What to know about EG.5, the most prevalent covid subvariant in the U.S.
Coronavirus subvariant EG.5, nicknamed 'Eris,' is a descendant of Omicron. #press
Ukraine live briefing: Russian strikes kill 14, officials say, including first responders
Deadly Russian assaults in at least four regions across Ukraine damaged homes and farms, officials said. Children and rescue workers were among many injured. #press
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Williamson Murray, military historian who peered beyond battles, dies at 81
Dr. Murray studied the intersections of military strategy, politics and industry in World War II and other conflicts. #press
Latest Mediterranean shipwrecks leave 82 migrants missing in one weekend
The climbing number of people willing to risk their lives on a famously deadly route epitomizes the desperate living conditions felt across the region. #press
China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks, officials say
Beijing's compromise of Tokyo's classified cyber networks could prevent greater strategic coordination between Japan's Defense Ministry and the Pentagon. #press
Britain begins detaining migrants on barge firefighters called ‘deathtrap’
The football-field-sized Bibby Stockholm has been retrofitted to hold 500 men. The government says it's cheaper than housing them in hotels. #press
Ukraine live briefing: Ukraine says woman detained in plot to attack Zelensky
More than 40 countries had an “open conversation” on Kyiv's principles for peace, Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said of talks in Saudi Arabia. #press
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Chinese parents trying to set screen limits get new ally: The government
Chinese authorities want to limit even older children to two hours a day on their smartphones. They also want to "spread the core values of socialism." #press
Ukraine live briefing: F-16 training to begin this month, Zelensky says
The Biden administration agreed in May to allow allies to send U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Kyiv and Kherson came under attack, officials said. #press
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U.S. moves to put Marines on commercial ships to stop Iranian seizures
The plan to embark Marines on commercial oil tankers, if approved, would be a remarkable escalation in the long-running feud between the U.S. and Iran. #press
Mali demotes French, language of its former colonizer, in symbolic move
Mali's new constitution moves French from an official language to a working one. It also strengthens the power of a regime that's distanced itself from France. #press
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Australia’s National Gallery to return stolen treasures to Cambodia
The gallery has concluded that three of its Cham sculptures were probably looted and illegally sold by disgraced art collector Douglas Latchford. #press
Illegal funds went to Colombian president’s campaign, son tells prosecutors
The revelations mark the most significant scandal yet in an already turbulent first year for Petro. He denied any connection to the allegations against his son. #press
At least 14 injured in South Korea stabbing and car rampage
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called a violent rampage outside Seoul a “terror attack on innocent citizens.” Police have arrested a 23-year-old suspect. #press
Jamaicans celebrate the Reggae Girlz and their World Cup ‘Cinderella’ story
Fans of Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz are celebrating the team that went from crowdfunding for the World Cup to sending soccer legends Brazil home. #press
Biden’s asylum restrictions for migrants may remain in place, federal appeals court rules
Federal judge Jon S. Tigar had ruled against Biden asylum rules that penalize migrants who cross the border illegally and reward those who schedule appointments #press
Ukraine strikes Russian port in Novorossiysk
The strike on Novorossiysk, a port on the Black Sea about 90 miles west of the city of Krasnodar, demonstrated Ukraine's success in hitting targets in Russian territory. #press
Navalny is sentenced to 19 years for ‘extremism’ as Kremlin crushes dissent
Russia's leading political opposition figure is already serving sentences of more than 11 years in a prison colony in cases widely-viewed as political retribution. #press
The Mediterranean fires offer lessons — and warnings — for Europe
Wildfires are getting too severe, too frequent and persistent, and raging over too vast an area to contain without robust prevention measures. #press
Ukraine live briefing: Russia accuses Ukraine of sea drone attack on naval base; Christie visits Kyiv
Russia said its naval base at Novorossiysk was attacked by sea drones overnight. A Ukrainian official said a Russian warship, the Olenegorsky Miner, was damaged. #press
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