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A series of Israeli airstrikes over the past two days has killed dozens in Gaza. More than 40 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, in Gaza City in the north, Bureij, Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat in central Gaza and in Rafah in the south, according to medics.  Series of strikes over …

Police are investigating the death of Dvontaye Mitchell, a Black man who died last month after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards in Milwaukee. Mitchell’s death has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd Death of Dvontaye Mitchell has drawn comparisons to the murder of George …

Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft had a helium leak before it even blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the way to the International Space Station. Then more problems arose. While many are comparing Boeing to SpaceX in a most unflattering way, it may not exactly be fair.  Spacecraft has faced …

A UN rights mission said on Tuesday there was a ‘high likelihood’ that Kyiv’s main children’s hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile during a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, as the Kremlin continued to deny involvement.  Russia denies involvement and, without evidence, points finger at Ukrainian …

Police stand guard as cannabis activists and entrepreneurs, holding cannabis plant gather in front of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP) BANGKOK — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest …

U.S. President Joe Biden stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his re-election candidacy and called for an end to the drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal debate performance last month, as key lawmakers expressed support for him to remain in the 2024 presidential race.  …

The past 12 months have all surpassed 1.5 C above pre-industrial average temperatures, according to a new warning from the Copernicus climate research program. That isn’t the same as breaching the 1.5 C limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, but it’s a major alarm that we’re close.  Scientists …

Russia rained missiles down on cities across Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 41 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest airstrike in months, officials said.  Deadly attacks also occurred Monday in the cities of Kryvyi Rih and Pokrovsk. Kyiv children’s hospital …

An internal rebellion aimed at forcing Joe Biden from the U.S. presidential race continued through the weekend, despite his efforts to put it down. The situation will come to a head as Democratic lawmakers gather back in Washington to seek a path forward for their party. The U.S. president’s detractors …

Despite earning the most votes, France’s awkward leftist alliance is far from having an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party comes in 3rd despite rosy pre-vote projections. France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist …