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July 7, 2024 7:35 AM

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

by Peter Kenyon and Juliana Kim

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July 7, 2024 7:20 AM

French left coalition comes out on top in elections, in shock upset over the far right

Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.

by Rebecca Rosman

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July 5, 2024 1:40 PM

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico, with its sights set on Texas next

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday, following a destructive streak through the Caribbean. It's forecast to gain strength as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.

by Rachel Treisman

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July 5, 2024 12:06 PM

With suggestive poses and pets, ’wacky’ election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience

This year’s wackiness — notably from non-candidates renting campaign billboard space — is proving exceptional, and residents have flooded election offices with angry calls and messages.

by The Associated Press

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July 5, 2024 5:53 AM

Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister and parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn't won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.

by Lauren Frayer and Fatima Al-Kassab

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July 4, 2024 1:05 PM

Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister

The U.K. is electing a new prime minister. Leading in the polls is a human rights lawyer and a knight who’s rumored to have inspired a character in the “Bridget Jones” movies.

by Lauren Frayer

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July 4, 2024 10:45 AM

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous

Record-shattering ocean temperatures have helped Beryl gain strength as it moves through the Caribbean. It is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded this early in the year.

by Michael Copley and Rebecca Hersher

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July 3, 2024 2:30 PM

What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives

Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party’s leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.

by Fatima Al-Kassab

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July 3, 2024 1:39 PM

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands

Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a "major disaster area" and implemented an island-wide curfew.

by Rachel Treisman

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July 2, 2024 5:01 AM

Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails

It’s one of the most high-stakes, two-round votes in the history of postwar France. Here's where things stand.

by Nick Spicer

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International

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff

French left coalition comes out on top in elections, in shock upset over the far right

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico, with its sights set on Texas next

With suggestive poses and pets, ’wacky’ election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience

Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide

Who is Keir Starmer? A look at the man likely to become the next U.K. prime minister

Why climate change makes a hurricane like Beryl more dangerous

What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands

Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails

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