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Finland's President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe Russia would risk an attack against a NATO country, telling Germany's Bild newspaper it would "make no sense" to test the resolve of the alliance.Western officials have warned of a growing risk of Russian hybrid operations, including cyber attacks, against European countries potentially leading to a direct confrontation with the NATO alliance. German officials have said they assess Russia would be in a position to attack a NATO country by 2029."If anyone has a crystal ball like that – that's great. I simply see neither evidence nor

Finland's Stubb tells German newspaper Russia unlikely to risk attack on NATO

El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue

El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats as he seeks to bridge party divides

GM union deal would invest C$1.1 billion in Canada auto factories amid US tariff pressure

General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31 million) into Canada's auto sector as it reels from U.S. tariffs, a union bargaining report said on Saturday. The investment comes as Canada's auto sector grapples with 25% U.S. tariffs on vehicles, with President Donald Trump pledging to double them to 50% on January 1, 2027. The fate of Canadian auto plants has emerged as a central issue in stalled U.S.-Canada trade negotiations.GM plans to spend C$144 million to add the next-generat

Bessent says disorderly yen moves can destabilize global markets

Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say

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Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran’s leadership now centers on military generals and clerics who are long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Netanyahu condemnation follows unrest in West Bank town Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu con

Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don’t expect cheaper burgers

Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

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The space Nolan Wells left behind as a new football season begins without him

Nolan Wells should have joined his fellow Southwest Mississippi Bears on the football field Thursday night in the season’s home opener.Instead, in the kind of humidity that dampens shirts well before warm-ups even begin, his parents sat in the stands at Ocean Springs High School, as two of his younger brothers opened their season on the same field where Nolan played just a year ago.“Today we should’ve been talking to Nolan about how excited he was about game day! He would’ve (been) hyping everyone up,” his mother, Christine Wells-Wonsley, wrote on Facebook a few hours before kickoff.

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Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from President Donald Trump for the next two weeks. The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whe

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

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Carsynn Meyer’s RBI single sparks Nevada’s 12-2 rout of Ohio into LLWS title game

Carsynn Meyer had played in Lamade Stadium before. The lights weren’t quite as bright then. Now, Meyer and the rest of her Nevada teammates have a chance to make more history on the world’s biggest Little League stage. Meyer, the first girl to play in the U.S. championship, had an RBI single to help Nevada beat Ohio 12-2 on Saturday and advance to the Little League World Baseball Series title game. Meyer, who had played in an all-girls tournament at Lamade earlier in June, stepped to the batter’s box in the second inning to a roar of applause fr

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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!�

The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why

Secluded under the rooftops of Paris’s renowned Haussmannian buildings — home to some of the city’s wealthiest residents— are also hidden the most affordable apartments available: the notorious chambres de bonnes, or maids’ rooms.Originally designed over two centuries ago to house the servants working in these exclusively bourgeois residences, they have become a budget-friendly hack for generations of students and young travelers willing to sacrifice space and comfort for a place in the heart of the city.However, due to the worsening heatwaves hitting the country, these tiny rooms ar

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What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier collapse and landslide.Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast swaths of ice up in the Himalayas are melting, and rocky mountainsides are becoming less solid and more fluid.Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster, but here’s what we know so far.A lands