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Syria says Israeli airstrike kills 4 civilians, wounds 21
Damascus, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Israeli warplanes attacked military positions in central Syria early Monday, with a missile near the capital, Damascus, killing four civilians and wounding 21, Syrian state media reported.
Bus crashes into gorge in India's Kashmir, killing 35
Srinagar, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — An overcrowded minibus crashed into a gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 35 people and injuring 17 others, officials said.
Powerful bomb blast rocks Afghan capital, scores wounded
Kabul, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — A powerful bomb blast rocked the Afghan capital early Monday, rattling windows, sending smoke billowing from Kabul's downtown area and wounding at least 65 people, including nine children hurt by flying glass, officials and a medic said.
Trump and Kim's DMZ meeting mixes show and substance
Panmunjom, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — "Ok, let's do it."
Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China
Hong Kong, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.
At least 7 dead as Sudanese stage protests against army rule
Khartoum, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Sudan's capital and elsewhere in the country Sunday calling for civilian rule nearly three months after the army forced out long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
Thousands rally to back Brazil's president, justice minister
Rio De Janeiro, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro turned out by the thousands Sunday in several Brazilian cities to defend the government and its justice minister, who faces accusations that he acted improperly while overseeing corruption allegations as a judge.
Seoul hopes Trump-Kim meeting helps inter-Korean engagement
Seoul, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — South Korea says it hopes the diplomatic momentum created by the latest meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would help revive inter-Korean dialogue and engagement that ground to a halt amid a hard impasse in nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.
2 crew, 8 passengers killed in Texas plane crash
Dallas, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Federal officials say two crew members and eight passengers were killed when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport.
EU leaders struggle to agree on candidates for top jobs
Brussels, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — European Union leaders struggled deep into Monday to narrow down a list of candidates for key posts at the helm of the 28-nation bloc amid deep divisions over how to best balance political, geographic and gender considerations.