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LONDON — Mike Lynch, a prominent British tech entrepreneur and billionaire, was among the six people confirmed dead after a yacht he owned capsized off the coast of Italy on Monday. His 18-year-old daughter remains missing as search efforts continue, according to media reports on Thursday. Italian coast guard teams, …

Exclusive: Israeli demands for troops in Gaza blocking truce deal, sources say  Reuters It Isn’t Just Israel and Hamas. Israel and Egypt Have to Agree, Too.  The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu’s firm stand on Philadelphi corridor is crucial for Israel’s security – editorial  The Jerusalem Post Explained: Philadelphi and Netzarim, the Two ‘Corridors’ …

A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday.The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using x-ray detection technology, Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement. Lucara …

WASHINGTON — The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group has arrived in the Middle East following a recent order from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday. “The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Block III fighters, has entered …

Indonesia cancels ratification of controversial election law changes as thousands protest  The Associated Press Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage  Reuters Indonesia scraps plan to change election law after thousands protest  Al Jazeera English Indonesian Protests Mount, Forcing Rethink on Legal Changes  Bloomberg Indonesia: Election law changes spark mass protests  BBC.com …

Indonesia cancels ratification of controversial election law changes as thousands protest  The Associated Press Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage  Reuters Indonesia scraps plan to change election law after thousands protest  Al Jazeera English Indonesian Protests Mount, Forcing Rethink on Legal Changes  Bloomberg Indonesia: Election law changes spark mass protests  BBC.com …

A United Nations team arrived in Bangladesh Thursday to assess whether to investigate alleged human rights violations committed during the recent student-led protests that ended the 15-year-rule of Sheikh Hasina.More than 450 people were killed — most by police fire — during the weeks leading up to Hasina’s ouster on …

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Thursday that Ukraine attempted to strike the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, located in the border region of the same name, where Kyiv launched an incursion over two weeks ago. “The enemy tried to strike the (Kursk) nuclear power plant last night,” Putin …

Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region  The Associated Press Ukraine Moves to Encircle Russian Troops in Kursk and Digs In for Long Fight  The Wall Street Journal Zelenskyy visits northeastern border for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region  PBS NewsHour …

China on Thursday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave ‘as soon as possible’, according to an embassy statement, the day after an Israeli strike in the country killed a senior Palestinian militant.’Recently, the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border has continued to be tense, and security circumstances in Lebanon are …