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Throngs of mourners pour into Tehran for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei funeral

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The turnout came as Iran negotiates with the United States over a permanent end to the war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.

Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as frontline health workers threaten to strike

By Associated Press

Health professionals demand payment and better conditions, citing inadequate supplies and poor salaries.

Hamas says it has dissolved its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

It was unclear if the move, announced by a lower-level official, would lead to any meaningful change on the ground.

FIFA questioned as Trump, Infantino defend actions surrounding ruling to let Balogun play in U.S. match

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

"Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not," UEFA said, adding "the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined."…

AP report: FIFA lifts U.S. player Balogun's red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino

By Ronald Blum, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

“Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!” Trump said in a statement on social media.

7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies announced on Sunday that seven countries would expand oil production by a combined total of 188,000 barrels per day in August.

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance.

Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins

By Prosper Heri Ngorora, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

At the Ebola treatment center inside Bunia's Evangelical Medical Center, in eastern Congo's Ituri province, the launch of the research was marked by urgency rather than ceremony.

Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The funeral was in part a show of unity and defiance as Iran demands a measure of control over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy that it shut down during the war.

Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Authorities urged residents in parts of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, to remain indoors and shut their windows and doors due to toxic smoke from a burning recycling plant that was engulfed by a wildfire.