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Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead

A Guatemalan man deported from the U.S. and his wife, ‌who recently self-deported to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane field in southwestern Guatemala, authorities said.

July 29, 2026 4:15 pm
 

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UN to hold informal polls for new UN chief

The United Nations Security Council will hold an initial round of ‌informal closed-door “straw poll” ballots to assess support for the seven candidates currently vying to become the next head of the United Nations.

July 29, 2026 2:17 pm
 

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Trump, Zelenskiy discuss Patriot deal and reviving talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed ​reviving peace talks with Russia and plans for Ukraine to produce Patriot missile interceptors, then attended the funeral of a U.S. senator who had been one of ‌Kyiv’s most vocal backers.

July 29, 2026 12:31 pm
 

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Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors ​trapped beneath the rubble, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.

July 29, 2026 10:22 am
 

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France braces for fourth major heatwave

France was bracing for its fourth major heatwave of the year, as soaring temperatures ​and tinder-dry conditions across the southwest piled pressure on crews battling a giant ‌wildfire in the Bordeaux region.

July 29, 2026 8:04 am
 

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Michigan reports 9,253 cyclosporiasis cases as infection outbreak expands

Michigan health officials reported 9,253 cases of cyclosporiasis on Monday, an increase of 1,077 cases since their last ​update on Friday, as the intestinal infection outbreak grows.

July 28, 2026 4:12 pm
 

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Three killed, four wounded in Seattle food festival shooting, police say

Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded on Sunday in a shooting at a downtown Seattle food ​festival, police said, adding that a suspect had been taken into custody.

July 28, 2026 3:09 pm
 

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World risks HIV resurgence as funding falls 18%, UNAIDS says

The world risks a resurgence of ‌the HIV epidemic after global funding fell by nearly a fifth last year, the U.N. body fighting AIDS said on Monday.

July 28, 2026 2:09 pm
 

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Trump says US and Tehran having 'good talks' as drones hit Iran's neighbours

President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having “good ‌talks” with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but he warned that U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver.

July 28, 2026 12:56 pm
 

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Germany promises security overhaul after deadly Berlin Pride attack

Germany’s interior minister announced a security overhaul on Monday after a deadly vehicle attack near Berlin’s Pride celebration prompted an ‌angry debate on why the suspected driver had not been in prison at the time.

July 28, 2026 11:20 am
 

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India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters

Indian authorities have ​suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters ‌in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education minister to resign.

July 28, 2026 10:18 am
 

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Germany's sick-note crackdown may be treating the symptoms, not the disease

Germany’s plans to tighten sick-note rules may be mistaking the symptoms of rising absenteeism for the underlying illness, researchers say, pointing to mental health strains and deteriorating working conditions in sectors such ​as healthcare and education.

July 28, 2026 9:39 am

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