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US strikes bridges and collapses a tower at a key port as its Iran campaign expands
U.S. airstrikes appear to have collapsed a tower at Iran’s Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman, a key trade route for Afghanistan More »
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Andy Burnham, a mayor from England's north, is poised to become Britain's next prime minister
Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer More »
Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor More »
Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets across Ukraine to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov More »
Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens
Puerto Rico is imposing water rationing measures as a drought grips the U.S. territory, worsening chronic water shortages that have forced the governor to declare a state of emergency More »
Orphanage fire in Algeria kills 11 children, injures 19 others
A fire at an orphanage near the capital of Algeria killed 11 children and injured 19 More »
Hong Kong official says booksellers should ensure titles won't harm national security after arrests
Hong Kong’s top security official has urged booksellers to ensure their titles do not harm national security More »
The ex-CEO of Italian highway operator and 31 others convicted in deadly 2018 bridge collapse
An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator and 31 others in the Genoa Morandi bridge collapse in 2018 More »
US investigators lead probe into Ryanair flight where man was partly sucked out of broken window
U.S. aviation safety investigators have taken over the investigation into what caused a window to dislodge on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10 More »
More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees
U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal More »
