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Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.

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Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter.
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Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.

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In his post on Sunday, President Trump did not mention a rift in relations with North Korea in 2017, when Kim Jong Un called him a “mentally deranged dotard.”
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Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Vessel as Red Sea Violence Escalates

The armed group, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said it had launched missiles near the vital maritime trade route, in a conflict that shows no sign of abating.

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Flames and smoke rising from the port of Mokha in Yemen on Friday. The Houthis have bombarded the city with drones and missiles n recent weeks.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Intention to Keep Country on a War Footing

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent.

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A rally in Tehran in April, with posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The ayatollah has not been seen in public since being named supreme leader of Iran.
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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War

President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart.

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People in Tehran, Iran, last month. Iranians are coping with severe economic strain from six months of war.
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As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones

The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.

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Ships anchored this month in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85

Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.

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Bou Meng, who was imprisoned at the notorious Khmer Rouge interrogation and torture facility Tuol Sleng, in 2009 at the prison, which became a genocide museum.
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Iran Says Qatar Captured Its Pilots Months Ago, a Claim Qatar Rejects

Iran said the airmen have been held since March 2 when their fighter jets were shot down. The Qatari government denies detaining any Iranian pilots.

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Smoke rising from an Iranian missile attack in Doha, Qatar, in March.
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As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.

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The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
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Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake

Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.

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A member of Topos Azteca working among the rubble on Wednesday in Cali, Colombia.
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Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker

The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.

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A satellite image showing the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi and oil slick off coast of Oman, on Aug. 5.
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