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CALI, Colombia (AP) — As the search for survivors in the rubble of a devastating earthquake winds down, Colombia faces another challenge: rebuilding a nation shattered by a disaster that killed at least 285 people and affected more than 100,000. Tens of thousands of houses were damaged or destroyed, according to the government. Authorities have also reported damage to thousands of schools, medical facilities and community centers in more than […]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — He moved through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia, documenting the damage to structures, neighborhoods and — most importantly — human lives. All through it, Associated Press photographer Fernando Vergara kept one thing top of mind: the responsibility of photographing people living through their worst moments. Vergara, who has been making photographs for AP for 20 years, paused from his work this […]

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Several others were injured at the Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in the Sitakunda area, police inspector Mohammed Alamgir said. The initial death toll was six, he said, but two others died after being transported from the scene. The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. The Department of Defense Education Activity operates about 160 schools across 11 countries and educates roughly 70,000 students who are children of active-duty […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit will join the S&P 500 next week, giving the wide-ranging online forum a boost in prestige and investments. Joining the S&P 500 is considered an achievement for a company because the index is a widely followed measure of the broader U.S. stock market’s health. A company is selected for the index based on several criteria that demonstrate stability, including market size and consistent profitability. Reddit’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolved one of two cases against him in the executive’s death. He is scheduled to go on trial on state murder charges on Sept. 8. Thompson, 50, was shot outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as he walked to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference. Mangione […]

Drone Strikes and Intelligence Chief’s Killing Expose Libya’s Fragile Balance  The unclaimed attacks have not been linked, but they come as rival power centers compete for influence and the US seeks to reunify Libya’s divided institutions  By Giorgia Valente / The Media Line  Drone attacks on energy facilities in western Libya and the assassination of a senior intelligence official in the east have renewed fears of instability as Libyan factions […]

Kushner Plans Israel, Egypt Visit as US Seeks to Revive Stalled Gaza Plan   By The Media Line Staff   Jared Kushner is planning to travel to Israel and Egypt with senior Board of Peace officials for talks aimed at advancing the stalled Gaza postwar plan following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public rejection of a US-backed proposal for Hamas disarmament and an Israeli military withdrawal.   Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and US […]

Israel Sends 80-Member Search and Rescue Team to Earthquake-Hit Colombia   By The Media Line Staff   Israel will send an 80-member humanitarian search and rescue delegation to Colombia on Thursday night to assist with rescue operations following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on August 10, 2026, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)  announced.   The joint delegation, called “Alliance of Brothers,” includes personnel from the IDF, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of […]