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Assad sentenced to death in absentia

Quake rescuers dig as courts, wars and droughts strain already thin institutions

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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  • US judge blocks USPS changes nationwide

    Federal judge expands an injunction nationwide, blocking US Postal Service service cuts that critics argued would delay mail-in ballots before the November election.

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    Conducts a second ballistic missile test in less than a week, marking another escalation in regional tensions following the previous launch.

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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 judge blocks USPS changes nationwide

Politics·High·Reported 6h 24m ago·Updated 1h 23m ago
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    US judge blocks USPS changes nationwide

    Federal judge expands an injunction nationwide, blocking US Postal Service service cuts that critics argued would delay mail-in ballots before the November election.

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