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White supremacist march in DC just ‘messy’ democracy, official says
WASHINGTON, March 6 — A top Trump administration official today shrugged off a July Fourth parade by masked white supremacists in Washington as an example of “messy” democracy that fell […]
As Venezuela quake deaths pass 3,000, attention turns to mourning, burials
CATIA LA MAR (Venezuela), July 6 —Deaths from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes rose to at least 3,342 yesterday as officials began to bury dozens of bodies left unidentified 11 days […]
From rapper to reformist: Nepal’s young PM tests limits of power in first 100 days
KATHMANDU, July 5 — One hundred days after taking power promising sweeping reform, Nepal’s 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has upended the government while remaining an elusive public figure. The […]
No rice, no life: Italian farmers fear another devastating drought as heatwave dries up paddies
TORRE BERETTI (Italy), July 5 — Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That […]
Children grow up in grief as violent crime surges in Israel’s Arab communities
TEL AVIV, July 6 — In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the […]
Wildfires rage across France, Spain and Portugal as Europe braces for fresh heatwave
BARCELONA, July 5 —Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal today as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have already devastated more […]
After botched launch, North Korea’s Kang Kon destroyer fires missiles in fresh weapons test
Seoul, July 5, 2026 (AFP) -Kang Jin-kyu North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw weapons tests this week of the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon, including cruise missile launches and “electronic […]
‘Very dangerous’ super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
NEW YORK, July 5 — People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations today, hours before a “super typhoon” was projected to bulldoze […]
Trump hails US, blasts ‘communists’ in 250th anniversary speech
WASHINGTON, July 5 — US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday yesterday as the “crowning achievement” of human history, even as he used the event to renew […]
Prayers offered for Iran’s Khamenei on day two of funeral ceremonies
TEHRAN, July 5 — Prayers were held today over the casket of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the second day of funeral ceremonies that have drawn huge crowds to pay […]