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Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas military chief target of strike that killed 90 people
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in [Read More…]

From pineapples to perfection: The fascinating history of Wimbledon’s trophies
Julian Finney/Getty Images (LONDON) — Every summer, a total of 256 men and women — a group of the best tennis player’s this world has to offer — make their way to the London postcode [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Kibbutz Be’eri survivors hear results of IDF investigation
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Fire breaks out on cathedral spire in France’s Normandy region
Smoke billows from the spire of Rouen Cathedral in Rouen, northern France on July 11, 2024. (Patrick Streiff/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — A fire broke out and was extinguished on Thursday on the spire [Read More…]

China responds to NATO accusations saying Beijing is ‘enabler’ of Russian war
Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images (HONG KONG and LONDON) — A Chinese official rejected on Thursday an accusation from NATO members, who said that Beijing has become a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war in Ukraine. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel strikes Syrian military infrastructure, IDF says
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Military pier off Gaza likely to cease operations in coming days: US officials
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military’s temporary pier will be reattached to a beach in Gaza on Wednesday and will likely be removed permanently a few days later, three U.S. officials told ABC News. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF attacking in Khan Younis, Gaza City and Rafah
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Ukraine searches children’s hospital wreckage as NATO countries condemn ‘barbaric’ Russian strike
Emergency and rescue personnel operate and clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital following a missile strike in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

‘Massive’ barrage of Russian missiles target Ukraine, killing 21 and striking children’s hospital
A Ukrainian firefighter works to extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. — Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 21 people were [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: US Embassy says American injured by Hezbollah rocket fire
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Fears for leading anti-Kremlin activist after family says he was moved to a prison hospital
Julia Reinhart/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — The family of prominent jailed Russian pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is sounding the alarm after he was moved to a prison hospital and his lawyers said they were being denied [Read More…]

Beryl live updates: Storm expected to slam into Texas coast as hurricane
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. [Read More…]

Beryl weakens to tropical storm after landfall in Mexico as storm heads toward Texas
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall earlier Friday in Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, as tropical [Read More…]

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Yucatan Peninsula as Category 2 storm
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall northeast of the resort town of Tulum on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 storm early Friday. Beryl was packing maximum sustained winds of 110 [Read More…]

Keir Starmer becomes UK PM as conservatives suffer record defeat in huge Labour landslide
Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. — Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A change election [Read More…]

Polls open in Iran run-off presidential election
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Polls opened Friday in Iran for the run-off presidential election as none of the four candidates won more than 50% of the votes in the first round on June 28. Lawmaker [Read More…]

What it’s like living next to Wimbledon, host of the world’s most famous tennis tournament
Tennis ball decorations are seen on plant pots outside of a shop in Wimbledon village during day six of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2023 [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hezbollah fires 200 rockets toward Israel
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty [Read More…]

Hurricane Beryl slams Carriacou Island as a major Category 4 storm
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Beryl regained its Category 4 status as it slammed into Carriacou Island with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Beryl made landfall in Carriacou at 11:10 a.m. ET as [Read More…]