Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new overall leader after a run-off with former political chief Khaled Meshaal. The veteran Gaza figure and chief negotiator succeeds Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israel in 2024.
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Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson gained momentum in the Democratic race to replace Graham Platner after several rivals withdrew and endorsed him. The party is moving quickly to choose a nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Police blocked and pushed back thousands of Cockroach Janta Party supporters in New Delhi as they tried to march on parliament over alleged exam paper leaks. Protesters demanded the education minister’s resignation, while government representatives held limited talks with movement leaders.
The U.S. launched a ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran after three American service members were killed in recent days. Iran claimed attacks on U.S. targets in Jordan and warned that the Strait of Hormuz would remain unsafe while U.S. operations continue.
Five members of the Long family, including Provo Fire Capt. Spencer Long, were killed after a flash flood swept through a canyon near Bicknell, Utah. A daughter who was not on the hiking trip survived.
Andy Burnham is set to take office as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Keir Starmer agreed to step down. The incoming Labour leader has promised to address living costs, public services and what he calls the need for “a new politics.”
The FDA says a Taylor Farms lettuce sample initially reported positive for cyclospora was a false positive. The finding does not change the company’s voluntary removal of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico amid a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak.
Second lady Usha Vance gave birth Sunday to Alec Neel Vance, her fourth child with Vice President JD Vance. The birth marks the first known child born to a sitting second family since 1870.