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A boy in Gaza with brain damage fights for his life amid blockade
July 05, 2025 - 9:08 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s as if the whole weight of Israel’s war in Gaza has fallen on Amr al-Hams. The 3-year-old has shrapnel in his brain from an Israeli strike on his family's tent. His pregnant mother was killed. His father is paralyzed by grief over the death of his longtime sweetheart.
Brazil hosts BRICS summit, eager to avoid provoking Trump’s ire
July 05, 2025 - 9:07 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will play host to a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies Sunday and Monday during which pressing topics like Israel's attack on Iran, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and trade tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to be handled with caution.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
July 05, 2025 - 9:04 PM

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
July 05, 2025 - 8:50 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
July 05, 2025 - 8:47 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday.
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
July 05, 2025 - 8:38 PM

Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
July 05, 2025 - 8:04 PM

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
July 05, 2025 - 8:03 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas
July 05, 2025 - 7:58 PM

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Chantal formed off the southeast U.S. coast and was forecast to bring heavy rains to parts of the Carolinas on Saturday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for portions of the two states, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
A tiny town in India’s Himalayas buzzes with activity to celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
July 05, 2025 - 7:43 PM

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists began streaming in India’s Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama, who said days ago that he plans to reincarnate after dying.
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A boy in Gaza with brain damage fights for his life amid blockade

Brazil hosts BRICS summit, eager to avoid provoking Trump’s ire

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

Tropical Storm Chantal forecast to bring heavy rain to the Carolinas

A tiny town in India’s Himalayas buzzes with activity to celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

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