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Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven’t paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike

Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials say killed at least 90 people including children.

China’s Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week

Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther

A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry

AP PHOTOS: In documenting violence in Haiti, you find bodies, but also ways people keep on living

ELECTION WATCH 2024

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu. The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government.

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his rule

Syrians are voting for members of a new parliament in an election that is expected to hold few surprises.

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Rwandans vote in presidential election that’s set to extend the 30-year rule of Paul Kagame

Apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump an ‘attack on America,’ Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the apparent assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump was “an attack on America.”

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Venezuela’s opposition leaders court young voters ahead of election

France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

Severe weather

FILE - A vehicle is stranded on flooded Interstate 10 after Hurricane Beryl dumped rain, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. As the city slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it’s time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters. (AP Photo/Maria Lysaker, File)

Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren’t coming fast enough

As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it’s time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters.

More weather around the world

Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Here’s what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar

‘It’s hell outside': Sizzling heat wave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts

Israel-Hamas war

UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Israel targets Hamas’ military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’

Russia-Ukraine war

Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began

Russian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says

Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too. Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein recently fell victim to a type of fraud known as port-out hijacking, also called SIM-swapping.

China’s economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth

Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap

One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping

Amazon Prime Day deals are almost here. Should you take advantage of them?

SOCCER

Argentina fans gather on the street after their team defeated Colombia at the Copa America final soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina fans revel in their Copa America triumph, a brief respite from their country’s crises

Argentines taking to the streets to revel in their Copa América triumph inhabit a very different place now than they did 19 months ago, when their World Cup victory sent millions surging into the same Buenos Aires square in a howl of collective celebration.

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Argentina beats Colombia to win a record 16th Copa America after Messi gets hurt

Lionel Messi exits Copa America final with apparent leg injury, ankle swollen

Birthday boy Lamine Yamal wins Euro 2024 and best young player award

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Argentina beats Colombia 1-0 in Copa America final after crowd control issues cause match delay

Europe

From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia

Asia

China’s economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth

Latin America

How reggaeton stars are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico

Middle East

Argentina designates Hamas a terrorist group in show of support for Israel

Africa

Mind the mangroves! Some Kenyans combat the threat of logging with hidden beehives

U.S. News

Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention history

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan

Police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan, wounding eight civilians.

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China reports its growth slowed in April-June

Asian shares began the week trading mixed after China reported that its economy expanded at a lower-than-forecast 4.7% annual pace in the last quarter.

At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say

Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives blew up outside, said a spokesman for Somali police.

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer

King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment.

Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening

Albania’s prison department has granted a five-day leave to an ethnic Greek minority former mayor to attend the opening session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Extravagant wedding celebrations for the son of Asia’s richest man conclude with a reception

A wedding reception in India completes the monthslong celebrations as the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend.

A shooting in Germany linked to a domestic dispute leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded

Police say a shooting in southwestern Germany linked to a domestic dispute has left three dead and two wounded from the same family.

China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler

China and Russia’s naval forces have kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine.

Kate, the Princess of Wales, hands Carlos Alcaraz his Wimbledon trophy in a rare appearance for her

The Princess of Wales attended the men’s Wimbledon final at the All England Club and handed out the winner’s trophy to Carlos Alcaraz in only her second public appearance since announcing she was diagnosed with cancer.

The leader of Nepal’s largest communist party has been named the country’s new prime minister

The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister following the collapse of a previous coalition government.

Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from ‘slave-like’ conditions on farms

Italy’s tax police say they have freed 33 Indian farm workers from “slave-like working conditions” in the northern province of Verona, while seizing almost half a million euros from the two alleged gangmasters.

Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon by beating Novak Djokovic and now owns 4 Slam titles at age 21

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men’s final for the second year in a row to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21.

Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia

Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts say prosecutions for these high crimes started to grow after 2014 — the year that Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.

What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today’s Russia under Putin

Treason cases were once rare in Russia, a handful each year. But they — along with espionage prosecutions — have skyrocketed since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping

SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. Cyber thieves take over your phone number.

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too. Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein recently fell victim to a type of fraud known as port-out hijacking, also called SIM-swapping.

Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe

A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas.

Peaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes

In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their homeland, the Union of Ukrainians of France led a peaceful march of several hundred people in Paris on Saturday.

Delta Air Lines adopts new rules for flight attendant uniforms after Palestinian pin flap

Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a social media user’s outrage over two flight attendants photographed wearing Palestinian flag pins.

Cambodia’s defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a military helicopter has gone missing while flying over the heavy forested Cardamom Mountain range in the country’s southwest.

At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital

A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by some inmates to break out of a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake

Officials say that a miner who was missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has been found alive more than two days after the accident that killed one of his colleagues and injured 17 others.

With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump

European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They’re pointing to common interests, such as security concerns with China.

Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China’s missile unit

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it’s monitoring waves of test-firing by China’s missile unit in a region more than 1,000 miles from the self-ruled island and that its air force stepped up its alertness.

A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed

A Pakistani court has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a case relating to the legality of their marriage.

North Korea threatens to boost nuke capability in reaction to US-South Korea deterrence guidelines

North Korea has threatened to boost its nuclear fighting capability and make the United States and South Korea pay “an unimaginably harsh price” as it slams its rivals’ new defense guidelines that it says reveal an intention to invade the North.

French sports minister takes a dip in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics

French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.

Israeli strike targets the Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza

Israel’s prime minister says “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Hamas’ shadowy military commander was killed in a massive airstrike in southern Gaza.

An Indian billionaire’s son is married after lavish celebrations that spotlight his global clout

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year.

Princess of Wales set to attend Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in rare public appearance

The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis.

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