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Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:37:03 EDT
Belgium 'astonished' after FIFA suspends U.S. forward's 1-game ban, allowing him to play Monday
Folarin Balogun's one-game ban was surprisingly suspended by FIFA, clearing the American forward to play in the team's World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium, a decision that was praised by U.S. President Donald Trump and promoted outrage from t...

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:59:56 EDT
Death toll from Venezuela's earthquakes rises to 3,342
The death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes has risen to ‌3,342, according to numbers released by the Venezuelan information ministry ​on Sunday. The new ​tally also puts the number of injured ​at 16,470, while the number of ‌homeless has r...

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:42 EDT
Trump targets Obamas again with doctored image posted on social media
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One aircraft that had been spray-painted with graffiti.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:10 EDT
Son who succeeded slain Iranian leader Khamenei absent from funeral as 3 other sons appear
The son who succeeded Iran's slain leader wasn't at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four other family members on Sunday, while three other sons showed up and prayed beside the coffins.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:32:13 EDT
Norway headed to World Cup quarterfinals for 1st time after 2-1 win over Brazil
Erling Haaland headed in the go-ahead goal in the 80th minute and scored again before the end of regulation time, carrying Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-1 victory over Brazil on Sunday that

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Venezuelan doctors return home to give aid amid quake devastation
Marianyi Bastidas is one of several doctors and specialists who left their birth country of Venezuela years ago, but returned to help after the disastrous twin earthquakes in late June.

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:46:17 EDT
Trump targets Obamas again with doctored image posted on social media

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:49:10 EDT
International Swimming League to pay over $7M US in overdue 2021 prize money, eyes comeback
The International Swimming League will pay more than 300 athletes long-overdue prize money owed from its 2021 season, Commissioner Ben Allen told Reuters, as the professional swimming ‌circuit seeks to rebuild trust and relaunch after years of inac...

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:30:45 EDT
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in Portugal, Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke
Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal and Greece on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to help contain a massive blaze that's been burning for more than three days.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:20:52 EDT
Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine, U.S. president also speaks with Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone ‌for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:02:18 EDT
Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to face Djokovic in Wimbledon quarterfinals
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Sunday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:48:32 EDT
Pope Leo draws hard line on breakaway traditionalists, but it could get messy
As the Vatican excommunicated four bishops of the ultra-traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X this week, notice was also served that the society’s priests and lay Catholics who formally adhere to it are also considered cut off from the Roman Catho...

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:27:13 EDT
St. Petersburg oil terminal hit as Ukraine presses long-range drone campaign
A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:57:50 EDT
Crowds mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran begins days-long funeral ceremonies
Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a days-long funeral on Saturday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge...

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Gaza has become frozen in 'humanitarian purgatory' — and it could get worse
Nine months after Hamas and Israel agreed to a hard-fought ceasefire in Gaza, the term has become a cruel irony for the two million Palestinians trapped inside the territory.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
'Our families were so scared': Indian sea captain fears for other seafarers still stuck in Persian Gulf
An Indian sea captain who was stuck on an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf for more than two months as the U.S. and Israel-Iran war raged says thousands of mariners are still at risk and don’t get the recognition they deserve.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:22:45 EDT
Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly wounded Russia-linked tycoon
Interpol on Friday identified a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine as the main suspect in a bombing in Monaco that is thought to have targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Trump isn't extending CUSMA trade deal, so what happens now?
The Trump administration surprised no one with its long-expected announcement Wednesday that the U.S. would not join Canada and Mexico in extending the free trade deal between the three countries. Where things go from here, however, is anyone's guess...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:02:11 EDT
Ex-Olympian indicted on felony charge over what Trump called reflecting pool vandalism
A former U.S. Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the reflecting pool.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:21:05 EDT
Deadly, large-scale Russian attack shakes Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes batter Moscow's oil sector
Russia hammered Kyiv with an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more, in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.

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