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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

Endangered turtles share this Mexican beach with SpaceX rocket debris. The company says there’s no risk of harm

The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on the sands of Bagdad beach in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, home to an endangered species of sea turtle. Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town in what once was called Boca Chica, Texas. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/3h7fVcd

Ali Shamkhani, Top Iran Official, Survived Israeli Strike

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war. from World News https://ift.tt/V9eqNT0

As U.S. Warms Ties With Syria, What Does it Expect?

President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials laid out expectations from the new government in Damascus. from World News https://ift.tt/tlImkH9

Mexican authorities discover 20 bodies, some decapitated, on Sinaloa highway

Prosecutors in northern Mexico’s Sinaloa state are investigating the discovery of 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/KYgyJZt

Cartel Fighters Make a Desperate Alliance That Could Transform Underworld

The Sinaloa Cartel, the world’s most-feared fentanyl trafficker, is reeling from an internal war and a U.S.-Mexican crackdown. Its fate could upend global criminal networks. from World News https://ift.tt/5ANzYCH

Canada Will Scrap Tax That Prompted Trump to Suspend Trade Talks

The government said on Sunday night that it would cancel its tax on American technology companies, handing a victory to the Trump administration. from World News https://ift.tt/cI3bL4f

China resumes seafood imports from some Japan regions

China on Sunday announced it is immediately resuming seafood products imported from some Japanese regions, ending a nearly two-year overall ban imposed due to worries over Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Hji0qBP

Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro rallies thousands of supporters to protest his trial over alleged plot to overturn election

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday attended a public demonstration in Sao Paulo to protest against his ongoing Supreme Court trial in the South American country. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/CZHv8pt

How Europe Got Tough on Migration

The European Union has not gone as far as President Trump in cracking down on immigration, but its shift is already profound. from World News https://ift.tt/CjYxSn4

Thousands defy ban on Budapest Pride

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How Qatar defused Iran’s attack on the largest US-run base in the region

Unease gripped the Gulf Arab states that morning. Glitzy, oil-rich capitals feared a worst-case scenario after 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, which had culminated in a series of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/792ZeEd

Police clash with anti-government protesters calling for early elections in Serbia

Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital on Saturday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/JxsyC3t

A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.

Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise. from World News https://ift.tt/mcRNfx4

What happened on Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s big wedding day

Friday’s secretive ceremony at the secluded and historic San Giorgio Maggiore island was the main event of the weekend — and Sanchez’s gown, revealed just after, was a year and a half in the making. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/zTubh5m

‘They didn’t break me’: Belarusian opposition figure speaks out after time in prison

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