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• WATCH: Mike Waltz tells Cuban delegation 'this is not Havana' during heated UN speech

  Mike Waltz fired back at the "act of war" claim at the United Nations General Assembly, blaming the communist regime for rolling blackouts and repression.

• French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign

  Marine Le Pen's embezzlement ban was shortened to allow a 2027 presidential run, but she must wear an ankle monitor that could complicate campaigning.

• Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government, but Israel warns group still seeks Hezbollah-style control

  Critics say Hamas' dissolution of its Gaza governing body is a performative step to preserve armed control while surrendering only civilian burdens.

• Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit

  Bombs placed in a car and garbage can exploded near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron was staying during his state visit.

• Nigel Farage resigning from UK Parliament

  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned from Parliament to force a snap by-election following an ongoing parliamentary investigation into a €5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, which Farage defended as necessary funding for his personal security.

• Cuba plunges into third major blackout this year as power crisis worsens

  Cuba suffered another islandwide blackout Monday as its struggling power grid collapsed, leaving millions without electricity while officials worked to restore service.

• Israel fortifies border with Jordan as Iran seeks new terror path

  IDF Division 96 has thwarted more than 20 smuggling attempts this year as Israel reactivates 45 military bases along the Jordan Valley border.

• Who is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? How NATO's most unpredictable leader keeps reinventing himself

  Experts say Erdoğan's defining trait isn't Islamism or nationalism but political survival, as Trump calls Turkey's leader "a friend" ahead of NATO summit.

• Zelenskyy pressures US and Europe for more 'air defense' assistance amid ongoing war with Russia

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the U.S. and Europe to provide more missiles to help Ukraine amid the war with Russia.

• Australian mother healing with 'beautiful messages' after losing arm to shark attack

  Leah Stewart reads global supporter messages during sleepless nights as her recovery from the Coogee Beach shark attack and amputation continues.

• Tens of thousands of far-left protesters clash with police in anti-conservative party riots

  Videos show police deploying batons and anti-riot measures as over 30,000 far-left protesters clashed with officers outside AfD's party conference.

• World leaders, dignitaries pay tribute to America on historic 250th birthday

  King Charles and Pope Leo XIV were among world leaders sending messages to Trump on America's 250th Independence Day. From Jerusalem to the UAE and Japan congratulations were sent.

• Conservative Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru's presidential runoff election

  Keiko Fujimori won Peru's presidential runoff after defeating Roberto Sánchez by a razor-thin margin, pledging an "iron fist" against surging crime.

• Waltz calls out Iranian diplomat at UN following drone strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait

  Mike Waltz held up photos of drone and missile strike damage in Bahrain during a tense U.N. Security Council exchange with Iranian diplomat Iravani.

• Experts ‘deeply’ concerned over Iran’s work at underground nuclear site

  Pickaxe Mountain, a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountains, shows continued construction, according to satellite imagery. IAEA inspectors have not been allowed to visit.

• Interpol issues red notice for Ukrainian woman wanted for Monaco apartment bombing targeting oligarch

  Interpol issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, suspected of planting an explosive device targeting sanctioned oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev in Monaco.

• Couple publicly caned after alleged TikTok kiss sparks outrage in Indonesia

  A viral TikTok livestream led to a public caning for a young couple in Indonesia's Aceh province after they were convicted of kissing during a TikTok livestream.

• Six Kurdish fighters killed in IRGC ambush as clashes spread across western Iran

  The PDKI says six Kurdish fighters were killed in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp ambush near Piranshahr, while the Revolutionary Guards claim five Kurdish militants are dead.

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Semi Overturns on I-74 in Ripley County

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Genesis: Pathways to Success Receives Funding Through Community Collaboration Fund

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JCD's Sullivan Earns All-State Honorable Mention

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Coach Wagner Running Elite Makes Strong Debut at Greendale 5K

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IHSTCA Announces All-State, All-District and Academic All-State Teams

Numerous local schools are represented