| Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous. |
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| The U.S. announced a new round of strikes on Iran on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. |
| Russia is grinding its way into Kostiantynivka, a key stronghold in Ukraine’s eastern “fortress belt” long coveted by the Kremlin. |
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| Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days. |
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| Cuba struggled on Tuesday to restore power after its national grid collapsed the day before, leaving millions still without electricity across the Caribbean island nation. |
| Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands in the aftermath of back-to-back earthquakes, citing the scarcity of government rescuers, as the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 3,300 hurt. |
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| The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a new UN report shows. |