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An Israeli air strike on Hezbollah’s Beirut headquarters killed the group’s long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah, a seismic blow to Iran’s most powerful proxy.
Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast and cut a destructive path inland, flooding the Appalachian mountains and killing over 200 people.
Thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in a coordinated attack widely blamed on Israel, followed a day later by detonating walkie-talkies.
The World Health Organization declared a second mpox global emergency as a fast-spreading new variant drove a surge of infections, mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ukrainian forces crossed into Russia’s Kursk region in a surprise offensive, capturing towns and hundreds of prisoners in the boldest ground move of the war.
After weeks of deadly student-led protests, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, ending her 15-year grip on power.
The Paris Olympics opened with a parade of athletes on the Seine, launching two weeks of sport under rain, security tension and high French ambition.
A faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down millions of Windows systems worldwide, grounding flights and disrupting banks, hospitals and broadcasters.
A gunman opened fire at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing the former president’s ear and killing one spectator before being shot dead.
Keir Starmer led Labour to a crushing general election victory in Britain, ending 14 years of Conservative rule and becoming prime minister.
Claudia Sheinbaum won Mexico’s presidency in a landslide, becoming the first woman and the first person of Jewish heritage to lead the country.
The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict.
