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Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, despite warnings from Beijing

4:37pm August 02, 2022

by Emily Feng

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. The stop on her Asia tour wasn't announced in advance, but Beijing recently said such a visit would have serious consequences for China-U.S. relations.

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Volunteers distribute free cold drinks to commuters on a hot day in Amritsar, India, on June 29.

Opinion: Life hacks from India on how to stay cool (without an air conditioner)

4:27pm August 02, 2022

by Gulrez Shah Azhar

Heat wave researcher Gulrez Shah Azhar grew up in Uttar Pradesh, India, without an A/C unit. He shares tips on how to deal with the heat — including wearing a wet scarf around your neck.

Osama bin Laden (left) sits with his No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for an interview that was published in November 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. says it killed al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday.

3 things the strike on al-Zawahiri tell us about the U.S. counterterrorism strategy

3:03pm August 02, 2022

The U.S. targeted the top al-Qaida leader, showing it could track down and strike against a hard-to-find extremist figure even in a country where the U.S. has no military or diplomatic presence.

In this 1998 file photo, Ayman al-Zawahiri (left) holds a press conference with Osama bin Laden in Khost, Afghanistan. Zawahiri succeeded bin Laden as al-Qaida's leader following the 2011 U.S. raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan.

Opinion: What Ayman al-Zawahiri's death means for al-Qaida's future

2:54pm August 02, 2022

by Colin P. Clarke

Zawahiri's death places al-Qaida in a precarious position, argues Colin P. Clarke of the Soufan Center. The question of succession will help shape al-Qaida now — and it may prove divisive.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says we are facing "a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War." His remarks came at the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at th

Why the U.N. chief says we are 'one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation'

11:58am August 02, 2022

by Bill Chappell

It's not the first time for such a dire warning. Here's a brief look at why Guterres and others are raising the alarm now.

Former President Donald Trump talks with LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman on a green during the pro-am round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament on Thursday.

Greg Norman says Tiger Woods turned down a $700-800M Saudi offer to play LIV Golf

11:37am August 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Woods has been opposed to LIV Golf since late last year. LIV Golf currently has only one player — Dustin Johnson at No. 18 — from the top 20 in the world.

Biden says the U.S. killed top al-Qaida leader and key Sept. 11 plotter

7:20am August 02, 2022

Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a drone strike in Afghanistan carried out by the U.S. on July 30, according to President Biden. The Taliban has not confirmed that al-Zawahiri was killed.

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Lesia Khomenko, Max in the Army, 2022. Oil on canvas, 84.5 x 57.5 inches

The Ukrainian women who make art in the face of war

6:51am August 02, 2022

by Susan Stamberg

Activists as well as artists, these women are responding in paint, photographs and videos to the Russian invasion.

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News brief: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Pelosi's trip to Asia, It's Primary Day in Arizona

6:05am August 02, 2022

The U.S. says it has killed the leader of al-Qaida. House Speaker Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan despite a warning from China. Voters in the swing state will cast ballots in several key races.

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This photo from Malaysia's Department of Information, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, waves to media as she tours the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.

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Pelosi arrives in Malaysia as tensions rise over possible Taiwan visit

2:59am August 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Local media in Taiwan reported the U.S. House speaker will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to visit in more than 25 years.