NEW: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire for comments he made about two melons gifted to him by his Japan's counterpart Sanae Takaichi, after a former Japanese envoy called it an insult.

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Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the period last year.

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BREAKING - Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000: health authorities bit.ly/4fQZguh

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Ten earthquakes measuring magnitude 7.0 or greater have been recorded worldwide in 2026 through Aug. 10, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, with major seismic events stretching from Southeast Asia and the Pacific to Latin America.

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BREAKING: Casualties reported after ship struck by 'unknown projectile' in Red Sea, UK maritime agency says

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BREAKING: Lebanon becomes first Middle East country to formally abolish death penalty

WATCH: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has never been afraid of anything while discussing the potential threats posed by AI

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BREAKING: U.S. forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship that attempted to run the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday

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NEW: The parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform said Monday it has signed up clients willing to pay for early access to Trump’s posts

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US rights groups sue Donald Trump over ICC sanctions

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BREAKING - Eleven French nationals detained in Thailand for drug trafficking: police source

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BREAKING - Former US Marine held in Russia has been released: State Dept bit.ly/4xDemcY

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Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe

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BREAKING: Trump announces Robert Gilman, a former US Marine held in Russia, has been released and 'is coming home'

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JUST IN - Hanover Airport disrupted by drone week after Leipzig explosives find

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BREAKING - Trump says chat with Putin led to release of former US Marine bit.ly/4bMerTc

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BREAKING - Colombia quake death toll rises to 240: local authorities

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BREAKING 🚨 US helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran port blockade, US military says

REUTERS: U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM RESTRICTING MAIL-IN VOTING PURSUANT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ORDER - DOCKET

NEW - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her longtime partner, Riley Roberts, have ended their engagement and split up: report