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Ranchers in Mexico are struggling against a flesh-eating parasite infecting livestock
In the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala, the New World screwworm fly's rapid spread appears to have caught most ranchers off guard, despite memories of previous outbreaks in the 1980s and 1990s.
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U.S. cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking 'good faith'
A breakthrough on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas following 21 months of war has eluded the Trump administration as humanitarian conditions worsen in Gaza.
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Thai and Cambodian soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute.
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The U.N.'s highest court will decide on the climate obligations of countries
After years of lobbying by vulnerable island nations, the U.N. asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion, a non-binding but important basis for international obligations.
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Thousands protest as Zelenskyy signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies
Ukraine's parliament passed legislation that will tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies, which critics say could significantly weaken their independence.
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Trump announces trade deal with Japan that lowers threatened tariff to 15%
The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a meaningful drop from the 25% rate that Trump, in a recent letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said would be levied starting Aug. 1.
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from Olympic women's sports
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee tells the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports that it has an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Trump.
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Over 5 million pools sold in the U.S., Canada under recall after reports of 9 deaths
More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported.
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A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a school in Dhaka and kills at least 20
The Chinese-made F-7 BGI training jet experienced a "technical malfunction" moments after takeoff before it crashed into a school, according to Bangladesh's military.
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Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is "Fito," escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June. In April, a U.S. Attorney indicted him in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States.
