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Jul 5, 2026 - World

Indonesian security forces recovered the body of an American pilot killed by rebels last week in the restive province of West Papua, according to footage posted online by Jakarta.

Jul 5, 2026 - World

Incidents involving California state senator Scott Wiener and New York congressman Dan Goldman underscore Israel-Palestine conflict’s role in US electionsTwo recent incidents involving US congressional candidates on opposite coasts have blown up into major controversies, underscoring how the Israel-Palestine conflict has transformed US elections – and illustrating how aggressive protest tactics can spark backlash that overshadows the issues activists meant to highlight.Scott Wiener, a gay Jewish state senator and trans rights advocate who is currently the frontrunner in the race to replace the longtime representative Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th district, said he felt forced to leave last week’s annual trans pride march in San Francisco after a group of people ran up to him at a local park where the event was taking place, surrounded him and screamed at him over his positions on Israel’s war on Gaza. Continue reading...

Jul 5, 2026 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back Sunday against Vice President J.D. Vance's veiled threat that the U.S. is Israel's sole powerful ally "anywhere left in the entire world."

Jul 5, 2026 - World

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Syria soon, Syrian state media said Sunday, making him the first Western leader to arrive in the country since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in 2024.

Jul 5, 2026 - World

President Trump highlighted Chicago's violent summer in a social media post made shortly after the dazzling July 4 fireworks display on the National Mall, comparing the city's rising shootings to the Iran war.