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A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office

A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president. Read More.

Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news

Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen’s military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill won approval in parliament. Read More.

Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents

When George W. Bush wrote an essay this year about another president named George, he avoided mentioning the one named Donald. Read More.

Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out

Former U.S. President Joe Biden ’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview. Read More.

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A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump and Musk's AI company

Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to sue over violations of many major laws. Read More.

Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row

A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain. Read More.

ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations. Read More.

More than 178,000 immigrants have suddenly fled or been deported from South Africa. Here's why

More than 178,000 African immigrants have left South Africa in recent months, spurred by a crackdown on undocumented migration by authorities and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests that have led many to leave citing fears of attacks. Read More.