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  1. With U.S. midterm elections looming, Democrats are clashing over how to win

    A woman in a long, blue blazer walks with a young boy in a tan shirt past voting booths at a polling station.

    As the U.S. heads toward the midterm elections, a gruelling primary season has further entrenched a rift within the Democratic Party. Centrists argue moderate and pragmatic policies are key to flipping seats, while progressives say more inspiring candidates are needed to galvanize young people, the working class and diverse voters.

  2. Scorched, parched western Europe suffers through another heat wave

    People and a dog walk among a plain near a large bridge. The ground is a dusty brown.

    Forecasters in the U.K. are predicting the mercury will rise as high as 38 C in central and southeast England on Thursday, potentially making it the hottest day of the year. Temperatures in France, meanwhile, are forecast to go even higher, reaching 40 C in central and southern areas and 38 C in Paris.

  3. Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, condemns 'horrific' violence in West Bank

    From a distance, a number of people in military uniforms are shown standing near vehicles behind a brick wall.

    The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Thursday condemned a siege by Israeli settlers of a Palestinian American family's home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, calling it a "horrific act of terror."

  4. White House had an 'ethical requirement' to tell reporters about plane swap, former CIA director says

    A man waves from the top of the staircase leading to an airplane.

    The covert movements that saw U.S. President Donald Trump depart a plane carrying reporters and some White House staff in Turkey last month have few, if any, precedents in modern history, and have left lingering questions.

  5. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave job at month's end, Trump says

    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen sitting alongside one another at an event at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the ‌month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections.