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Senate advances Russia sanctions bill championed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
Senators capped off a day of tributes to their late colleague Lindsey Graham by advancing a sanctions bill he spent his final week of life negotiating.
Pentagon ties new casualty category for renewed U.S.-Iran fighting to end of 'Operation Epic Fury'
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
The Pentagon said a new, separate category was created in its official casualty system to account for those killed and wounded in the renewed U.S.-Iran fighting because "Operation Epic Fury," the military's name for combat operations against Tehran, has ended.
Deaths feared after ‘many people’ trapped inside Japanese shopping centre following earthquake – as it happened
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefectureKyushu Electric Power said 48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the latest quake, while railway company JR Kyushu said that it had suspended services, including its high-speed bullet trains.Kumamoto airport also shut its runway, as airlines diverted and cancelled flights. Continue reading...
The U.S. says it thwarted an Iranian missile attack that ended a brief pause in fighting
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that it shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq for a second day, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have forced a Saudi oil tanker to turn around as part of their self-styled blockade of the kingdom.
Chinese military shipped coronavirus vials to U.S. more than a year before pandemic
Jul 28, 2026 - World 
A Chinese military scientist covertly sent vials of a coronavirus to a Minnesota laboratory in 2018 -- highlighting People's Liberation Army work on viruses similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic a year later, according to declassified documents released by a Senate committee.
