Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that…
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Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women’s soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco
ZURICH (AP) — Former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women’s soccer…
Continue ReadingA Japanese police chief apologizes to a man acquitted after 50 years on death row
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese police chief has apologized to Iwao Hakamada for his decades-long suffering because of a wrongful…
Continue ReadingSelf-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in the US
Associated Press SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing…
Continue ReadingFrench transport minister meets cycling groups after a traffic death sparks protests
PARIS (AP) — The French transport minister is expected to meet with cycling associations following the death of a cyclist in Paris after a dispute…
Continue Reading‘Stunning security failures’ led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not…
Continue ReadingMoldova backs joining EU by razor-thin margin as president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Moldovans have voted by the thinnest of margins in favor of joining the European Union, near-complete results…
Continue ReadingWhite House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms,…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to propose expanding access to over-the-counter contraception at no cost
By Donald Judd and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to propose a new rule Monday that would require private insurance…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris wants to take on ‘abusive’ corporate landlords. How much do they actually affect your rent?
By Samantha Delouya and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — In the final stretch of her bid for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris has made…
Continue ReadingHouse task force releases damning interim report on the first assassination attempt against Trump
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House task force investigating the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump released…
Continue Reading‘He got out of Gaza, but Gaza did not get out of him’: Israeli soldiers returning from war struggle with trauma and suicide
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Tel Aviv and Ma’ale Adumim (CNN) — A 40-year-old father of four, Eliran Mizrahi deployed to Gaza…
Continue Reading‘Maybe, they won’t doubt the next woman’: American cyclist Lael Wilcox on her 18,000-mile world record
By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar…
Continue Reading2 dead and 22 rescued after migrant boat runs into trouble in rough weather near a Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation off the coast of the eastern Greek island of Samos has…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly in Russia
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops…
Continue Reading8 dead and almost 20 missing after a boat carrying people fleeing the fighting in Myanmar capsizes
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead and almost 20 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing…
Continue ReadingMoldova narrowly votes to secure path toward EU membership after accusing Russia of interference
Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Electoral data shows that Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the…
Continue ReadingEl secretario de Defensa, Austin, llega a Ucrania en medio de avances rusos y elecciones estadounidenses inminentes
Sofía Barruti (CNN) –El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, llegó a Kyiv la madrugada de este lunes, mientras el futuro de la ayuda…
Continue ReadingHow Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021,…
Continue ReadingUS defense chief promises Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia but goes no further
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war…
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