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Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, attends his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on July 15.

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  • World

Trump's pick for ambassador to the U.N. grilled over Signal chat scandal

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.

July 15, 2025
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  • Michele Kelemen
A military vehicle drives by Patriot air defense systems installed at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, a logistics hub for U.S. and European military aid to Ukraine, in southeastern Poland on March 6.

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  • Politics

Increase in military aid to Ukraine marks a shift in White House policy toward Russia

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

July 15, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman
Protesters enter Miznon Hardware Lane in Melbourne, Australia, July 4. Demonstrators clashed with staff at the restaurant, which is co-owned by Shahar Segal, who had joined the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a spokesperson. Segal has since left his role with the controversial Gaza food distribution group.

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  • Middle East

An Israeli restaurant owner quits a controversial Gaza food program after criticism

Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.

July 15, 2025
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  • Itay Stern
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14 in Washington, DC.

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  • Europe

Action must follow Trump's 'remarkable shift' on Russia, says Sen. Richard Blumenthal

A bipartisan bill in Congress would enable President Trump to slap "bone-crushing sanctions" on Russia, says Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

July 15, 2025
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  • Obed Manuel and
  • Steve Inskeep
A view along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Newbury Lock, Newbury, Berkshire, England.

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  • Europe

In Britain, hopes are mounting to finally clean up sewage-polluted waterways

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.

July 15, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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  • World

Trump touts weapon sales to NATO for Ukraine and threatens Russia with 100% tariffs

President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.

July 14, 2025
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  • Charles Maynes
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro,  July 6, 2025.

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  • Africa

South Africa's president creates commission to look at police corruption allegations

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the police minister and launched a sweeping inquiry into alleged sabotage at the highest levels of law enforcement..

July 14, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels, June 17, 2024.

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  • Europe

European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump's surprise 30% tariffs

The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.

July 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Books are kept in hermetically sealed plastic sacks for disinfection, at the Pannonhalma Archabbey's library in Pannonhalma, Hungary on July 3.

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  • Europe

Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation

Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in crates, the start of a disinfection process that aims to kill the tiny beetles.

July 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever war fighting drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia, on Monday.

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  • World

A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia

The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia is underway and expected to attract China's attention. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a joint exercise between the U.S. and Australia.

July 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Chelsea's Reece James (24) lifts the trophy as President Donald Trump looks on following the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final

The president joined the players on the field after the match to present PSG players with their runner-up medals and hand Chelsea their championship trophy.

July 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after victory against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, southwest London, on Sunday.

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  • Sports

Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon, Italy's first singles champion

Italy's Jannik Sinner defeated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title. Sinner is the first Italian to win the tournament.

July 13, 2025
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  • Kristin Wright
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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  • Africa

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military dictator before returning decades later as an elected leader — has died at 82.

July 13, 2025
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
A Palestinian boy mourns over the body of his 12-year-old friend, Abdullah Ahmed, who was killed in an Israeli strike that targeted a drinking water distribution point, at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 13, 2025.

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  • Middle East

At least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as war deaths top 58,000, officials say

At least six children were killed in an Israeli strike on a water collection point. The Israeli military blamed a technical error which made its munition fall "dozens of meters from the target".

July 13, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Bundit Pantarakon, a local businessman and city council member in Mae Sai, Thailand, looks over the Sai River.

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  • Asia

In Myanmar, a rush for rare earth metals is causing a regional environmental disaster

A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.

July 13, 2025
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  • Michael Sullivan
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