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In comments late on Wednesday, the U.S. leader again repeated his belief that the outgoing Keir Starmer should have opened up the North Sea to more drilling for oil, but refrained from some of his spicier criticisms of the British prime minister.

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency as images showed buildings flattened and roads collapsed in Caracas and surrounding areas.

The operation was part of Ukraine’s aerial campaign targeting energy facilities and military industries that has intensified as Kyiv builds bigger and better long-range weapons.

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate change.

Election results showed Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump-backed candidate, won the election by 1 percentage point.

The Islamic State militant group has declared a new phase of operations in Syria ​against the government of President Ahmed ​al-Sharaa, carrying out a spate of attacks since February.

The North Korean leader proclaimed a new era of naval power as he commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer.

Though Trump insists the U.S. is the only nation to do so, about three dozen countries guarantee automatic citizenship to children born on their territory.

Tehran has denied it began discussions on ⁠its nuclear program or agreed to invite International Atomic ​Energy ⁠Agency inspectors back to ‌the country.

Authorities in France said at least 40 have drowned as people flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat.

The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces said it’s after “total resource and logistical exhaustion” on the Black Sea peninsula.