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    A rare snowfall dusted Johannesburg and other high-lying parts of South Africa on Monday, with weather services warning of potential road closures and dangerously cold temperatures. Residents in the business hub woke up to snowfalls lightly covering rooftops and gardens as a cold front that …

      A frustrated President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a furious broadside against Ukraine's NATO allies Tuesday as they began a summit still unsure how to advance Kyiv's membership bid. Zelensky, who will come to Vilnius during the two-day summit, denounced as "absurd" the reluctance of some NA…

        A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting Monday following heightened seismic activity in the area, the country’s meteorological authorities said, 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilom…

          More than a million people in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are said to be at high risk of starvation, after a two-year conflict exacerbated by a severe drought. The World Food Programme describes it as a hunger emergency. Across the country, the UN agency says 20 million people out of a…

          NATO leaders meet in Lithuania on Tuesday for a pivotal summit set to be dominated by the alliance's response to Russia's war on Ukraine and Kyiv's push for membership. Also on the agenda is Sweden’s bid to join the alliance, which has been upheld by objections from Turkey.

          Death row inmate Nazeri Lajim beams at the camera, fingers raised in a "V" sign, wearing a shirt emblazoned with large motifs and showing no signs of his impending hanging. Taken days before his execution at Singapore's Changi prison, the picture is among the last mementoes Lajim's family ha…

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          Palestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of widespread destruction as they emerged from their homes and returned from nearby shelters following the most intense Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades. The two-day offensive destroyed the camp’s narrow roads and alleyways, sent thousands of people fleeing their homes and killed 12 Palestinians. One Israeli soldier was also killed. While Israel claimed the operation inflicted a tough blow on the militants, it remained unclear whether there would be any lasting effect on reducing more than a year of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The offensive also further weakened the Palestinian Authority, which already had little control in the camp to begin with.

          It was Scotland on parade. Bagpipes, kilts, drums and a Shetland pony named Corporal Cruachan IV marched down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to honor King Charles III. Two months after his lavish coronation at Westminster Abbey in London, Scotland hosted its own event Wednesday to mark the new monarch’s accession to the throne. While Charles and Queen Camilla weren’t crowned a second time at St. Giles’ Cathedral, the new king was presented with the Honors of Scotland — the crown, scepter and sword of state. The Stone of Destiny, an important symbol of Scottish identity, was moved to the cathedral for the festivities.

          Researchers say a new wave of patriotism is emerging in Russia — and it’s being fueled in part by Western reaction to the war in Ukraine. The movement involves a range of Russians including those who have always supported the war to those who wished it never happened. But now that the war is…

          Israel has launched its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades. The raid on Monday included a series of drone strikes and the deployment of hundreds of troops on an open-ended mission into a militant stronghold. At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. The crackdown in the Jenin refugee camp was reminiscent of Israeli military tactics during the second Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s. It also came at a time of growing domestic pressure for a tough response to recent attacks on Israeli settlers, including a shooting last month that killed four Israelis.

          Rioting and often violent protests in Paris and surrounding suburbs have prompted governments to warn their citizens to be extra cautious when visiting the French capital, but tourists taking in the city’s landmarks on Sunday, July 2, remained largely undeterred, saying they felt safe despit…

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