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- Damien Cave and Somini Sengupta
Deaths at Hajj and Big Events Highlight Failures to Adjust to Heat

The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj point to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings. [...]

- Somini Sengupta
Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen

As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people. [...]

- Aaron Boxerman
Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Be Drafted Into Military

The court ruled there was no legal justification for the ultra-Orthodox exemption from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime government. [...]

- Patrick Kingsley
4 Scenarios for Next Phase in Gaza War, With ‘Intense’ Fighting Set to End

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the conflict is about to enter a new stage. Here are four ways that may play out, both in Gaza and at [...]

- Nate Cohn
Introducing Our 2024 Poll Tracker

It starts by showing a very close race nationally and in critical battleground states. [...]

Julian Assange heads to US court on Pacific island after plea deal

The Wikileaks founder has agreed to plead guilty to one charge, in return for walking free. [...]

Gifts and displays given as Japan's emperor visits Palace

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan taking part in a three-day state visit to the UK. [...]

Specially trained dogs arrive to help Jay Slater search

Jay Slater was last heard from when he called a friend to say he had "no idea" where in Tenerife he was. [...]

Post Office: Wrongly jailed sub-postmistress rejects apology

Ex-Fujitsu engineer Gareth Jenkins says sorry to Seema Misra but she says it is "too little, too late". [...]

Live BBC report interrupted by man with gun in Nairobi

Kenya: Live BBC report interrupted by gunman [...]

Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have fired live rounds to disperse protesters as violence escalates over proposed tax hikes. The demonstrators stormed the parliament which was then set ablaze. [...]

The controversial spiritual leader, believed by followers to be the reincarnation of Buddha, was accused of abusing underage devotees. He had spent years on the run before Nepalese officials arrested [...]

After mass protests, Kenya's government has scrapped many proposed tax hikes. Observers say it's the first time young people have played such a prominent role. The situation on the ground [...]

The whistleblower and founder of WikiLeaks is allowed to return to his home country of Australia after 14 years. DW has a timeline. [...]

Tensions between China and the Philippines are running high after a recent violent clash between Chinese coast guard personnel and Filipino troops in the crucial waterway. [...]

- The Associated Press
Kenya's parliament burns and police shoot at protesters against new taxes

Thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered parliament in Nairobi and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades in Kenya. [...]

- Rachel Treisman
The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?

The nation's top doctor issued an advisory on Tuesday declaring gun violence a public health crisis and prescribing policy changes to treat it as such. It's both unprecedented and unenforceable. [...]

- Jennifer Ludden
Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men

Israel’s high court ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men — a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition. [...]

- Majd Al-Waheidi
WikiLeaks founder to plead guilty; What to expect at Biden-Trump debate

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in order to return to Australia. Plus, how immigration will feature in Biden and Trump's debate on Thursday. [...]

- Emmanuel Igunza
Kenya is sending thousands of police officers to tackle Haiti's gang violence

After a long wait and many delays the first contingent of the Kenyan-led international force is on its way to Haiti. [...]

- Washington Post Live

After a series of rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the coming year could be a critical test of how the technology is used in the real world. On Tuesday, June [...]

- Lauren Kaori Gurley, David J. Lynch

Japanese company could escape no-layoff promise, according to private correspondence with union. [...]

- Sophia Nguyen

“Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty” will be out Sept. 17. [...]

- Julie Hoban

Four leaders received special recognition from the Top Workplaces survey in 2024. They share stories about motivating their staffs and the people who helped them. [...]

- Alexandra Petri

Alexandra’s live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript. [...]

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