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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Archaeologists find marble god statue in ancient Roman sewer

Bulgarian archaeologists have stumbled across a well-preserved marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/VWPtLsB

Analysis: Macron’s gamble has kept the far right out of power, but plunged France into chaos

“I threw my live grenade at their feet” is how French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly saw his call for snap elections after a stinging far-right victory in June’s European elections. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/zByT1ZJ

France’s National Rally Is Defiant After Disappointing Election

The party fell short of expectations but had captured its highest number of National Assembly seats. from World News https://ift.tt/Bv0NlXg

Russia vows to respond after Ukrainian drone attack sets on fire alleged munitions warehouse

Moscow has vowed to respond to Ukrainian attacks within its borders after a drone set on fire a warehouse allegedly storing munitions, prompting a state of emergency in Russia’s south-western Voronezh region. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BKkQ5M9

Pakistan Withers Under Deadly Heat and Fears the Coming Rains

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, endured days of temperatures above 100 Fahrenheit, made worse by power cuts and high humidity. from World News https://ift.tt/oFbCUzg

Death Valley sets a new daily record with a searing 128 degrees as the unrelenting West Coast heat wave drags on

Extremely dangerous heat is dragging on in the West along with heat and humidity in the eastern US. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Z2S6Bo1

Is This Vibrant Democracy in Japan, or Has the Circus Come to Town?

A ridiculous number of candidates are contending to be governor of Tokyo and its surrounding prefecture. Many are not even trying to win. from World News https://ift.tt/ZpBt2iD

The ‘fearless young activists’ thrown in jail for climate campaigns in Cambodia

They are young and passionate about protecting Cambodia’s rich and ecologically fragile environment. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/cAtOuqn

Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/5NLSMp0

Mikel Merino scores dramatic extra-time winner to dump Euro 2024 host Germany out of tournament and send Spain to semifinals

Euro 2024 host Germany was dumped out of the tournament on Friday after a 2-1 quarterfinal defeat by Spain in Stuttgart. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/H3le4oc

As Europe turns right, why is a center-left party projected to win by a landslide in the UK?

The United Kingdom’s decision to hand the center-left Labour Party a parliamentary majority, according to the exit poll, comes at the same time Europe is broadly in the grip of what some call a right-wing populist surge. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/o93d6Q7

Russia sentences US citizen to 12 years in penal colony for drug trafficking

A US citizen who was detained in Moscow on drug-related charges in January has been sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in a maximum-security penal colony, according to a court statement released Thursday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/c7UKsQG

Hurricane Beryl Lashes Jamaica After Battering Eastern Caribbean

The island confirmed its first death as a surge of water, damaging winds and flooding pummeled the southern coast on Wednesday. The Cayman Islands are bracing to be next. from World News https://ift.tt/2sdWgJz

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

The province has announced a temporary ban on the wearing of niqabs, a full-face veil with an opening for the eyes, as a security measure after attacks by gunmen last month. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/vRnHaY7