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Senior ExxonMobil Lawyer Retires, Joins Trump Administration https://t.co/YVv6XOgpRA

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Extreme Weather Rocks China, Europe and U.S. Amid Searing July Heat Wave https://t.co/sHua9yeM1h

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Colombian President-elect Suspends Transition as Outgoing Leader Alleges Fraud https://t.co/tIkSs11XIE

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French Court Clears Path for Far-Right Politician Marine Le Pen to Run for President https://t.co/E1SPEDx4Vi

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85-Year-Old German National Becomes 21st to Die in ICE Custody This Year https://t.co/NsDxyZ2eVT

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ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Mexican Father During Houston Traffic Stop https://t.co/pHk5IPBXGO

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Protesters Outside U.N. Celebrate as Israel’s Ben-Gvir Cancels Visit to Policing Summit https://t.co/4Low2qsZdV

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Israeli Strike Kills Gaza Aid Official Who Organized World Cup Screening https://t.co/dvr7eE1St7

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Pentagon Considers Relocating Gulf Bases to Israel https://t.co/zYkqJi5bAO

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Israel’s Netanyahu Criticizes Trump’s Embrace of Turkish President Erdoğan https://t.co/y1GQj7tLzQ

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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over,” Blasts NATO Allies and Praises Turkish President https://t.co/2gVnZzIjAi

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U.S. Renews Attacks on Iran and Reimposes Oil Sanctions https://t.co/82f6b6nk17

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Will Graham Platner drop out? And who will replace him? https://t.co/80D9b6hxGK

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"There’s no question that the RSF would not be able to have gotten as far as they have, to have claimed nearly as much territory as they have, without the really robust support of the UAE." https://t.co/8zppB8OKzm

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At the annual NATO summit, U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Greenland should be controlled by the United States while denouncing European allies and declaring the ceasefire with Iran over. https://t.co/IACsHDCPQQ

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The war in Sudan "which is often categorized in international media as a civil war, is really a proxy war on both sides of the RSF. Their main backer is the United Arab Emirates,” says @JCSteers, whose new investigation looks into a secret network of RSF training camps.

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"This NATO summit is not taking place in a climate of freedom."

Protests have roiled Ankara, Turkey for days as world leaders meet at the annual NATO summit. Hundreds of people have been arrested in early morning raids of activists amid a blanket protest ban on the city.

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Will Graham Platner drop out? The Democratic nominee for Senate from Maine has lost most of his endorsements following rape allegations made against him on Monday.

"I just don't think that he's going to have a path forward," says Maine political scientist Amy Fried.

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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been imprisoned without charge in Israel for over 18 months, since his arrest by Israeli troops December 2024.

See more of our coverage of Dr. Abu Safiya's case here: https://t.co/hGaQg53HGm

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18 Injured in Damascus Explosions as France’s Emmanuel Macron Meets Syrian Leader https://t.co/VRIBwKERQN