Haiti starts to register voters in violent capital under gang menace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Voter registration began Thursday in Haiti’s capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist. The government opened 10 registration centers across Port-au-Prince in neighborhoods considered generally safe as dozens of hopeful Haitians trickled through. “This may be the first time that I’m going to vote,” said 34-year-old construction worker Vadley Bernadel. Haiti in...
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- US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
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- EU lays out $11.4 billion for 7 AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and China
- Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content
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- Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
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Wed, 29 Jul 2026
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- Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to Frances wine industry
- Russia accuses Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown
- Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost
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- Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Perus president following a narrow election victory
- US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq
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- Iran publicly executes 2 men accused of killing police during January protests
- Pakistan administered Kashmir officials allege outlawed group tried to sabotage regional election
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- Zelenskyy has a good meeting with Trump at the White House as he seeks more cooperation with US
- Azerbaijan court convicts 9 journalists and activists in a case seen as an attack on media freedom
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- US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbors ties
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Sun, 26 Jul 2026
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- Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
- Displaced from wildfires in Spain share their stories of uncertainty and narrow escapes
- Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate and calls ICC war-crimes charges bogus
- Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
- 2 mosques in the West Bank are set on fire during a deadly surge in settler violence
- 2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks, 4 more in Russian-held area hit by Ukrainian drones
- A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
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- UNESCO adds Frances D-Day landing beaches, Greeces Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
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- Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US
- Whale supergroups show numbers are rebounding from hunting. But Iran war holds dangers for them
- Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
Sat, 25 Jul 2026
- Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen
- Brazils Flvio Bolsonaro secures presidential bid despite challenges
- More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
- France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes
- Latest Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill a total of 15 people, officials say
- Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank
- Small businesses file lawsuits against Trumps new sweeping tariffs
- The ICC looks ahead after the ouster of its chief prosecutor
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- Georgias Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCOs World Heritage List
- Ukraine is still fortifying its border with Belarus years after Russia invaded from there
- US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports
Fri, 24 Jul 2026
- UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia
- More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat
- ICC chief prosecutor removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations
- New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners
- Northern West Bank in lockdown as clashes rock villages and Israel deploys troops in Nablus
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- Brazil uses forensic science to trace golds origin and tackle illegal mining in the Amazon
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- UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections
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- US military launches new strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes
- Replica of the Virgin Marys House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
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Thu, 23 Jul 2026
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