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France’s leftist coalition demands the right to form a government after fractured parliament vote

It is unprecedented in France's modern history to have a fractured parliament.

Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal
Israeli airstrikes early Wednesday killed 20 Palestinians in central Gaza, including six children and three women, some of them inside a purported “safe zone” declared by the Israeli military, hospital authorities said.

UK police are searching for an armed man after 3 women were killed in a home near London
Police said the three women, who were related, were found seriously injured in a house in Bushey, northwest of London, on Tuesday evening.

University student who yelled ‘Free Palestine’ reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war

The incident at the graduation comes as the UAE tries to balance its diplomatic recognition of Israel with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that's devastated the Gaza Strip.

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
The sudden burst of attacks by the Houthis come after an unexplained pause of a week and a half by the rebels.

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden
A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route.

Rangers shot dead a 14-foot crocodile after it killed a girl swimming in an Australian creek
Wildlife rangers had been attempting to trap or shoot the crocodile since the girl was attacked last week in Mango Creek near Palumpa, an Outback Indigenous community in the Northern Territory.

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities
Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza’s largest city is its latest effort to battle Hamas militants regrouping in areas the army previously said had been largely cleared.

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A double-decker bus collides with a milk truck in northern India, killing at least 18 people

The collision occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state, and 19 injured people have been rushed to a hospital.

The body of an American climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru is found in the ice

His family knew there was little hope of finding him alive, or even of retrieving his corpse from the thick fields of snow and the freezing ice sheets that cover the 22,000-foot tall Huascaran peak.

Russian court orders arrest of Alexei Navalny’s widow, who lives abroad

Yulia Navalnaya has accused Putin of her husband’s death and vowed to continue his activities. Russian officials have vehemently denied involvement in the poisoning and death.

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities

Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza's largest city is its latest effort to battle Hamas militants regrouping in areas the army previously said had been largely cleared.

At Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, a horrific scene of destruction

The attack at the hospital left young patients sitting on the street with IV drips attached to their arms and damaged Ukraine’s premier laboratory for confirming certain types of cancer.

News analysis

US officials say Russia is unlikely to take much more Ukrainian territory

Russia’s problems represent a significant change in the dynamic of the war, which had favored Moscow in recent months. Russian forces continue to inflict pain, but their incremental advances have been slowed by the Ukrainians’ hardened lines.

NATO’s new boss: affable, pragmatic, and ready for Trump, if required

Mark Rutte, known as a flexible pragmatist, will bring his experience at conciliation to the 32-nation military alliance when he takes over as secretary general from Jens Stoltenberg on Oct. 1.

Cigarette smuggling in Gaza turns aid trucks into targets

To evade Israeli inspections, smugglers in Egypt have been hiding cigarettes in sacks of United Nations-donated flour, diapers, and even a watermelon.