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The day’s gravest news came from Colombia, where rescuers searched through rubble after the country’s strongest earthquake of the century. Elsewhere, politics moved through courts and emergency rooms: Syria judged its former ruler, Donald Trump rewrote vaccine guidance, and heat bent Europe’s infrastructure.

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The Middle East after Gaza

Iran is rebuilding its military command for a longer confrontation, and new shipping attacks have pushed talks back into impasse, signaling a hardening of positions and continued instability.

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US cuts Medicaid trans youth funding

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    US cuts Medicaid trans youth funding

    Finalizes rule to end federal Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for minors, allowing a six-month transition period for children currently on hormone therapy.

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