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Russia maintains attacks on Ukraine, and warns of major barrage
Marines conducts rapid response exercise at the US Embassy in Venezuela's capital
Israel and Hezbollah clash along strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
Inquiry into antisemitism in Australia condemns online hatred targeting witnesses
Peru's Catholic Church holds symbolic ceremony in apology for Indigenous land dispossession
Trump wraps up medical exam declareing 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY'
BEIRUT (AP) – Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group on Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labor Day holiday, an urgent message caught her attention.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The head of an inquiry into antisemitism in Australia on Tuesday said Jewish witnesses who appeared before it are facing online harassment and bigotry and issued a condemnation. The Royal Commission was created in response to two gunmen slaying 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December.
BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to “important governance standards, oversight and conduct.” The departure was abrupt and unexpected, with Albert Manifold having been appointed to the position late last year.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains.
HONG KONG (AP) – The Hong Kong government on Tuesday proposed issuing 10,000 new vehicle permits for drivers to work for online ride-hailing services like Uber, less than half the amount that industry representatives were hoping for.
President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war, but Iran on Tuesday denounced U.S. airstrikes as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations continue. Meanwhile, state media in Lebanon reports that Israel has killed 12 more people in another strike.
BEIRUT (AP) – Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group on Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations.
CAIRO (AP) – The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Its new report accuses the wealthy Gulf monarchy of financially and militarily aiding the Rapid Support Forces.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis.
China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with astronaut set for yearlong stay
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Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original
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Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book hiding the oldest English poem
Congolese report constant burials as Ebola deaths reach 80
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