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Israel formally declares war against Hamas
BBC NEWS
Israel has formally declared war on Hamas, setting the stage for a major military operation in Gaza as fighting continues to rage on Israeli soil.
US House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
BBC NEWS
The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of ousting a speaker from office, nearly nine months after Kevin McCarthy won the powerful gavel in a dramatic 15-round floor fight.
Pope challenges world leaders to slow global warming before it’s 'too late'
AP
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”
US healthcare workers strike over wages & staff shortages
AP
LOS ANGELES, California, USA - Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 healthcare workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States.
Drive-through worker draws gun on 'missing curly fries' customer
BBC
HUSTON, Texas, USA - CCTV footage of a fast food restaurant drive-through shows the moment a worker pulled a gun on a customer after an argument over missing fries.
JPMorgan pays $75M to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims by the U.S. Virgin Islands that the bank aided in the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.
Gymnastics Ireland apologises after Black athlete is snubbed @medal ceremony
NBC NEWS
The governing body for gymnastics in Ireland has issued an apology after a video resurfaced appearing to show a judge ignoring the only Black girl at a medal ceremony last year.
India warns citizens in Canada to be cautious
BBC NEWS
India has urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to "exercise utmost caution".
France rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III’s state visit
AP
PARIS, France - King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France on Wednesday meant to highlight the friendship between the two nations with great pomp, after the trip was postponed in March amid widespread demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension changes.
US soldiers face South Korea drug probe after police raid army bases
CNN
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases.
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