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U.S., Saudis attack Iran-backed groups in Iraq, threatening to intensify conflict

U.S., Saudis attack Iran-backed groups in Iraq, threatening to intensify conflict

DUBAI – The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculation". The strikes on targets inside Iraq come as Oman proposed a new regional deal aimed at resolving the conflict over the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which about a ​fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the war.

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U.S., Saudis attack Iran-backed groups in Iraq, threatening to intensify conflict

DUBAI – The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, saying they were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, prompting Iran to warn that blaming it for such attacks was a "major miscalculation". The strikes on targets inside Iraq come as Oman proposed a new regional deal aimed at resolving the conflict over the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which about a ​fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the war.
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United Nations to hold informal polls for new U.N. chief Thursday

The United Nations Security Council will hold an initial round of informal closed-door "straw poll" ballots on Thursday to assess support for the seven candidates currently vying to become the next head of the United Nations. The candidates, from Argentina, Chile, Costa ​Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Senegal and Uganda, are seeking to replace Antonio Guterres of Portugal when he steps down at the end of this year after two five-year terms.
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Trump meets with Ukraine, Israel leaders amid broadening conflicts

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Ukraine and Israel — two nations at war — at the White House on Tuesday, as Washington’s role in both conflicts reaches a critical stage. Trump’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came as the wars in Ukraine and Iran have recently expanded and overlapped in their ...
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Zelenskyy says he had ‘good’ talk with Trump on patriots

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed Patriot air defenses and the prospects for renewed diplomacy during a meeting with President Donald Trump, although there were few public signs of progress as Kyiv seeks to shore up military capabilities against Russia. The visit to the White House on Tuesday came as Zelenskyy seeks vital U.S. weapons to strengthen his ...
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Canadian travel to US dips 25% under Trump’s presidency, report says

Canadian travel to the U.S. dropped about one-quarter in 2025 compared to the previous year, a new report shows. The U.S. has been the primary destination for Canadian international travel due to proximity and warmer weather, according to a report released July 22 by Canada's national statistics agency. In all, Canadian residents have returned from the U.S. 25.4% less in 2025 compared ​to the previous year.
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Peru’s Fujimori takes power, extending Latin America’s rightward tilt

LIMA, Peru – Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru's president on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability. The 51-year-old daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori is Peru's first-ever elected female head of state.
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North Korea rejects denuclearization as Ukraine warns of troops

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister denounced calls for denuclearization, describing the country’s nuclear weapons as its “ultimate shield,” state media reported, as Ukraine warned that more North Korean soldiers could join Russia’s war efforts. “Resolute and clear is the DPRK’s stand that nuclear deterrence is the ultimate shield for national sovereignty and the supreme guarantee for ...
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Brazil denies visas to U.S. officials ahead of October election

Two Trump administration officials were denied visas by Brazil ahead of a planned trip to the country this week, Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed to USA Today on Sunday. Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes of the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Samson were denied visas on Friday for a trip scheduled to begin Monday, the ministry said. The ministry did not provide a reason for ​the visa denials.
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Police shoot Berlin Pride attack suspect dead after day-long manhunt

BERLIN — A nationwide manhunt following a suspected Islamist terrorist attack on Berlin's massive Pride celebration has ended with police shooting dead the chief suspect after a tactical team located him in an allotment garden in the outskirts of the city. Police said they opened fire on the suspect in the Saturday van-ramming and knife attack after he lunged at police officers with a "bladed ...
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Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

BORDEAUX, France – Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said.
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Kazakh president urges Putin to freeze Ukraine war

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to consider freezing the war in Ukraine and returning to a revamped version of the 2022 Istanbul talks, in a rare public nudge toward peace from one of Moscow’s closest partners. Tokayev, speaking at a meeting with Putin in the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday, said he was receiving numerous signals from Europe and the ...