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The low-level war between Israel and Lebanon is ramping up. Southern Baptists are meeting in Indianapolis this week. Apple announces a partnership with OpenAI.
World News
Green parties suffered dramatic losses in the European parliament elections
NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Aurélien Saussay of the London School of Economics why support for Green parties crashed in last weekend's European elections.
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinians are living their lives -- anxiously
Palestinians living in Ramallah, the West Bank's largest city, say they are trapped, unable to travel because of settler violence and checkpoints.
Apple debuts AI features; how plastics became ingrained in our lives
Apple announced several new AI features and a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI at its Worldwide Developers Conference. How the plastic industry ingrained the material into our lives — and what activists are trying to do about it.
South Korean troops fired warning shots after brief border incursion from North
While Sunday's incident happened amid simmering tensions between the two Koreas, observers say it won't likely develop into another source of animosity.
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for snap elections
France's president calls snap elections after the far-right made some big gains in European Union polls
The U.N. Security Council endorses U.S. cease-fire plan to end the war in Gaza
The council voted 14-0 to support President Biden’s step-by-step plan for a cease-fire, an exchange of hostages and prisoners and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.