A look at the challenged that NATO's new secretary general faces
NATO's new Secretary General pledges continuing support for Ukraine and is dismisses member concerns about Trump.
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The Middle East war widens as Iranian missiles shoot into Israel
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Marburg outbreak: Fear of motorbike helmets, vaccine trial, U.S. travelers alert
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Lebanon's government urges international community for support amid Israel’s invasion
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Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict
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More than 20 students and teachers are feared dead in Thailand school trip bus fire
A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said.
Israel presses ahead with ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Israel says it is using air force and artillery to support “limited” and “localized” ground raids. The offensive follows a wave of deadly explosions and two weeks of Israeli airstrikes.
5 things to know about Mexico's first female president
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Israel begins ground offensive in Lebanon
The Israeli military pressed its ground incursion into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the operations “limited incursions” that are targeting Hezbollah militants.