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Colombia's president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress (apnews.com)

Mounting home demolitions and settler attacks plunge a Palestinian village into crisis (apnews.com)

First came the Israeli military bulldozers, which tore down a quarter of the homes in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair. Then came the settler attacks....

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials (apnews.com)

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday....

James Sikking, star of 'Hill Street Blues' and 'Doogie Howser, MD,' dies at 90 (apnews.com)

James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90....

Four US presidents were assassinated; others were targeted, as were presidential candidates (apnews.com)

Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.

A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years (apnews.com)

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Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party (apnews.com)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats reserved parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition....

Dozens are killed as Russia bombards Ukraine. Among the buildings hit was a Kyiv children’s hospital (apnews.com)

A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return (apnews.com)

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s divided regional bloc Sunday asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January....

Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war (apnews.com)

BANGKOK (AP) — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war....

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall (apnews.com)

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state....

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years (apnews.com)

Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. It is the latest step by Israel’s hard-line government meant to cement Israel’s control over the territory and prevent the establishment of an independent...

A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China (apnews.com)

Strike kills family as Israeli evacuation order sparks panicked flight from southern Gaza city (apnews.com)

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended family on Tuesday after they complied with military orders to evacuate their home and moved into an Israeli-designated safe zone....

UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence (apnews.com)

Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown (apnews.com)

Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday....

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy (apnews.com)

Iranians are set to go to the polls to cast their ballots in an upcoming vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. Associated Press news director Jon Gambrell explains how Iran’s foreign policy could be affected by the election this Friday....

Israel lets 19 kids leave Gaza who are sick or wounded, first medical evacuation in nearly 2 months (apnews.com)

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it....

LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves (apnews.com)

Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help....

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)

Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....

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