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Wisconsin’s capital city cancels signature events, grapples with fallout from police shooting
MADISON, Wis. — A police shooting in Wisconsin’s progressive capital city this week put the spotlight on persistent and deep racial divisions, prompting cancellations and other changes to popular summertime events as protesters said they were determined to continue public pressure for change in Madison. Corey Ruiz, who is identified as Black or Latino in Wisconsin court…
Iran Halts Strikes as Trump Gives Talks ‘Some Space’
Clashes over the strategic Strait of Hormuz had derailed diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, before the conflict widened beyond the vital energy corridor to include attacks on US bases, regional shipping, and Gulf allies. This image taken from the vicinity of the village Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon, shows smoke rising from the site…
Ukrainian Strikes on Occupied Territory, Russian Border Village Leave Six Dead
Russian occupation authorities said a Ukrainian drone strike killed four people in Moscow-controlled Horlivka in eastern Ukraine. This handout photograph taken on July 25, 2026 by the press service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces shows a collapsed building next to a church in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, amid…
France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France — France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tons of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of Tour de France to redeploy security personnel to the blazes that forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week…
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war. But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a mercurial conflict that will reach the five-month point Tuesday. President…
Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Temperatures hit sweltering highs across much of the central United States on Saturday as forecasters warned that dangerously hot weather from Dallas to North Dakota would push into next week, with roughly 80 million people facing heat advisories. A heat dome, where atmospheric conditions trap heat, was forecast to create sustained high…
German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others. Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the incident late Saturday evening as “an attack on our society.” Police and prosecutors asked for help in finding…
Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China, with hundreds of thousands evacuated
Noul hit southern Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region. Passersby walk in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district under heavy rain and wind ahead of Typhoon Noul on Saturday, July 25, 2026 [Chan Ho-him/AP Typhoon Noul has hit southern China, including Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and…
Iran says it sold $18bn of oil during war, ceasefire
Iran’s oil ministry on Saturday said it was able to sell a total of $18 billion worth of oil during the war and the ensuing ceasefire with the United States. “The ministry sold $11.5 billion of oil during the war and $6.5 billion during the ceasefire” that collapsed earlier this month, the ministry said in…
Iran’s government spars with state TV as mediators push talks with US
Government council accuses state broadcaster of ‘censorship’ after parts of president’s speech not aired, but IRIB says has duty to prevent appearance of leadership division. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had privately greenlit talks with the US [File: Foad Ashtari/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images] Tehran, Iran – A public rift…
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