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‘Intense phase of war with Hamas about to end,’ focus to shift to Lebanon border, Netanyahu says

By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) is about to end,” and that the military’s focus could then shift to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where fighting with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah has intensified in

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Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest

By The Associated Press Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged. One person was killed during flooding in South Dakota, the governor said. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region,

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Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down, setting the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The comments threatened to further heighten the

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All involved in shooting that critically wounded Philadelphia officer are in custody, police say

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say they believe they have in custody everyone involved in a shooting that critically wounded a police officer after a traffic stop. Officials said officers stopped a car carrying four people shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in Kensington in northeast Philadelphia. The city police commissioner says the officers saw someone

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Under curfew, Ukrainians mark midsummer with bonfire jumping at a festival with pagan roots

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and EFREM LUKATSKY Associated Press KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that feature frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana Kupala on Sunday was held as Ukrainians start their third summer at war, with Kyiv and other cities hit by

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North Macedonia’s parliament approves a new center-right government after May’s election

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s center-right leader Hristijan Mickoski has secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government. Mickoski faces significant challenges in his four-year term in office. Above all it’s to advance the small Balkan NATO member’s long efforts to join the 27-nation European Union. At

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Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while deadly floodwaters inundate the Midwest

By The Associated Press Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region, and throughout the West to California, public officials cautioned residents about the

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