Hamas Says It’s Ready to ‘Immediately” Return to Truce Negotiations
It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the…
Russia hits Ukraine with largest aerial attack as Trump talks to Zelenskyy and Putin : NPR
Smoke rises after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July 4, 2025 Yehor Konovalov/AP hide caption toggle caption Yehor Konovalov/AP Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight…
Several killed as flash flooding hits central Texas
Several people have died and others are missing after flash flooding hit parts of central Texas on Friday morning. Disaster declarations have been issued for the Hill Country and Concho…
Wildfires Sweep Syria’s Coast as Drought Strains Fragile State
Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades. Source…
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece : NPR
Firefighter uses a hose as the try to extinguish the blaze near the town of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete island, Greece on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire…
Strike on al-Baqa killed a Hamas operative, but many more people were killed
Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem Reuters A crater at al-Baqa beach cafe after it was hit by an Israeli strike Moments before the explosion, artists, students and athletes were among…
Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call
It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.…
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President Trump takes a victory lap after Congress passes GOP megabill, the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine, more immigrants are likely to leave the U.S. than come in this…
BBC on French beach as police slash migrant ‘taxi-boat’ heading to UK
Amid chaotic scenes, French gendarmes waded into shallow waters off a beach south of Boulogne and used knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children,…
Gas Station Explosion Rattles Rome, Injuring Several
Several people were injured, including eight police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. Source link