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Trump to appear in the final presidential primary ballot after guilty order

Beyond the presidential contests, the states are holding primary elections for federal and local races Tuesday, with one of the most watched being the Republican Senate race in Montana

US urges UNSC to support cease-fire plan in Gaza announced by Biden

Numerous leaders and governments, including in the region, have endorsed this plan, said US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Jury seated in Prez Biden's son Hunter Biden's federal firearms case

A jury of 12 panellists and four alternates was selected in one day

S Korea agrees to suspend military deal with N Korea over trash balloons

On Tuesday, South Korea's Cabinet Council passed a proposal aimed at suspending the 2018 inter-Korean agreement on lowering down frontline military tensions

Palestinian officials seek to join S Africa's UN court case against Israel

South Africa filed its case with the world court late last year accusing Israel of breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has laid waste to large swaths of Gaza

Biden bats for hostage-for-truce deal; asks Israelis, Hamas to step up

Biden's big swing -- during a tough re-election battle -- could also demonstrate to a significant slice of his political base demoralised by his handling of the conflict

4 hostages found dead in Gaza, including 3 older men seen in video: Israel

Israel's military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said the four men died together in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when Israel was operating there

Mexico awakes with joy to first woman elected President, Claudia Sheinbaum

Claudia Sheinbaum promised to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor despite widespread discontent with persistent cartel violence and disappointing economic performance

Biden preparing to stop asylum if daily average of migrants reaches 2,500

The impact of the 2,500 figure means that the executive order could go into immediate effect, because daily figures are higher than that now

Donald Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict

It is unclear how much Trump and the GOP spent in May. But the sum could help them close the money gap with Biden that has persisted throughout the race

As Trump denies allegations, here's how it could affect him at sentencing

While the strategy may resonate with his most loyal political supporters, it failed during his New York criminal trial and could complicate his legal team's efforts to avoid a tough sentence

Claudia Sheinbaum profile: A scientist, a leftist and ex-Mexico City mayor

Sheinbaum's background is in science. She has a PhD in energy engineering. Her brother is a physicist. In a 2023 interview with The Associated Press, Sheinbaum said, I believe in science

Fauci testifies publicly before US panel on Covid origins, controversies

"I have repeatedly stated that I have completely open mind to either possibility and that if definitive evidence becomes available to validate or refute either theory, I will accept it,'' he said

CEOs of S&P 500 got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening gap with workers

CEOs got rewarded as the economy showed remarkable resilience, underpinning strong profits and boosting stock prices

S Korea to nullify peace deal to punish N Korea over balloon launches

Over several days, North Korea flew hundreds of balloons to drop trash and manure on South Korea in an angry reaction against previous South Korean civilian leafleting campaigns

Sri Lanka shuts schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead, 6 missing

Heavy downpours have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country since Sunday, flooding homes, fields and roads, and forcing authorities to cut electricity as a precaution.

Thousands of children in Afghanistan affected by ongoing floods: UNICEF

The UN food agency has warned that many survivors are unable to make a living

Earthquakes shake Japan, collapse five homes damaged in January quake

A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula was followed minutes later by a 4.8 and then several smaller quakes within the next two hours

Jury selection to begin in federal gun case against Hunter Biden today

He is charged with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction

China, Russia trying to undermine peace summit on Ukraine war: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defence forum in Singapore