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German right wing candidate stabbed in latest attack ahead of elections

A member of the German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) running in this weekend’s local elections was stabbed on Tuesday in the city of Mannheim, the same city where animmigrantfrom Afghanistanstabbed several people just a few days ago including a police officer who later died from his injuries. Last night’s attack took place close to the market square when …

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Russian cosmonaut makes history as first person to spend 1,000 days in space

A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023, when he launched alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and …

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US Embassy in Lebanon attacker was wearing what ‘appeared’ to be ISIS insignia, State Department says

The State Department revealed Wednesday that the shooter accused of opening fire on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon earlier today was wearing what “appeared to be an ISIS insignia.” Spokesman Matthew Miller said “one member of the embassy’s local guard force was seriously injured” and the gunman has been arrested following the attack in Beirut that unfolded around 8:30 a.m. …

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Attack on US Embassy in Lebanon foiled, gunman captured after shootout

The Lebanese army thwarted an attack by a gunman on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday morning in Beirut. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced thousands along the border. Local media reported that there was a gunfight involving at least one …

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Iran-backed Houthis launch more missiles into Red Sea after Greece said attacks have declined

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea in the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command confirmed Tuesday, hours after Greece said attacks declined over the past week. Central Command said ASBM’s were launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen, though there were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition or commercial ships. “This continued …

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IDF confirms deaths of 4 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity

Four Israeli hostages have died while in Hamas captivity, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Monday after obtaining new intelligence. The kibbutz Nir Oz said earlier Monday that three of their founders who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and taken hostage were killed while in captivity. An IDF spokesperson said Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, and Chaim Peri …

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Traveling internationally? It could be illegal to bring along these medications, according to a pharmacist

As summer travel season gears up, 77% of Americans expect to pack a prescription medication for the trip — but nearly half don’t check to see whether it’s even legal to bring those meds into other countries. Additionally, more than a quarter of Americans have had medications confiscated during international travel, according to a May 2024 survey of 1,048 respondents …

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Claudia Sheinbaum elected as Mexico's 1st female president

Claudia Sheinbaum is projected to win Mexico’s presidential election and become the nation’s first female president in history. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said at a downtown Mexico City hotel shortly after electoral authorities announced a statistical sample showed she held an irreversible lead, according to The Associated Press. “I don’t make it alone. We’ve …

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Tourist defaces ancient Roman wall on vacation, angering Italian authorities

A young man from the Netherlands was reprimanded by Italian police after he allegedly vandalized a historic Roman wall while on holiday. The incident took place in Herculaneum, an Ancient Roman town that – like Pompeii – was covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. In a press release published Monday, the Carabinieri, an …

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Netanyahu says Biden presented 'incomplete' version of Gaza cease-fire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there are “gaps” between the cease-fire deal Israel proposed and the version of it that President Biden described on Friday. Netanyahu stated Monday that Biden’s description of the deal was “incomplete,” indicating it was less expansive than Biden had suggested. “The proposal that Biden presented is incomplete,” Netanyahu said. “The war will stop in …

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