Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province.
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As Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, Hamas regroups elsewhere in ungoverned Gaza
U.S. secretary of state reiterated opposition to a major military assault on Rafah, telling CBS that Israel would ‘be left holding the bag on an enduring insurgency’ without an exit from Gaza and postwar governance plan.
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Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault
By Sunday afternoon, the town of Vovchansk, with a prewar population of 17,000, emerged as a focal point in the battle.
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More U.S. parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day – but most still don’t
Still, just 27% of civilian workers in the U.S. get paid family leave, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as it expands military offensive
The United Nations and others have warned that Israel’s planned full-scale Rafah invasion would cripple humanitarian operations and cause a disastrous surge in civilian casualties.
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Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s
President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it’s often Donald Trump’s that he’s citing
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U.S. debt tops $34 trillion, but commission to address it appears dead in Congress
The collapse underscores an unyielding dynamic in Washington, with lawmakers in both parties loath unpopular tradeoffs that would be necessary to stem the nation’s swelling tide of red ink – particularly in an election year.
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Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.
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Russia says it captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
Russia’s recent push in Kharkiv also seeks to exploit ammunition shortages before promised Western supplies can reach the front lin, and pin down Ukrainian forces in the northeast.
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Trump increasingly directs personal attacks at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Six months out from an Election Day in which many Americans have voiced their dissatisfaction at a rematch between Trump and Biden, Kennedy has been offering himself as an alternative.