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Expert provides insight into suspected cause of helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials died in a helicopter crash Sunday near Iran’s northern border with Azerbaijan, Iranian state media said Monday morning. [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: More than 810,000 flee Rafah, UNRWA says
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US
Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, delivers a speech in front of the Home Office as protesters gather to Demand Julian Assange’s Immediate release on May 17, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by [Read More…]

Iranian vice president to become acting president until election, supreme leader says
People bring flowers to the Iranian embassy to pay tribute to Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Moscow on May 20, 2024. The placard with a Raisi portrait reads “(We) mourn”. [Read More…]

Iran’s President Raisi dead in helicopter crash, former foreign minister blames US sanctions
Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is dead following a helicopter crash, Iranian state media said Monday morning. The Iranian minister [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: ICC to seek arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

US troops to leave Niger by mid-September: Officials
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All of the remaining U.S. troops based in Niger will leave the country no later than mid-September, according to U.S. officials and a joint statement from the two countries. Both sides [Read More…]

Iranian president’s helicopter suffers ‘hard landing,’ search underway: Reports
Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images (LONDON) — A helicopter flying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” Sunday in foggy conditions in central Iran, according to [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: GOP Rep. Stefanik to visit Knesset, denounce Biden over weapons pause
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Bodies of 3 hostages recovered from Gaza
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

Inside Gaza’s mental health crisis impacting civilians, aid workers: ‘Catastrophic’
Getty Images – STOCK (GAZA) — A “catastrophic” mental health crisis has unfolded in Gaza, affecting both civilians and humanitarian workers, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to international aid organizations. Since Hamas launched a [Read More…]

Why climate migration in Brazil has become a global crisis
Mario Tama/Getty Images (BRAZIL) — “It is absolutely, absurdly, extraordinarily serious what is happening in Rio Grande do Sul right now — and unfortunately, it will get worse,” Brazilian state governor Eduardo Leite said during [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: US CENTCOM says trucks carrying aid to Gaza have moved ashore
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

Slovakian prime minister’s condition stabilizes after assassination attempt
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico walks during the European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on April 18, 2024. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition has [Read More…]

Rwanda genocide tribunal comes to end after almost three decades
JonGorr/Getty Images (LONDON) — The UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has officially concluded after 29 years, the Office of the Prosecutor has announced. It comes as the last two fugitives indicted by the [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel has amassed enough troops for full-scale incursion of Rafah, US officials
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]

Slovakia prime minster’s condition stabilized after shooting, but still serious, deputy says
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico walks during the European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on April 18, 2024. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition has [Read More…]

US soldier detained in Russia ‘admitted guilt,’ state media reports
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — Gordon Black, the U.S. soldier detained in Russia, has “admitted guilt” on a charge of theft, according to TASS, a state-owned news service. Black was said to be “cooperating” with [Read More…]

American woman charged after ammunition found in baggage in Turks and Caicos: Police
Turks and Caicos officers stand outside a police station. (ABC News/Nightline) (NEW YORK) — Police in Turks and Caicos have charged an American woman with ammunition possession — a crime that carries a minimum penalty [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke could impact US again as Canada braces for another fiery summer
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With numerous wildfires burning across Canada, including about 40 that remain out of control, meteorologists said conditions are stacking up for a replay of last year’s [Read More…]