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- Coral Davenport and Noah Weiland
Biden Admin Struggles to Address Sharp Rise in Deaths From Extreme Heat

Deaths are rising sharply, and the Biden administration is trying to respond. Its plan faces big hurdles. [...]

- Steven Erlanger, Isabel Kershner and Natan Odenheimer
Condemnation Slows, but Does Not Stall, Israel’s Assault on Rafah

Despite fierce criticism, Israel insists it must take control of Rafah and the border with Egypt to prevent future arms smuggling. [...]

- Constant Méheut
Russia Bombs Hardware Superstore in Kharkiv, Killing 6, Ukraine Says

It was the latest attack in a sustained bombing campaign that has made life increasingly dangerous for civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city. [...]

- Carlotta Gall, Vladyslav Golovin and Mauricio Lima
For This Ukrainian Town, Drones Have Offered Last Line of Defense Against Russia

Short of troops and artillery, soldiers increasingly have been relying on pilotless drones to drop explosives and supplies to hold Chasiv Yar. But how long can they slow the Russian [...]

- Carlotta Gall and Vladyslav Golovin
Some U.S. Weapons Stymied by Russian Jamming in Ukraine

Two classified Ukrainian reports show that some U.S. precision-guided weapons are vulnerable to electronic warfare, an element in Ukraine’s recent battlefield setbacks. [...]

Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service

Every 18-year-old would choose between joining the military or volunteering one weekend a month in the community. [...]

Election skirmishes over tax and workers' rights

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hit the campaign trail as their parties face questions over key policies. [...]

Sunak and Starmer have more in common than you might think

They may start the election in very different political positions but the PM and the Labour leader are similar characters. [...]

How plans for ‘the day after’ could help end war in Gaza

This subject will be on the table when EU and Middle Eastern foreign ministers meet. [...]

Nicki Minaj gig cancelled following Amsterdam arrest

The rapper was due to play a concert at Manchester's Co-op Live venue. [...]

Director Sean Baker won the Palme d'Or with his dark yet funny movie at the 77th Cannes Film Festival after seeing off 21 other competitors for the event's top prize. [...]

Barcelona women won a historic first club quadruple after winning their third Champions League title in four years. [...]

An early strike from Leverkusen's Granit Xhaka secured victory, giving the side from North Rhine-Westphalia an unbeaten domestic double. [...]

G7 finance ministers discusssed options for using interest from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. Kyiv has stepped up its appeals for more international financial aid to fight off Moscow's [...]

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Israel was breaking international law with its offensive in Rafah, but also urged Hamas to lay down its arms. DW has the latest. [...]

- Jeff Lunden
Disney composer Richard M. Sherman has died at 95

Sherman and his brother Robert became Disney Studios' first ever in-house songwriters. They won two Oscars for their songs and score to Mary Poppins and composed the classic "It's a [...]

- Chloe Veltman
'Anora' wins Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Sean Baker's dramedy starring Mikey Madison won the annual film festival's top honor. [...]

- Emma Bowman
U.S. Army aid vessels become unmoored near floating Gaza pier

Rough seas drove two vessels to beach in Israel and two others to anchor on a Gaza beach. Israeli forces are assisting recovery operations near the pier, U.S. officials said. [...]

- Juliana Kim
During West Point commencement speech, Biden applauds U.S. military role abroad

President Biden delivered his first commencement speech as commander-in-chief to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. There, he did not shy away from discussing the growing conflict in Europe [...]

- Selena Simmons-Duffin
New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody's happy.

The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were widely panned at a [...]

- Andrew Golden

The right-hander matched a career high with eight strikeouts as Washington scored a 3-1 victory over Seattle for a series win. [...]

- Martin Weil

Unlike in the past, Saturday stayed dry, but clouds gathered. [...]

- Kareem Copeland

Washington was still searching for its first win Saturday night at Seattle. [...]

- Matt Schudel

After a troubled childhood among Beat generation writers, he explored the dark side of human nature as a novelist and historian. [...]

- Aaron Credeur

Resilient Wootton captured the 3A team title while Poolesville and Centennial split the 2A crown. [...]

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