Cameron, who led the U.K. government between 2010 and 2016 and triggered the country’s exit from the European Union, was appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a Cabinet shuffle.
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Pentagon identifies 5 U.S. troops killed in military helicopter crash over Mediterranean
The five Army aviation special operations forces were killed when their UH-60 helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Republican Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of 2024 presidential race
The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement Sunday night on Fox News.
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Five U.S. service members killed in helicopter crash over Mediterranean, military says
The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down ‘during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.’
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More than 100,000 people march in Paris against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU
Reviews weren’t strong (62% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and neither was the audience reaction.
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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital – and people trapped inside say they cannot flee
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes the release of all the nearly 240 hostages captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 rampage.
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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops had recaptured the heights over Bakhmut and made some advances west, north, and south of the city since Kyiv launched its summer counteroffensive.
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Bestselling spiritual author Marianne Williamson presses on with against-the-odds presidential run
The bestselling spiritual author and one-time advisor to Oprah Winfrey didn’t make it to the 2020 primaries in a wide-open Democratic field.
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Over 30 workers are trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction collapses in India
The workers have sent out signals indicating that they are safe, the Press Trust of India news agency cited a state government official as saying.