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A British man has died after he was reportedly hit by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece.

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning. (Image credit: Aya Batrawy/NPR)

Ukraine live briefing: Moscow grapples with drone strikes on residences, hours after another attack on Kyiv  The Washington Post Moscow Buildings Hit By Drones, Says Mayor | Russia Vs Ukraine War Updates LIVE | English News LIVE  CNN-News18 Russia’s war in Ukraine:

A 15-year-old girl has been charged – as an adult – with murdering 19 people after she allegedly set fire to a secondary school dormitory in Guyana.

Lindsey Graham Gets Snarky in Snap Back to Russia Over Arrest Warrant  The Daily Beast Russia issues arrest warrant for US Senator Lindsey Graham  Reuters Cancer drug shortage, Catholics flock to exhumed nun: 5 Things podcast  USA TODAY Russia issues arrest warrant for

When a teen’s killing became a right-wing talking point, the rush to outrage obscured a more complicated story.

Republicans speak out against U.S. debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road ahead  CNBC Rep. Josh Harder: ‘At some point, we are going to default if we continue in this pattern’  MSNBC US dollar’s standing will crumble without reform in Washington  South China

Drones struck several buildings in the first attacks on civilian areas deep inside Russia since the invasion of Ukraine last year, as Kyiv spent another night under air assault.

A U.S. request for a meeting of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu was declined, showing the limits of a tentative rapprochement between the two powers.

BEIJING — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch