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Grief and fear persist in Iran after protests

The protests that demanded the ouster of Iran’s clerical rulers have subsided, but many Iranians describe a pervasive mood of collective grief and uncertainty. Teachers talk about slain students and cry during recess, college students are boycotting final exams in honor of classmates, and young people say they are

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U.N. Condemns U.S. Measures Halting Oil Deliveries to Cuba

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk urged the lifting of U.S. sanctions that impede oil deliveries to Cuba, criticizing the widespread disruption they cause the Caribbean nation as a rights violation. The measures were installed last month by the Trump administration after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro

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Iran Holds Exercises in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Threatens Military Action

Iran held live military exercises on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, a day before nuclear talks with the United States were set to resume, an apparent show of power as President Trump threatened military action and called for regime change if diplomacy failed. The drills, led by the Islamic

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Sheriff says he 'understands' interest in Nancy Guthrie's son-in-law

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he understands public interest in Tommaso Cioni as a potential suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, but warned against putting a "mark on somebody who could be completely innocent." "If he is guilty, if he’s the one who did it,

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Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

It was a bright morning in August 2022 when Ángel Montenegro was taken. A 31-year-old construction worker, Montenegro had been out all night drinking with some work buddies in the city of Cuautla and was waiting for a bus back to nearby Cuernavaca where he lived. At about 10am, a

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Indonesia Preparing Thousands of Peacekeepers for Trump Gaza Plan

Indonesia said it was preparing to send thousands of troops to Gaza for a peacekeeping mission as part of President Trump’s Board of Peace initiative. The announcement came days ahead of the first Board of Peace summit meeting in Washington, which Prabowo Subianto and other world leaders are expected

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Syrian Army Advances into Kurdish Regions, Ending Autonomy Dream

The Syrian Army moved into Hasakah in northeastern Syria this month, marking the first government presence in a Kurdish stronghold held for more than a decade. Benefiting from a switch in American support away from the Kurds, President Ahmed al-Sharaa has used a mixture of muscle and negotiation to take

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No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real

In Havana’s Siboney diplomatic quarter, ambassadors from countries traditionally allied with the United States say they are growing frustrated with Washington’s push to unseat Cuba’s government and are preparing to draw down their missions. Cuba is in crisis after a four-year economic slump, worsened by hyper-inflation and

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Jet2 Flight Diverted Following Midair Brawl

A brawl broke out on a Jet2 flight from Antalya, Turkey, to Manchester, forcing the pilot to land in Brussels and resulting in the removal of two passengers. Videos shared on social media captured multiple people crowding into the aisle as punches were thrown. Jet2 described the incident as "

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UAE and U.S. Each Pledge Over $1 Billion to Trump’s Board of Peace

The United Arab Emirates and the United States have each pledged more than $1 billion to President Trump’s new Board of Peace for Gaza, two officials briefed on the board’s fundraising efforts said. The sum represents a small fraction of the money needed for Gaza’s recovery but

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Sheriff: search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother could take years

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, could take "maybe it’s weeks or months or years" and pledged that his team will not quit looking. Authorities briefly thought they had a break after detaining delivery driver Carlos Palazuelos for questioning;

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Undercover officer foiled IS plot against Manchester Jewish community

Walid Saadaoui once worked as a holiday entertainer in Tunisia, organising dance shows and quizzes. After moving to the UK and marrying a British woman he became a restaurateur and an avid keeper of birds. All the while he had been hiding a secret: he had pledged allegiance to Islamic

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Ray Dalio Says World Order Is Breaking Down — What It Means for Crypto

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says the post‑World War II global order is breaking down and that the world has entered “Stage 6” of what he calls the Big Cycle, a late phase marked by rising great‑power conflict. He argues international affairs are ultimately governed by power rather than

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Useful Camera Footage in Guthrie Case Proves Elusive

Cameras, now common across society, have often been key tools for solving crimes — from the search for Luigi Mangione to identifying suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and the 2022 University of Idaho killings. That ubiquity has prompted questions about why more footage has not helped investigators in the disappearance

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Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

On a Beirut rooftop, Ibrahim Ammar snapped a sling and sent pigeons into the dusk, practicing kash hamam—the generations-old game of luring rival birds. His pigeons now share the sky with a new adversary: Israeli drones, their mechanical whir an intermittent soundtrack to daily life. More than a year

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US boards second Venezuela-linked tanker in Indian Ocean

US military forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said. The department described the operation as a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III, and said the ship tried to defy President Trump's quarantine

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Additional gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home as FBI probes evidence

Multiple additional gloves were found near the spot where the FBI had previously collected a black glove that could be tied to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Reporters were present when three discarded gloves were discovered Sunday afternoon in the Catalina Foothills, about two miles from her home. The Pima

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Canadians rally around Tumbler Ridge after school shooting

When Jim Caruso heard the news of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, he knew immediately he needed to be there. He packed his bags and boarded a plane for the community 700 miles away. “I wanted to be here to bring some level of comfort,” he said. “I wanted

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Tumbler Ridge Forever Changed After Mass Shooting

Just over 40 years ago Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, was created as a model of Canada’s future. Carved out of mountain woods to serve two new mines, it differed from many resource towns: the open-pit mines were sited outside the community, miners lived in tidy family homes linked by

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Pat Tillman’s Brother Pleads Guilty to Setting Post Office Fire

Richard Tillman, 44, of San Jose pleaded guilty last week in federal court to setting fire to the Almaden Valley U.S. Post Office in San Jose on July 20, 2025. No one was injured. Authorities say he backed a vehicle through the front door, exited and then set it

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DNA from glove matches suspect in Nancy Guthrie search

The FBI says a glove found during the search for Nancy Guthrie matches the one the suspect wore in surveillance footage and contains DNA distinct from other gloves recovered at the scene. Investigators are awaiting final lab results before uploading the DNA profile to a national database to try to

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2 Dead, One Wounded in Shooting at South Carolina State University

A shooting inside a student housing complex on the South Carolina State University campus left two teenagers dead and a third person wounded. The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office identified the dead as Henry L. Crittington, 19, and Terrell Thomas, 18. Sam Watson, a school spokesman, said neither was a

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Assailants kill at least 32 in north-west Nigerian villages

Armed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 32 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in north-west Nigeria’s Niger state early on Saturday. The dawn attacks hit Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso and Pissa in the Borgu local government area, near the border with Benin Republic, as assailants

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Investigators use Bluetooth detector to search for Nancy Guthrie

Arizona investigators have taken a high-tech tack in the search for Nancy Guthrie, flying over the Tucson desert with a Bluetooth signal detector in hopes of picking up a signal from her pacemaker. The device, also called a signal sniffer, aims to detect a heartbeat after Guthrie’s pacemaker disconnected

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These Ukrainian Drones Don’t Just Kill. They Deliver Oatmeal Cookies.

The orders started coming in at around 7:30 on a Thursday morning — ordinary shopping lists under extraordinary conditions. Smoked bacon. Oatmeal cookies. Mayonnaise. Mashed potatoes. The customers were Ukrainian soldiers in frontline bunkers and trenches, requesting airdrops of provisions by drone. Much of the work is done by heavy