Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas
By Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized his negotiators to enter into detailed…
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Portland Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing to conduct flyovers for Independence Day ceremonies, parades
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland will conduct Independence Day flyovers for…
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Bend Heroes Foundation, volunteers install 275 flags at the Independence Day Bend Parade of Flags
The Bend Heroes Foundation and a group of volunteers installed 275 flags at Bend Heroes Memorial (Brooks Park), along Veterans Memorial Bridge…
Continue ReadingBiden heads into a make-or-break stretch for his imperiled presidential campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection…
Continue ReadingAn American swims in Paris’ Seine River before the Olympics despite contamination concerns
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris…
Continue ReadingA militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo has killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers,…
Continue ReadingMbappé warns of ‘catastrophic’ political situation in France as the far right gets closer to power
AP Sports Writer HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé warned on Thursday his country is in a “catastrophic”…
Continue ReadingCambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s culture minister says the return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been…
Continue ReadingMillions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Associated Press Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of…
Continue ReadingUS citizen Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by Moscow court. He’s sentenced to 12.5 years
MOSCOW (AP) — Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in…
Continue ReadingVatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ chief of staff has become one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court.…
Continue ReadingWorld swimming federation confirms US federal investigation into Chinese swimmers’ doping tests
AP Sports Writers GENEVA (AP) — The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a…
Continue ReadingTall Ships Races with 50 classic vessels seek to draw attention to Baltic Sea’s alarming condition
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea have arrived in the Finnish…
Continue ReadingEurope is slapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — for now. Here’s what to know
AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union is moving to sharply increase customs duties on electric vehicles made in China.…
Continue ReadingBelarus rights group says 10 ill political prisoners have been freed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says at least 10 political prisoners have been freed since the country’s…
Continue ReadingWho is the 28-year-old vying to be France’s PM, and what might his far-right party do in power?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Jordan Bardella’s rise to the peak of French politics has been so swift he is still asked about his teenage…
Continue ReadingRussia captures part of a key hilltop town in Ukraine, opening door to further advances
By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have taken control of parts of a key hilltop town in…
Continue ReadingHezbollah fires more than 200 missiles at Israeli targets following killing of commander
By Sophie Tanno, Mick Krever, Charbel Mallo, Tamer Michaelis and Mike Schwartz, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah said that it fired more than 200 missiles…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Venezuela’s election as Maduro faces the toughest race of his decade in power
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a…
Continue ReadingSweden protests against death penalties given to 3 Swedes in Iraq, says a 4th case isn’t confirmed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Iraqi chargé d’affaires in Stockholm to protest against death…
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