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HANOI — A busy bridge in northern Vietnam has collapsed in the wake of super typhoon Yagi, plunging 10 cars and two scooters into the Red River, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said on Monday. It is unclear if there were casualties resulting from the collapse of the Phong …

Defense Secretary Austin tells Congress 6-month funding stopgap would be ‘devastating to our readiness’  ABC News Pentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have devastating effects on the military  The Associated Press F-35s, frigates and FRA woes: Here are the issues facing Congress in upcoming FY25 budget process  Breaking Defense Updated …

WASHINGTON — The mother of the suspect in last week’s Georgia shooting contacted his school to warn of an “extreme emergency” and asked them to check on her son the day of the attack, US media reports. Both the suspect’s mother and grandmother were in contact with the school prior …

Memorial underway for U.S. activist shot dead in West Bank  The Washington Post Funeral in Israeli-occupied West Bank for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi draws dozens onto the streets of Nablus  CBS News Israel Just Killed Another American in the West Bank. Will the U.S. Ever Respond?  The Intercept Israel’s killing of Turkish American woman …

JERUSALEM — At least 16 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria, the Syrian state news agency reports. Sana cited a health official as saying that another 36 people were wounded in the attacks in the vicinity of Masyaf, in …

Australian police search for man who poured scalding hot coffee on baby at family picnic in Brisbane park  CBS News Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby  CNN International hunt for man who threw hot coffee on baby  BBC.com Police search for man who poured scalding hot coffee on …

The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released yesterday, two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first – and potentially only – televised debate. The latest polling confirms that Trump retains locked-in support from about half of voters, despite the Republican’s historic status as a …

MANILA — An influential Filipino pastor wanted in the Philippines and the US for child sex trafficking has been arrested, ending a two-week-long standoff between police officers and his followers. Police have been attempting to arrest Apollo Quiboloy in a raid on his sprawling church compound. Violent scuffles broke out …

Spain’s Sanchez seeks to temper trade war talk during China trip  Reuters Xi Calls for Closer Ties With Spain on AI, High-Tech Development  Bloomberg Sánchez arrives in Beijing as EU-China trade rift rumbles on  Euronews Spanish prime minister visits China to shore up trade and cultural ties amid EV tariff spat  The Associated Press …

Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened a coalition to stop young people from falling into knife crime on Monday, joined by actor and anti-knife crime campaigner Idris Elba. Starmer launched the coalition to fight the “national crisis”, bringing together campaign groups as well as families and young people affected by knife …