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The worst trouble was in Lee County, where a badly damaged water system was affecting a population of nearly 760,000 people.

State news agency says Lebanese president spoke with senior officials ‘to provide a Lebanese response as soon as possible’ on draft accord to demarcate sea border

On Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island and Pine Island, cherished landmarks and an easygoing existence were obliterated by Hurricane Ian.

State nuclear company says Russian troops stopped car of director-general of Zaporizhzhia plant, blindfolded him and took him to undisclosed location, hours after Putin declaration

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its rivals. (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)

Some members of Jewish community are willing to overlook the fact that far-right leaders are ‘intrinsically fascist,’ focusing instead on their championing of Israel, says writer

A day of hesitation in Lee County came despite warnings that the Fort Myers and Cape Coral area could see mass flooding. Now authorities are encountering mass death.

The storm, which had pummeled Florida, made landfall again in South Carolina, but with less fury than it had earlier in the week.

Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism’’ and “Satanism.’’

The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian officials and companies, and penalized foreign businesses aiding the Russian military. But officials are holding back on energy sanctions.