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The Spanish football federation has called an “extraordinary and urgent” meeting after president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the Women’s World Cup final.

In elementary school, NPR’s Malaka Gharib visited her dad in Cairo each summer. It was hot, there was no AC — but she coped. In this age of global warming, she wonders: How are Egyptians getting by? (Image credit: Malaka

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed dead by Russia after a plane he was travelling in crashed north of Moscow.

Ukrainian pilot ‘Juice’ among three killed in jet collision, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy  The Guardian Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash  BBC Eyewitnesses Describe Ukrainian Military Air Crash  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Well-known Ukrainian pilot ‘Juice’ among 3

A varied group of beach-goers head to the shore in Tel Aviv on the weekly day of rest.

Since their round of fame, the brothers, who dedicated themselves to rehabbing birds injured by kite strings in the Delhi sky, are gaining worldwide support — and an infusion of donations. (Image credit: Courtesy of HBO)

When it came time to hire a new CEO, the luxury fashion house made a surprisingly bold choice in Leena Nair

Jacksonville gunman was turned away from historically Black university before racist shooting that killed 3 at nearby store, authorities say  CNN Suspect in fatal Jacksonville, Florida, shooting ‘hated Black people,’ sheriff says  ABC7 Justin Jones Slams ‘Asinine Governor’ DeSantis Following Deadly Jacksonville

Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.

A tycoon and a Putin ally, he built a paramilitary force that fought by Russia’s side even as he castigated its military leaders. He died at 62 in a plane crash, Russian authorities said.