Tennis, flags and fire: Photos of the week
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Four million stray dogs roam Turkey. But getting them off the streets is proving contentious.
A gunman shot the Slovakian prime minister five times as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlová in May.
The lengthy manifesto written by the Nashville shooter who killed three nine-year-olds, and three adults at a private Christian school, will not be released to the public, the case’s judge ruled. The families of the victims will control the release of the documents, as they
Russia is pummelling Ukraine's energy grid, forcing Ukrainians to live and work by torch light.
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Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Friday that President Biden may step aside before November, arguing that his campaign is "bleeding out in front of us" following a poor debate showing last week. “That situation has deteriorated and who thinks that’s going to turn
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Critics point out political roadmap for a potential second term created by ‘more than 20 officials Trump appointed’ Donald Trump is trying to claim he has “nothing to do” with Project 2025 , a political roadmap created by people close to him for his potential second term. The
"It was time to Stop, but then we can press Play," Sheeran said in a social media post
President Biden reiterated Friday that he felt terrible before the debate but said it was a "bad episode" and not part of a larger condition, in his first interview since mounting calls for him to drop out of the 2024 race began. “It was a bad episode. No indication of any
MGK also released a deluxe edition of 2019's Hotel Diablo , featuring a demo, a live song, and a new track titled "Pistolero"
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), an influential centrist who is close with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), is working to gather support among Democratic senators to ask President Biden to drop his reelection bid, according to two sources familiar with the effort. Warner
President Joe Biden acknowledged a weak performance at last week’s presidential debate, but tried to assure Americans during an ABC News interview that he was fit to run again in the 2024 race for the White House against Donald Trump Speaking with ABC News’ George
France’s sometimes violent election campaign closes with appeals from leaders ahead of Sunday’s vote.
SZA has revealed that she may have no problem attracting men, but keeping their attention is a different story. And she knows exactly why.
Israel said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but that it will send a delegation for fresh talks with Qatari mediators next week. The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman came after a delegation
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) argued that President Biden not suspending his campaign is “very good news” for the Republican Party heading into the November election. “From a political point of view President Biden’s commitment to stay in the race no matter what is very good
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SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot points from “A Quiet Place: Day One,” now playing in theaters. “A Quiet Place: Day One” is filled with tense silence, brutal kills and a moving ending, which leaves the door open for more apocalyptic horrors. Oscar winner Lupita
The Biden administration earlier this week proposed the country's first-ever federal standards to protect workers from heat as climate change drives temperatures to record-breaking levels. The rule is not yet final; it is still subject to public comments and consideration of
The Road Renegades update also comes with a prisoner hood. Don't get captured.
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Cardi B has been sued by a pair of producers for copyright infringement. Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who also go by Kemika1956, claim Cardi stole the beat used in their song “Greasy Frybread” to create her own “Enough (Miami).” In a complaint filed in Texas on July 3,
Lawrence Rothman has been knocking around the music scene for two decades, but not until this year would anyone have likely pegged them as primarily an Americana artist. The L.A.-based performer didn’t necessarily come off as someone begging to set up a secondary base in
New Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has been caught in the middle of a firestorm caused by two of his ministers promoting the racist "great replacement" theory
After leaving at least three people dead in Jamaica, Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale Friday on the Mexican coast. It eventually downgraded to a tropical storm, although it continued to pose a serious risk with heavy storms and damaging
"I made a miraculous recovery and had an amazing year. Thank you God," the singer wrote on social media
Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, was quiet on the question of relations with the US prior to his election, choosing to avoid, in particular, talk of how he would manage a second Donald Trump presidency. Starmer is a center-left politician – the first to come to power
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The bodies of at least 89 people were found off the coast of Mauritania after a migrant boat capsized earlier this week
The anticipated final approval of Thailand’s same-sex marriage legislation is expected to cement the kingdom’s place as a regional generator of lucrative economic opportunities, driven by the LGBTIQ+ community.
President Biden is sitting with ABC News for an interview that will air Friday in response to a poor debate performance that has left Democrats reeling and looking for a new party leader. The interview, conducted by George Stephanopoulos, will air at 8 p.m. on ABC. A preview
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili faced off in Friday's vote after many Iranians boycotted the first round of the voting.
After more than 26 months of devastating combat, earlier expectations of a decisive Russian victory have given way to the reality of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine. “Putin’s theory of victory is to make creeping advances in Ukraine indefinitely,” wrote the Institute
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