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France evacuates 4,000 people as heat threatens wildfire fight across southwestern Europe
Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes before returning heat and drier air threatens to test their hold on the blaze More »
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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region
Mediators have made progress in efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to negotiations and prevent an all-out war in the Middle East More »
US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide More »
Netanyahu's first meeting with Trump since the Iran war began is a chance to smooth over strains
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship More »
Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham's funeral
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet at the White House ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral More »
Wisconsin voters begin casting ballots at the polls in chaotic Democratic governor's race
Early in-person voting is beginning in swing state Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor, with a democratic socialist trying to overcome the incumbent governor’s pick More »
Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director
The Senate is set to confirm Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach More »
Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington More »
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Kumamoto on Japan’s Kyushu island More »
World shares are mixed, while South Korea’s Kospi sinks nearly 11% on heavy selling of chipmakers
South Korea's Kospi index has plunged nearly 11% on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks that have been battered recently by waves of fears that the boom in artificial intelligence may be a bubble More »
