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Felix Baumgartner, Professional Daredevil, Dies Paragliding at 56

Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” Mr. Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

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Mr. Baumgartner saluting before jumping toward Earth over Roswell, N.M., in 2012.

Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Ahead of Trial

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against Mr. Bolsonaro be dropped.

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Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, outside the Senate in Brasília, Brazil’s capital, on Thursday.

As Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure

President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

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Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration will meet for a significant court hearing on Monday.

Floods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan

Relentless rain began on Wednesday, causing flooding in several cities and across vast rural stretches in the province of Punjab.

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A flooded village in northern Pakistan on Thursday.

UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.

Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

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Clerics praying during a funeral for people killed during clashes between Druse fighters and Bedouin tribes in Sweida, Syria, on Monday.

Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris

Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”

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Ali Akbar, 72, has been hawking newspapers in the streets of Paris for more than a half-century.

Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status

Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about Cheltenham High School, their alma mater in suburban Philadelphia, have inflamed a debate.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, known then as Ben, graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1967, and was inducted into its hall of fame in 1999.

As Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure

President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

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Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration will meet for a significant court hearing on Monday.

Au moins trois morts, une "erreur" selon Israël… Ce que l'on sait de la frappe israélienne sur la seule paroisse catholique de la bande de Gaza

L'armée israélienne a affirmé qu'"une enquête préliminaire suggère que des éclats d'un obus tiré lors d'une opération dans le secteur ont touché par erreur l'église" de la Sainte-Famille, dans la bande de Gaza, jeudi. La France, l'Italie ou encore le pape Léon XIV ont fermement condamné ce bombardement.

Flottille de la liberté pour Gaza : "Lorsque la diplomatie d'un pays est défaillante, il faut que ce soient les citoyens qui s'y substituent", pointe Gabrielle Cathala, élue insoumise à bord du "Handala"

Avant de larguer les amarres des côtes italiennes pour délivrer de l'aide humanitaire dans la bande de Gaza, la députée La France insoumise, Gabrielle Cathala, explique dans "La Matinale" du 18 juillet sa mission à bord du "Handala", navire de la Flotille de la liberté, qui succède au "Madleen", intercepté mi-juin par Israël.

"Sur le terrain" du 17 juillet 2025 : Taïwan, un pays en alerte

Loïc de la Mornais s'intéresse dans cette 4ème partie à l'île de Taïwan, où la vie s'est arrêtée le temps d'une simulation d'attaque de la Chine. Il s'agit peut-être de l'une des guerres de demain. Une séquence à retrouver dans l'émission "Sur le terrain" diffusée entre 21h et 23h sur la chaîne info, canal 16.

Army Special Operations Warns Retired Members of Terror Threat

The alert, issued to retired service members who served in Iraq or Syria and live in Florida, did not specify what kind of threat or which terrorist group was involved.

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The military’s overall Special Operations Command has its headquarters in Tampa, Fla.

House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash

The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president’s refusal to divulge information from the investigation.

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Republicans in Congress, including Speaker Mike Johnson, have still been calling for the release of the Justice Department’s files about Mr. Epstein.

Border Patrol Agents Raid a Home Depot in Northern California

The raid indicates a new strategy of going deeper into California after focusing on Southern California for several weeks.

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Gregory Bovino, center, the head of Border Patrol’s El Centro region, at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles last week. Mr. Bovino said that federal agents had begun operations in the Sacramento area.

Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

The attorney general plans to ask a court to release the papers. But even if the request succeeds, it would fall far short of critics’ demands to release all investigative materials.

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“We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media.

Newsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California should redraw its own congressional districts if Texas tries to gerrymander its lines. His idea faces long odds.

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As Texas considers redrawing its maps to help Republicans win more seats in Congress, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has said it should make a similar move to help Democrats.

Ex-Voice of America Employee Arrested and Charged With Threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene

Federal prosecutors accused the man of threatening to kill Ms. Greene, her staff, and their families, months before President Trump sought to dismantle the news agency.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in April.

A Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein

Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

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Donald J. Trump and Melania Knauss, his girlfriend and future wife, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2000.

Musk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India

In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.

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The first Tesla showroom in India, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.

Marine General to Lead Naval Academy, a First

Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, an aviator who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, will relieve Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids, the academy’s first female superintendent.

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Underclass midshipmen during the Oath of Office ceremony at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., last month.

Man Who Sent ‘I Raped You’ Message Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault

Ian Cleary, 32, attacked a fellow Gettysburg College student in her dorm room more than a decade ago. A series of Facebook messages helped lead to his arrest.

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Ian Clearly leaving a court hearing in Gettysburg, Pa., in May. He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in 2013, when they were both students at Gettysburg College.
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