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'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa
Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigra...
At least 32 killed, 700 injured in 2 major earthquakes in Venezuela, says acting president
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the...
NATO needs to see a credible trajectory for when the UK will be ready for war - and that is no longer in Sir Keir's gift
Sir Keir Starmer's determination to release a long-delayed defence investment plan ahead of a NATO summit next month risks doing more harm than good as official...
IAEA chief says inspectors will visit Iran's nuclear sites under Iran-US interim deal
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a day after U.S. and Iran offered c...
In the Ebola epicenter, a gold-mining town reacts with fear, disbelief and grit
NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who doubt that...
Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of V...
U.S. lifts Iran oil sanctions. And, federal judge rules SAVE voter tool unlawful
The U.S. has temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran as peace talks continue. And, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's data system, known as...
Who would pay for Trump's proposed $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund?
It's still unclear who would fund a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan for Iran. Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the whole approach...
Iran's president heads to Pakistan as U.S.-Iran teams work on war-ending deal
President Masoud Pezeshkian's visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams were working on details of the deal, following high-level negotiations in Switzerland...
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave
Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdom and Spain, where weather agencies issued red alerts — like France — about the risks of extreme heat for te...
Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial...
Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK prime minister
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party and will leave office within weeks, scarcely two yea...