
Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany More »