Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) – Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas.

Sales plunge as Volkswagenr lays out plan to slash number of brands

BERLIN (AP) – Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China.

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

New York construction scare highlights challenges of converting offices into housing

NEW YORK (AP) – When two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the scare prompted evacuations and halted work on one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions.

Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation

A Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Thursday.

Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II

Today in History Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2026. There are 174 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.)

Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Kyiv a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities.

The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

The U.S. launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn’t stop.

Nominations open for UK leader, with Andy Burnham likely the only candidate

LONDON (AP) – Nominations opened Thursday in a Labour Party election to replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister, a contest in which there is expected to be just one candidate.