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CALM BEFORE THE STORM An empty parking lot is seen at a shopping center as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, on July 5, 2026. AFP PHOTO

Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

FUNERAL RITES BEGIN Mourners gather at the Grand Mosalla to pay their final respects to Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of his funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 4, 2026. AFP PHOTO

Massive crowds gather for Khamenei funeral rites

July 5, 2026

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Russia seizes eastern Ukrainian stronghold Kostyantynivka

July 5, 2026

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McDonald’s, bus station convert into quake clinics

July 5, 2026

NEW SPECIES This image shows the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica’s Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. AFP PHOTO

New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica

July 5, 2026

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In this image released Tuesday, June 30, 2026, a ring designed for U.S. President Donald Trump and crafted by Antwerp diamond designer David Gotlib. (David Gotlib via AP)

Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring

By Associated Press - July 4, 2026

In this grab taken from a handout footage posted of the official website of the Russian presidential press office on July 3, 2026, Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits a command post for the joint force grouping, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Russian presidential press office" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine

By Associated Press - July 4, 2026

Security personnel stand guard as mourners gather at the start of the funeral ceremonies of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 4, 2026. Funeral ceremonies for Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei officially began on July 4, state television reported, an event drawing thousands and intended to serve as a show of strength to the Islamic republic's foes. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

Iran begins daylong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war

By Associated Press - July 4, 2026

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Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore

By Associated Press - July 4, 2026

President-elect Keiko Fujimori waves during a news conference after electoral authorities declared her the winner of the presidential runoff in Lima, Peru, Friday, July 3, 2026.. (AP Photo/Bruno Elias)

President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

Residents charge their mobile phones from a pickup truck providing Wi-Fi in an area affected by the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Rumors feed illusions of life under Venezuela quake ruins

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

Workers install fireworks along the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the America 250 July 4th celebration on the National Mall, Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Trump's massive July 4 firework show raises health alarms

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

THE HEAT IS ON An infographic explainer on the El Niño weather phenomenon. AFP GRAPHIC

UN: El Niño to be strong

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

DEAD LEADERS The busts of (from left) United States presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are seen on the Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota on Dec. 8, 2010. EPA FILE PHOTO

Trump heads for Mount Rushmore as US turns 250

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

Photo by Reuters

Russia, Ukraine exchange deadly strikes after massive Kyiv attack

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

OVERDUE BURIAL Religious leaders walk near the coffin of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and those of others, before his state funeral at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in the capital Tehran on July 3, 2022. EPA PHOTO

Iran leaders pay respects to Khamenei before massive funeral

By Agence France-Presse - July 4, 2026

A framed reproduction of the 1776 United States' Declaration of Independence, commissioned and printed by William J. Stone in 1823 or after, is exhibited during a press preview at the Sotheby's Breuer building in New York, on July 1, 2026. The engraved copy, with a few light creases and neatly repaired tears, will be put to auction as part of the "Summer Season at the Breuer" from late June through mid-August 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

By Associated Press - July 3, 2026

FILE - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with attendees during an election night watch party for U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

A grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts

By Associated Press - July 3, 2026

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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism

By Associated Press - July 3, 2026

Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party speaks at the "Brazil 2050: Industry on the presidential candidates agenda" event in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Lula blasts Flavio Bolsonaro for requesting US tariff delay

By Agence France-Presse - July 3, 2026

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers clear up a fallen tree along a road in Jiangping town, Dongxing of Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, July 4, 2026, after a severe weather system was affecting the area. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP)

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TRUE GRIT Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala returns to Poland’s Iga Swiatek during their women’s singles third-round tennis match on the sixth day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 4, 2026. PHOTO BY HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP

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ILO study highlights limited green construction in the Philippines despite policy support