WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78.
News Minute - Video of Major World Affairs – July 13
BANGKOK (AP) – Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames that claimed at least 27 lives, authorities said Monday as investigations began.
Today in History. Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. military said Monday it ended its latest wave of strikes targeting Iran, insisting that Tehran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement that it hit air defense systems, radar sites, missile and drone equipment and small boats.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least six Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded over a dozen others, according to local health officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) – After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President Donald Trump. “Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. I hate it to end this way. Oh my God, I hate it.
LONDON (AP) – Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon. The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the third set.
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