Jul 04 Ukraine's army retreats from Chasiv Yar as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press For months, Russian forces have focused on capturing the town. It's highly sought after due to its strategic location and elevated position. Continue reading
Jul 04 Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The house-building is the latest effort by Israel's hard-line government to beef up the settlements as part of a strategy to cement Israel's control over the West Bank and prevent a future Palestinian state. Continue reading
Jul 04 Moscow court sentences U.S. citizen Robert Woodland to 12.5 years in prison for drug trafficking By Associated Press 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 prison. He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an… Continue reading
Jul 04 Mbappé says France election results are 'catastrophic' as the far right gets closer to power By Steve Douglas, Associated Press France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé says election results are “catastrophic” as the nation lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II. The National Rally gained around a third of the vote in the first round of a… Continue reading
Jul 04 U.S. man, 76, swims in Seine River ahead of Paris Olympics, amid concerns of E. coli By Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press Unsafe levels of E. coli were found in the Seine River last week for the third consecutive week. But on Thursday, regional authorities released new results showing an improvement. Continue reading
Jul 04 Israeli official says Netanyahu to send negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks By Josef Federman, Associated Press Previous talks have stalled over Hamas’ insistence that Israel agree to an end of the war and full withdrawal of its troops from Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 04 U.K. voters cast ballots in national election with results expected by Friday By Associated Press After 14 years in power under five different prime ministers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the main opposition party, the left-of-center Labour Party led by Keir Starmer. Continue reading
Jul 04 India likely undercounts heat-related deaths, tempering its response, officials say By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The worry, public health officials say, is that undercounting the deaths means the heat wave problem isn't as prioritized as it should be, and officials are missing out on ways to prepare their residents for the scorching temperatures. Continue reading
Jul 03 Who is Saeed Jalili, the hard-line former negotiator seeking Iran's presidency? By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran's top nuclear negotiator for years, but he won no plaudits from Western diplomats sitting across the table as he repeatedly lectured them on everything while offering nothing. Continue reading
Jul 03 How did a religious gathering in northern India lead to a deadly stampede? By Biswajeet Banerjee, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Authorities are investigating after more than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede following a large religious gathering in northern India, one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years. Continue reading