• Mexico, US Clash Over Screwworm-Related Border Ban
  
  Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum, accused the United States of overreacting after officials reimposed a ban on Mexican livestock imports due to a deadly outbreak of New World screwworm, a pest capable of killing both animals and humans, Breitbart reported.Sheinbaum is...
• More Than 40 Arrested at London Protest in Support of Banned Group Palestine Action
  
  More than 40 people were arrested Saturday at a protest in central London against the Palestine Action group being proscribed a terrorist organization by the government following a breakin and vandalism at a Royal Air Force base.The Metropolitan Police said 42 people had...
• Msgr. Franco to Newsmax: Pope Leo XIV Can Bring 'Unity' to the World
  
  Adviser to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy Sea to the U.N. Monsignor Hilary Franco told Newsmax on Saturday that Pope Leo XIV is precisely the kind of leader who "can really bring unity in the world of today."
• Trump Org to Build Tower Block, Apts in Bucharest
  
  The Trump Organization - President Donald Trump's family business - will team up with Romanian real estate developer SDC Imobiliare to build a tower block with luxury apartments in the capital Bucharest, the companies said.
• Iran Says It Would Resume Nuclear Talks With US if Guaranteed No Further Attacks
  
  Iran's foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a speech to Tehran-based foreign diplomats...
• At Least 6 Killed in Russia Attack on Ukraine
  
  At least six people were killed overnight and Saturday as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the war.
• US Sanctions Cuban President for Human Rights Violations
  
  The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in recent decades.
• Trump's Sudden Shifts Make His Policies Baffling to Countries Trying to Negotiate Lower Tariffs
  
  In the past week, President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath.Doubling down on his trade wars, Trump is threatening to raise taxes on many goods from Canada, hike his...
• Iran Says 5 Inmates at Evin Prison Were Killed in Israel's Airstrike on Tehran
  
  An Israeli airstrike on Iran's capital last month killed five inmates at Evin prison and resulted in the escape of several others, Iranian media reported Saturday.The semiofficial ILNA news agency and other Iranian media quoted a spokesman for Iran's judiciary that the five...
• Cambodian Sites of Khmer Rouge Brutality Added to UNESCO Heritage List
  
  Three locations used by Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List.
• Trump Announces 30 Percent Tariffs Against EU, Mexico
  
  President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account.
• Fuel to Air India Jet Engines Cut off Moments Before Crash
  
  Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said Saturday.
• Turkish President Hails Start of Disarmament by Militant Kurdish Separatists
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed start of a disarmament process by militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a "painful chapter" in Turkey's troubled history.Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AKP party in Ankara that the more than 40yearold...
• 28 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza
  
  Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. The children and two women were among at least 13 people who were killed in Deir alBalah, in central Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes pounded the...
• Russian Drone and Cruise Missile Attacks Kill at Least 2 in Ukraine
  
  At least two people were killed overnight into Saturday as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war.Two people...
• Cambodian Sites of Khmer Rouge Brutality Added to UNESCO Heritage List
  
  Three locations used by Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List.The three locations were inscribed to the list by the United Nations cultural agency Friday during the 47th Session...
• US Aware of Reported Death of American in West Bank
  
  The State Department said Friday it was aware of the reported death of a U.S. citizen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after reports emerged of Israeli settlers fatally beating a Palestinian American. Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing the local health ministry, said Saif ...
• Fuel to Air India Plane Was Cut off Moments Before Crash, Investigation Report Says
  
  Fuel control switches for the engines of an Air India flight that crashed last month were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, starving both engines of fuel, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.The report, issued by India's...
• US Sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and Other Officials for Human Rights Violations
  
  The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel DíazCanel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in recent decades.U.S. Secretary of...
• Canada Postpones Retaliatory Tariff Increase on US
  
  Canada hit the pause button on a plan to slap the United States with retaliatory tariffs later this month, a delay to match President Donald Trump's move to extend the negotiating deadline to Aug. 1, Politico reported Friday.
• Homan: Trump WH Seeking Countries to Take Deportees
  
  The Trump administration is looking to close deals with other nations to accept illegal immigrants whose homelands can't or won't take them back, border czar Tom Homan said on Friday.
• Sand Storms Blast 330M in 150 Countries, UN Says
  
  Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization says."About 2 billion tons of dust are emitted yearly, equivalent to 300 Great...
• China Decries US Tariffs as 'Bullying'
  
  Chinese officials on Friday criticized U.S. tariffs as "bullying" behavior.
• Iranian Group Places $40M Bounty on Trump
  
  A new movement in Iran claims to have raised more than $40 million online as a bounty for the assassination of President Donald Trump after fatwas, or religious decrees, issued against him by senior clerics of the Islamic regime.
• A Father Mourns 2 Sons Killed in an Israeli Strike as Hunger Worsens in Gaza
  
  Three brothers in the Gaza Strip woke up early to run to a local clinic to get "sweets," their word for the emergency food supplements distributed by aid groups. By the time their father woke up, two of the brothers had been fatally wounded by an Israeli strike and the...

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