As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations have stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. Hostage speaks 1st time since release. Noa Argamani, one of four...

Israel-Gaza updates: Hostage speaks 1st time since release

Reuters

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called on regional countries to also support Beirut.

Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel

Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have sparked overnight riots that targeted Syrian businesses and cars in the city.

Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots

Turkish authorities said Tuesday they had detained over 470 people after anti-Syrian riots in several cities sparked by accusations that a Syrian man had harassed a child. Tensions escalated from Sunday following violence in a central Anatolian city after a mob went on the rampage, damaging businesses and properties belonging to the Syrians.

Turkish police arrest hundreds after anti-Syrian riots in several cities

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon reinvade the southern Gaza city, which is currently filled with displaced civilians. Israel told people to move to Muwasi, a coastal area...

The Latest | Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned “no place” in Israel would be spared in case of full-blown war against the Lebanese group, and threatened Cyprus if it opened its airports to Israel. “The enemy knows well that we have prepared ourselves for the worst… and that no...

Hezbollah Chief Says Nowhere in Israel Will Be Spared in Case of Full-Blown War

ABC News

Flight UX045 experienced strong turbulence early Monday morning and landed safely after being diverted to Natal International Airport in Brazil, Air Europa said.

40 people injured after turbulence launches plane passengers into ceiling

KARACHI, Pakistan -- Dozens of members from Pakistan's civil society rallied on Tuesday in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed down to a Christian man on blasphemy charges, nearly a year after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the country. Several Christians...

Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy

Phoenix, AZ

"Operation We Will Find You 2" focused on cities such as Phoenix and Miami.

US Marshals rescue 200 missing children over six weeks

Utica, NY

The family of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Utica, New York, is demanding justice.

New details emerge in police shooting of 13-year-old New York boy

EUGENE, Ore. -- Raven Saunders wore a gold nose ring and had gold grills covering their upper and lower teeth. They even painted their nails gold for the occasion. Saunders, the shot put standout who wears a mask at competitions and identifies with the pronouns they/them, is chasing an Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games after earning silver in Tokyo. Saunders took a step toward that goal by finishing second at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday night to earn a place on the team.

Mask-wearing shot put standout Raven Saunders earns spot to Paris Olympics with 2nd place finish

Georgia State

Masonville, NY

The victims were visiting Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament.

5 family members killed in plane crash in upstate New York, police say

Arkansas State

Crete, NE

Seven people were wounded in a Nebraska home Friday after a gunman allegedly opened fire, according to investigators.

4 children, 3 adults wounded in Nebraska home after neighbor opens fire: Police

The Independent

 For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline.But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s outermost borders, for many that dream has become a nightmare.Under black tarps covered with blankets and ropes, men, women and children seek shelter from sunlight and wait for their chance to board one of the iron boats that paid smugglers use to transport people to Italy. Having fled war, poverty, climate change or persecution, they find themselves trapped...

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

New York City, NY

A person of interest has been taken into custody for the attempted sexual assault of a woman sunbathing in Central Park last month, police sources told ABC News.

Person of interest in custody for attempted rape of Central Park sunbather: Sources

 The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security in a critical Middle East waterway be urgently addressed. The resolution made no mention that the Iran-backed rebels claim they are staging the attacks because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The resolution, which also extended the requirement that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres report monthly on the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, was approved by a 12-0 vote, with Russia, China and Algeria abstaining.Shipping has reduced drastically...

UN Security Council demands Iran-backed Yemen rebels halt their attacks on ships in Mideast waters

The New Humanitarian

A large group of Sudanese refugees who have been stranded in a forest in a conflict-affected region of neighbouring Ethiopia for the past two months are facing “catastrophic” living conditions and continued attacks by local militiamen and bandits. After escaping the war in Sudan, several thousand refugees had...

Sudanese refugees trapped in Ethiopian forest call for ‘immediate evacuation’

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Mission, TX

A truck driver was killed after his 18-wheel truck veered off an expressway and slammed into two cars before crashing into a home Saturday morning in Mission Texas, police said. The house was up for sale and not occupied at the time of the crash, according to investigators. First responders...

Truck driver dead after 18-wheeler crashes into Texas home

Hurricane Beryl picked up power and speed Sunday as it churned in the Caribbean and was upgraded to a major Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Beryl latest: Where the storm is forecast to hit

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Turkey's president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday, a day after residents in a neighborhood in...

Turkey's president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts

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