US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops (apnews.com)
Sydney court postpones extradition hearing of former US military pilot until May (apnews.com)
An Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed (apnews.com)
Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated on Saturday by the defeat of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people — the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority....
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)
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Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China (apnews.com)
Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis (apnews.com)
The two dead are father and son. Its suspected that the shooting were masked by the noise of the car wash machine
Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires (apnews.com)
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames....
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means (apnews.com)
Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project (apnews.com)
Los Angeles coroner's investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man (apnews.com)
Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain (apnews.com)
Rescuers on Thursday evacuated inundated areas of southeastern Norway and residents braced for more landslides and flooding as rivers swollen by days of heavy rain carried large amounts of water through the mountainous landscape.
Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn (apnews.com)
Judge denies bid to prohibit US border officials from turning back asylum-seekers at land crossings (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from turning away asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don’t have appointments on a mobile phone app....
Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of troubled Fulton County jail (apnews.com)
A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county, three months after the U.S. Justice Department unveiled its own inquiry of Fulton County jail conditions....
Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region's Armenians (apnews.com)
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs (apnews.com)
Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east (apnews.com)
Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting continued in the east....
US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for women (apnews.com)
The US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they'll export abuse (apnews.com)
Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional (apnews.com)
More pandas will be coming to the US, China’s president signals (apnews.com)
Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration (apnews.com)
PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica (AP) — The fleet of buses roared past the Panama-Costa Rica border....
US will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders (apnews.com)
After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents (apnews.com)
A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power lines, joining others from Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and elsewhere in a desert campsite with shelters made from tree branches....
Lawsuit accuses University of Minnesota of not doing enough to prevent data breach (apnews.com)
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach....