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The announcement follows the paramilitary group鈥檚 capture of El Fasher, the last military-held city in the Darfur region, after an 18-month-long siege. The Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting the military for over two years in a civil war that has claimed as many as 150,000 lives, said it 鈥渓ooks forward鈥� to beginning talks on ending hostilities. A military official told The Associated Press a truce must include fighters withdrawing from civilian areas and surrendering weapons.

Why the world is watching Darfur again, 20 years later

Footage of a man approaching her from behind, attempting to kiss her, and putting his hands on her generated outrage 鈥� not only over the security failure, but because many Mexican women recognized the experience. In Mexico, machismo is pervasive, and 10 women die daily by femicide 鈥� since 2015 growing at a rate four times that of other homicides, according to the Wilson Center. 鈥淚f I don鈥檛 file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women?鈥� Dr. Sheinbaum said.

If the government shutdown continues, the cuts would begin Friday at 40 of the nation鈥檚 busiest airports to 鈥渒eep the airspace safe鈥� amid air traffic controller shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. He also expressed condolences for those killed in a UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky on Tuesday, emphasizing the cause appeared mechanical, not related to air traffic control.

Most Americans have avoided shutdown woes. That might change.

The decision comes after childlike sex dolls were discovered for sale on its website. Shein opened its first brick and mortar store in the world in Paris on Wednesday, bringing both crowds of shoppers and protesters bearing 鈥淪hame on Shein鈥� placards. France鈥檚 economy minister said the suspension will last until Shein鈥檚 content is 鈥渋n compliance with our laws and regulations.鈥�

Why France is cracking down on 鈥榰ltrafast鈥� fashion 鈥� and other countries could, too

Gearing up for COP30 in Brazil, European Union ministers reached consensus yesterday on cutting greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040 from 1990 levels. The deal, struck after tense talks in Brussels, allows for up to 5% of reductions through foreign carbon credits. Letting countries pay for cuts abroad effectively lowers the domestic goal to 85%. Critics say the compromise weakens Europe鈥檚 climate ambition and outsources responsibility.

What China鈥檚 landmark climate pledge means for the fight against global warming

Across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, the working-class town of Venice lost two-thirds of its population in recent decades, as well as its only grocery store, after steel and manufacturing jobs dried up. Ed Hightower, a retired school superintendent and award-winning basketball referee from the area, decided to invest $3.5 million to build a new one 鈥� a partnership with a state effort to tackle food deserts. Gov. JB Pritzker helped break ground on the project yesterday.

Colorado voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday that will increase taxes for households making at least $300,000 annually to fully fund a program that provides free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 public school students. The average income tax increase for those affected is estimated to be $486. Any leftover money will go toward the state鈥檚 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In 2022, Colorado was among the first states to pass a 鈥渦niversal school meal鈥� program, but it has run into budget troubles since then.聽

Food benefits are ending for millions in US. Who is affected 鈥� and who is offering help?

Justices heard oral arguments on their legality, in two consolidated cases 鈥� one brought by small businesses, one by Democrat-led states. The challengers argued that the tariffs represent an unlawful tax and would endow the president with economic power that the Constitution grants only to Congress. During the nearly three-hour argument, the justices seemed divided over how to interpret the law at issue and what the case could mean for the separation of powers.

Trump touts tariffs. Now, the Supreme Court will decide whether they鈥檙e legal.

They change five U.S. House districts in favor of Democrats. Proposition 50 passed with two-thirds of the vote. The map expires in 2030 and is a direct response to Texas redistricting, which strengthens Republicans. At least three of the affected Republicans have said they will run again, despite the changes. The Prop. 50 win bolsters Governor Gavin Newsom, who said recently he is considering a White House run. California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in a bid to block the new maps.

California puts redistricting on the ballot in response to Texas

It entered its 36th day Wednesday. The administration announced that the Department of Transportation might have to shut down airspace in parts of the country if it lasts into next week. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, threatened to defy a court order and block funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food for millions. Senate lawmakers signaled some halting progress in negotiations to reopen the government yesterday, but no deal has been reached.

Government shutdown drags on as Republicans, Democrats dig in

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union to fast-track Ukraine鈥檚 accession 鈥渂efore 2030,鈥� after the European Commission鈥檚 enlargement report praised Kyiv鈥檚 progress despite war but warned of persistent corruption and rule-of-law risks. Yesterday鈥檚 report highlighted Montenegro as the most advanced candidate, while criticizing Serbia鈥檚 slowdown and rebuking Georgia over 鈥渟erious democratic backsliding.鈥� EU officials said enlargement by 2030 is 鈥渁 realistic goal.鈥�

C茅cile Kohler and Jacques Paris were freed after more than three years in a Tehran prison, President Emmanuel Macron announced. Their release appears linked to the conditional freeing in France of Iranian student Mahdieh Esfandiari, detained earlier this year over anti-Israel social media posts deemed to promote terrorism. The pair, held since 2022 on espionage charges rejected by Paris, were freed on bail, according to Iranian authorities.

Brazilian police and Interpol conducted one of the Amazon鈥檚 largest crackdowns on illegal gold mining, destroying nearly 300 dredges on the Madeira River. Authorities say the raids dealt an estimated $193 million blow to organized crime groups. The operation involved officers from six countries across the region and comes before Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Bel茅m.

Locals have worked together to rescue historic artifacts scattered by remnants of Typhoon Halong. Dozens in the fishing village of Quinhagak have collected an estimated 1,000 Yup鈥檌k artifacts since the storm swept thousands of items away from a nearby archeological site. The pieces include wooden masks, dolls, and jewelry. One elder told The New York Times the storm was a 鈥渨ake-up call,鈥� saying she wants to 鈥減reserve all the things we have, as much as possible.鈥�

It will get a 鈥渘o鈥� vote from Norway鈥檚 sovereign wealth fund. The Tesla CEO has threatened to quit if shareholders reject his salary plan at the automaker鈥檚 annual meeting Thursday. The sum would be paid only if he meets demanding goals. One analyst expects the plan to pass as the company moves to use artificial intelligence to create autonomous cars and advanced robots. Tesla鈥檚 car sales have been falling in many markets, including Europe and China.

Israel鈥檚 Holocaust memorial recovered 5 million of the 6 million names of Jews killed in the Nazi genocide, it announced Monday. The milestone marks decades of research and information gathered from archives, testimonies, some with the help of the latest technology. AI and machine learning have the potential to unlock the names of some of the one million victims who are yet to be identified, an ever more urgent task, Yad Vashem officials say, as the number of remaining Holocaust survivors dwindle.

The hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history died Monday night, his family said in a statement. The quietly forceful Mr. Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as vice president under his son George W. Bush. 鈥淒ick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country,鈥� his family鈥檚 statement said.

A UN-backed monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, confirmed famine in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli. Monday鈥檚 report called it a 鈥渕an-made emergency鈥� amid a civil war that has raged since April 2023, displacing over a fifth of the population. El Fasher was under siege for 18 months before the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took over late last month. With food supplies cut off, the price of sorghum quadrupled between June and July. Nearly half the country is going hungry.

In Sudan, some feel safe returning to Khartoum, seeking to rebuild their lives