The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. …
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Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Photos newly released by Myanmar’s military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official. …
Iran says it is in talks with Oman but not the US after Trump says negotiations to resume
Tehran has repeatedly closed off the strait since the US and Israel attacked the country in February. …
Holdout GOP senators now back Blanche after he signs an order killing $1.8-billion fund
Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche issued a formal order terminating President Trump’s $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies. …
Zelenskyy appoints chief negotiator as head of foreign intelligence
Rustem Umerov’s appointment is part of a broader security reshuffle announced by the president in July. …
Paris court rejects pro-Kremlin TV star’s appeal against expulsion
The ruling leaves in place Xenia Fedorova’s house arrest, daily police checks and a six-month asset freeze. …
Will California voters ‘orphaned’ in top-two primary be strategic in November House races?
California voters left without a candidate from their own party after the top-two primary could still hold strategic sway in key…
Uganda unveils statue of Israel PM’s brother who died in Entebbe rescue mission
Yonatan Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier to die as he led a mission to free more than 100 hostages….
Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths
Russia’s military says it attacked Ukraine’s ports and vessels in the Black Sea overnight. …
Two crew killed after firefighting helicopters collide in Greece, as British pilot survives
One Danish and one Greek national died in the incident, while a British pilot and another Greek crew member survived….