Bowen: Plan for Hamas to disarm faces big obstacles, yet it offers rare hope for Gaza
The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.
Month: July 2026
Major Brazil conservative party to stay neutral in presidential race, hurting Bolsonaro bid
Brazil’s Progressives Party, one of the country’s largest right-wing parties, said on Friday it would stay neutral in October’s presidential election, a significant setback for Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the strongest conservative contender in the polls, after he tried tapping one of its members as his running mate.
3 states would share water cuts under new federal proposal to manage Colorado River
Arizona, California, and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river. The U.S.
Hamas says deal reached in Gaza, and other developments in the Middle East
The main development in the Middle East on Friday was Hamas confirming that it will disarm in a potential breakthrough for ending the war in Gaza.
Singer Patti Smith meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Rock legend Patti Smith has met with Pope Leo XIV. She was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she greeted her fellow Chicagoan.
Hundreds escape Greek wildfire by sea as blazes continue across Europe
Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.
Russian court confiscates 123 real estate assets belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses
A court in the Russian capital has confiscated 123 real estate assets which belonged to the Jehovah’s Witnesses and transferred them to the Russian state, Moscow’s court service said on Friday.
Javier Milei’s Odysseus act
He is wisely overhauling the central bank. But winning elections remains paramount
A piece of SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon. How to see the aftermath
A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers last year.
A slow shutter captures the Tour de France at full speed
PARIS (AP) — Thibault Camus is based in Paris, France, and has been working with The Associated Press since 2007. Here’s what he had to say about this extraordinary photo.
