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US sets deadline to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security says the gang-riddled Caribbean country is safe enough for Haitians to return.
How Zohran Mamdani shocked New York
Why everyone is talking about New York City’s new mayoral frontrunner.
US ending all trade negotiations with Canada over digital tax: Trump
Canada had approved a 3 percent digital tax last year in June, and the first set of payments is due on Monday.
Russia kills 5 in Ukraine’s Samar, as Putin seems ready for new peace talks
Russian leader indicates longterm plan to cut army spending, as his forces vie for foothold in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk.
US Supreme Court limits courts’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions
The decision is a major victory for the Trump administration, which has denounced the injunctions against its policies.
UK police arrest four after pro-Palestinian protest at military base
The arrests come after the UK government said it would proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws.
Why is Mexico threatening to sue Elon Musk over SpaceX debris?
How debris from fourth SpaceX launch failure this year fell into Mexico; what is the danger of space debris generally?
DRC and Rwanda to strike Trump-brokered peace deal: All to know
It's one of several attempts to end the deadly conflict in the troubled eastern DRC. Will it work where others failed?
Trump says US has signed trade deal with China
China's Ministry of Commerce says the two sides "further confirmed the details of the framework."
‘Waited for 40 years’: South Africa’s Cradock Four families want justice
Relatives of the victims of apartheid-era murders want the government to do more to hold perpetrators accountable.
Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre funded by Florida hurricane money?
Government will allocate some FEMA funds to the facility, but will not use disaster relief money.
US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group
Human rights lawyer warns GHF staff may face war crimes charges over deadly incidents at Gaza's aid distribution sites.
‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’
Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea's levels are set to decline further.
Fact check: Is Zohran Mamdani a communist?
No, Trump's claim that New York City mayoral candidate’s platform is akin to communism is false, experts say.
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation
Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country's constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely.
Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea
Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea.
Russian photographer gets 16 years prison for Soviet-era bunker details
Grigory Skvortsov, who denies wrongdoing, will serve his sentence in a maximum-security prison camp.
Searching for healing: Inside one of the last hospitals in Haiti’s capital
Tabarre Hospital in Port-au-Prince is a sanctuary for trauma survivors. But violence is threatening its existence.
Greece battles wildfire near capital as summer’s first heatwave hits
Coastal blaze triggers evacuation orders, days after state of emergency declared over fires on Aegean island of Chios.