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Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum to grant expanded presidential powers ahead of election

Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December's general election, which will return the West African nation to democracy after its latest coup. A military government seized power in November of last year following a disputed election in which former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias both claimed victory. If passed, the new constitution by the self-styled National Transitional Council will grant more powers to the president and reduce parliamentary representation, a

Malaysia PM unveils measures to tackle living costs, support local businesses

The battle to build a global defence bank

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Niger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny

Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency.The attack highlighted tensions within Niger's armed forces, which have suffered repeated battlefield losses while fighting West Africa's al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates.Explosions and gunfire rang out across Niamey early on Saturday, including at the military airbase and around the presidency.Located in the same complex as Niamey's ci

Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

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Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy U.S. relations

- Europe's central bankers are leaving an annual getaway with their U.S. counterparts far from reassured that long-standing norms in global cooperation remain intact and worried that more turmoil is ahead for an already testy relationship with Washington, sources familiar with the discussion said.Federal Reserve policymakers went out of their way to ease their counterparts' concerns this week, promising to honor all of their commitments.But, given the separation between the central bank and the administration, they could offer no guarantees against sudden policy shifts by President Donald Trum

Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California's Sierra Nevada

US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports

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Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

At this point more than two months before the midterm elections, Democrats retaking control of Congress and its subpoena power is far from certain. But President Donald Trump is already laying down legal markers for how he’ll fight any attempt by lawmakers to investigate him.In a Justice Department memo and legal filings, the Trump administration is arguing that the president can keep secret not just the conversations he has with his advisers within the White House, but that his dealings with individuals outside the government can be shielded as well. The White House is also saying in court

Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

Six months since the United States and Israel launched the first strikes on Iran, the physical, financial and emotional impacts of the war have reverberated from Tehran across the world, including to the vast Iranian community in the US, which has been divided with varying opinions on how the war started and what is has – or hasn’t – accomplished.The Iranian diaspora spans multiple generations and waves of exile, from those who left after the 1979 revolution to more recent arrivals who fled crackdowns and protest movements. Those experiences helped shape sharply different reactions to th

The space Nolan Wells left behind as a new football season begins without him

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks. The war isn't over, though Trump claims that through bombs and blockade, he has already devastated Iran’s leadership, military and economy. And this week his administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — t

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Carsynn Meyer’s RBI single sparks Nevada’s 12-2 rout of Ohio into LLWS title game

Carsynn Meyer had played in Lamade Stadium before. The lights weren’t quite as bright then. Now, Meyer and the rest of her Nevada teammates have a chance to make more history on the world’s biggest Little League stage. Meyer, the first girl to play in the U.S. championship, had an RBI single to help Nevada beat Ohio 12-2 on Saturday and advance to the Little League World Baseball Series title game. Meyer, who had played in an all-girls tournament at Lamade earlier in June, stepped to the batter’s box in the second inning to a roar of applause fr

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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!�

The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why

Secluded under the rooftops of Paris’s renowned Haussmannian buildings — home to some of the city’s wealthiest residents— are also hidden the most affordable apartments available: the notorious chambres de bonnes, or maids’ rooms.Originally designed over two centuries ago to house the servants working in these exclusively bourgeois residences, they have become a budget-friendly hack for generations of students and young travelers willing to sacrifice space and comfort for a place in the heart of the city.However, due to the worsening heatwaves hitting the country, these tiny rooms ar

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What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier collapse and landslide.Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast swaths of ice up in the Himalayas are melting, and rocky mountainsides are becoming less solid and more fluid.Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster, but here’s what we know so far.A lands