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US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence

By Eyad Kourdi, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nadeen Ebrahim, Jennifer Hansler, Sarah Dewberry and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed in an execution-style attack during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week. Hosam Saraya, a 35-year-old Syrian-American, was identified by

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Detained Venezuelans embrace upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport as part of a detainee exchange agreement between Venezuela and the United States on July 18 in Caracas

Venezuela says it will investigate El Salvador officials over alleged abuse of Cecot detainees deported from US

By Michael Rios, Ivonne Valdés and Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela says it is opening a formal investigation into several Salvadoran officials, including President Nayib Bukele, over the alleged abuse of Venezuelan migrants deported from the US. Some 252 Venezuelans, who had been imprisoned at the notorious Cecot prison in March following their deportation,

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People carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on June 8

Western nations slam Israel’s ‘drip feeding of aid’ to Gaza as health ministry says 1,000 killed seeking supplies

By Catherine Nicholls, Kareem Khadder and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The foreign ministers of 25 Western nations have slammed Israel for “drip feeding” aid into the Gaza Strip, as the health ministry in the territory said that more than 1,000 people have been killed seeking humanitarian relief there since late May. The Palestinian health

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A couple were accused of having an ‘illicit’ relationship. Their community allegedly shot them dead

By Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Pakistani police have made multiple arrests after a couple were allegedly murdered in broad daylight on the orders of a tribal elder for having an “illicit” relationship, in the latest so-called “honor killing” in the country. The killings last month in the southwestern Balochistan

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Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Monday.

Deadly wave of Russian missiles pummel Ukraine as Kyiv’s drones spark Moscow airport disruptions

By Laura Sharman, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — New waves of deadly Russian missiles pounded Ukraine overnight Sunday while long range drone attacks by Kyiv sparked travel chaos at Moscow’s airports. Residents of Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities faced another sleepless night on Sunday as Russia launched 450 missiles

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How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic and campaigned on the Trumpian message “Japanese First.” Now Japan’s burgeoning right-wing populist party Sanseito has emerged an unlikely winner in parliamentary elections this weekend. Inspired by other

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UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski pictured with his friend

UC Berkeley professor killed in Athens: Suspect claims he ‘did it all for’ victim’s ex-wife, leaked police confession reveals

By Lauren Kent and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of July 4, an American marketing professor was walking towards his ex-wife’s house in Athens to pick up their two young children. It should have been an unremarkable, if strained visit – the couple had apparently been disputing the terms of custody arrangements.

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