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US Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps
The US Supreme Court limited the ability of lawmakers to take the racial make-up of a state into account when drawing voting maps, in a ruling that could reshape politics across the American south.
Three dead after helicopter crash in Hawaii
Three people have died after a helicopter crashed off the Hawaiian island of Kauai, police said.
US expects to end Iran operation in ‘weeks not months’, Rubio says after G7 meeting
The US expects to end its operation in Iran in "weeks, not months", Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers.
Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect to plead guilty, US media report
A New York architect who is charged with seven murders in Gilgo Beach on Long Island is expected to change his plea to guilty, US media reports.
Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave
On Thursday, June 18, at about 8:10 a.m., I arrived at the VVIP bus terminal at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra to begin what would become an unforgettable journey, my first trip to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Anthropic suspends new AI tools over US government security concerns
Anthropic has suspended its powerful new AI model after US authorities raised security concerns just days following its public release.
Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada Sikh temple
A man has been arrested after injuring two people in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, police said.
Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after seven months in hiding
Australian police have shot and killed Dezi Freeman after the double-murderer spent seven months on the run.
First person gets new experimental vaccine for Ebola
The first volunteer in the world, a 37-year-old UK man called Ed Hunt, has received an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus. Hunt said he wanted to help after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The vaccine, designed using the same technology as one of the UK’...
Oil extends slide on expectations of smoother crude flows via Hormuz
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Wednesday, extending this week's losses and trading near four-month lows, amid signs that more oil tankers stranded in the Gulf are set to move out of the Strait of Hormuz.
Eight sentenced to 450 years in prison over anti-ICE riot where officer was shot
Eight people who US prosecutors say have ties to Antifa have collectively been sentenced to 450 years in prison for their roles in a riot outside an immigration detention centre in Texas. A former US Marine Corps reservist, who was convicted of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, was sentenced to 100 years i...
Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in Europe
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including gonorrhoea and syphilis have hit record levels in Europe, according to new data.