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French and Romanian Forces Join for NATO Exercises

French and Romanian paratroopers took part in a joint parachuting exercise on August 4, 2022, as part of NATO's forward presence in its eastern flank. (Reuters)

Russian Strike Hits Grain Storage in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region

Russian Envoy: Renewed US-Iran Talks to Salvage Nuclear Deal Are 'Serious'

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington restarted in Vienna on Thursday with a meeting between the Islamic Republic's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and European Union coordinator Enrique Mora

Canada to Temporarily Ban Import of Handguns

Import ban would stay in place until national freeze on handguns comes into force, Canadian government said

People Gather to Watch Icelandic Volcano Lava Show

Blinken: China’s Actions Around Taiwan Unjustified, Disproportionate and Provocative

US Secretary of State Blinken said the United States has made it repeatedly clear to China it does not seek a crisis, adding that Washington and its allies were seriously concerned by its latest actions

Ukrainian Soldiers Fire Rocket Launchers in Kharkiv

Ukrainian soldiers fired multiple rocket systems on August 4, 2022, as fighting continued in the Kharkiv region. (Reuters)

Beirut Silo Collapses on Deadly Port Blast Anniversary

Mexicans Break Record for the Longest ‘Torta’ Sandwich

The record for the longest torta sandwich was broken on August 3, 2022, during the 17th annual Torta fair in the Venustiano Carranza district of Mexico City. (Reuters)

Brazilian Doctors Separate 3-Year-Old Conjoined Twins

Three-year-old Brazilian twins who were born conjoined at the head were separated after undergoing a 27-hour surgery in Brazil. (Reuters)

Bridge Collapses After Heavy Rain in Japan

Closing Arguments Held in Brittney Griner’s Russia Trial

UN Experts Say Rwanda Intervened Militarily in Eastern Congo

The group says it has ‘solid evidence’ Rwandan troops conducted operations there between November 2021 and July 2022, and supported the M23 rebel group's advance in the region

Iran Chief Negotiator Heads to Vienna for Nuclear Pact Talks

Last month, top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell said he had proposed a new draft text to revive the accord under which Iran curbed its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions

Britain's Conservative Party Voting for Next PM Delayed After Hacking Alert

Report says there was no threat, advice was general about voting process vulnerabilities

Gazans Reel Under Heat and Lengthy Power Cuts

Palestinians living on the crowded Gaza Strip are left without electricity for as much as 10 hours a day

US Sues Idaho Over Abortion Law

Lawsuit alleges that state law imposes a ‘near-absolute ban’ on abortion and also seeks to block the Western state from prosecuting or disciplining doctors, according to a court filing

America's Biggest Warehouse Running Out of Room; It's About to Get Worse 

In the largest US warehouse and distribution market — stretching east from Los Angeles to the area known as the "Inland Empire" — that moment appears to have arrived.

From Cairo Physician to Terrorist

The trained surgeon is believed to have been involved in some of of al-Qaida's biggest operations, including the 2001 attacks that killed 3,000 people in the United States

Kentucky Floods Kill at Least 35; More Storms Forecast

State declared disaster area again, months after tornadoes killed nearly 80 people