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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines on Thursday, restoring one of the country's most notorious political dynasties to the Malacañang Palace 36 years after his father was ousted in a popular uprising. http://dlvr.it/ST5bkg

It's finally here: the end of fee-free travel to the European Union. http://dlvr.it/ST2DGB

The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command. http://dlvr.it/SSzGYL

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Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope. http://dlvr.it/SSvWtV

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days. http://dlvr.it/SSvCCN

President Joe Biden arrived in Europe Saturday for a week of summits, where the grinding war in Ukraine -- entering its fifth month and fading from Americans' attention -- will be thrust back to the forefront. http://dlvr.it/SSrpWG

In Sri Lanka, people queue for miles to fill a tank of fuel. In Bangladesh, shops shut at 8 p.m. to conserve energy. In India and Pakistan, power outages force schools to shut, businesses to close and residents to swelter without air conditioning through deadly heat waves in which temperatures top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius). http://dlvr.it/SSrbTT

China made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier. http://dlvr.it/SSrbS0

The brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight. http://dlvr.it/SSqkn4

It wasn't too long ago when some movie fans found that the easiest and cheapest way to watch movies in a post-Blockbuster world was to rent DVDs from Redbox kiosks at the drug store and other retailers. Ahh, the early 2010's. The rise of Netflix and other streaming services pretty much killed that business though. http://dlvr.it/SSpjhJ

For decades, Paul Kagame has ruled Rwanda with an iron fist in the mold of the archetypal strongman African leader. http://dlvr.it/SSmWW7

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a hammer blow to his authority on Friday after his party lost two parliamentary by-elections in a single night, raising new questions about his leadership. http://dlvr.it/SSmWSf

The world's longest flight: nonstop, 20 hours, as you recline in your wide armchair and decide whether you want to relax with the very best Champagne, enjoy a chef-designed meal with a traveling companion seated opposite, or get the crew to make your sumptuously soft bed with fresh linens. http://dlvr.it/SSm0GX

Two top Hong Kong officials have tested positive for Covid-19, potentially derailing any chance of an official visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China. http://dlvr.it/SSlbv2

For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year. http://dlvr.it/SSlZcG

Israeli police say they have concluded the investigation into police actions during the funeral procession of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem last month. http://dlvr.it/SSN95s

The United Kingdom's central bank has hiked interest rates for a fifth time since December in a bid to tame spiraling inflation. http://dlvr.it/SSN8l3

The Covid-19 pandemic was expected to turn us all into permanent online shoppers, never to set foot in physical stores again. http://dlvr.it/SSN8j5

Flying economy for any extended period of time is an experience usually endured rather than enjoyed, but one airplane seat designer reckons his design could revolutionize budget travel. http://dlvr.it/SSM784

North Korea appears to be expanding work at its nuclear test site to include a second tunnel, a US-based think tank said on Thursday, as South Korean and US officials say North Korea might conduct a nuclear test any day. http://dlvr.it/SSHqWg

Germany's national team claimed a first ever competitive victory against Italy with a comprehensive 5-2 win on Tuesday, while England suffered a shock 4-0 defeat at home against Hungary in the UEFA Nations League. http://dlvr.it/SSDNcg

Pakistanis have been urged to drink less tea to keep the economy afloat, as the world's largest tea importer grapples with soaring inflation and a fast-depreciating rupee. http://dlvr.it/SSCsgg

"I came of age when the jet age came of age," says Ann Hood, an American novelist and New York Times best-selling author, whose latest book "Fly Girl" is a memoir of her adventurous years as a TWA flight attendant, right at the end of the Golden Age of air travel. http://dlvr.it/SS8yPT

More than 11 years after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes. http://dlvr.it/SS8Ry9

The world's biggest powers might have once pledged to work toward a world without nuclear weapons, but global stockpiles are expected to rise over the coming decade, according to a new report. http://dlvr.it/SS5cr2

China is urging college graduates to seek jobs in the countryside as youth unemployment in urban areas soars to the highest level in history. http://dlvr.it/SS5cSW

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance won the first round of lower house elections on Sunday by a razor-thin margin over the left bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon, but is likely to extend its lead in next weekend's second-round runoff. http://dlvr.it/SS5cPN

Long-running tensions over Iran's nuclear capabilities may have reached a point of no return this week, thrusting the Middle East into uncharted waters. http://dlvr.it/SS2lY0

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called out China on Saturday for a series of coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions that threaten stability around Asia and vowed the United States would stand by partners to resist any pressure. http://dlvr.it/SS0s3M

Boris Johnson ends the week with reason to be cheerful. On Monday, he survived the biggest challenge to his leadership since becoming Prime Minister, after his Conservative MPs backed him in a confidence vote to remain party leader by 211 to 148.   http://dlvr.it/SS0X61

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe have begun meeting at a major defense summit in Singapore. http://dlvr.it/SRyWmV

Shanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent restrictions just days after the financial hub emerged from two months of painful lockdown. http://dlvr.it/SRxWGY

Torrential rains in southern China have killed at least 25 people, impacted millions of residents and caused billions of yuan in economic losses, as the country grapples with increasingly devastating flood seasons fueled by climate change. http://dlvr.it/SRtHGf

Officials from China and Cambodia broke ground on a controversial, Chinese-funded upgrade of a naval base in southern Cambodia on Wednesday, with Beijing's envoy in the country calling military cooperation part of the countries' "iron-clad partnership." http://dlvr.it/SRtGs9

Brazilian authorities said Wednesday they have detained a suspect in the case of a missing British journalist and indigenous affairs expert -- but are yet to establish whether the man was linked to their disappearance in a remote region of the Amazon. http://dlvr.it/SRtGnx

Faster, cleaner, greener and packed with advanced technology; rail is the only transport mode currently well placed to provide the backbone of our future mobility needs. http://dlvr.it/SRqSK9

The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased exponentially in the past two decades as the climate crisis also accelerated rapidly, new research shows. http://dlvr.it/SRlbNH

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The "Mona Lisa" was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass. http://dlvr.it/SRhMr0

A train conductor was killed and eight other people injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, state media CCTV reported. http://dlvr.it/SRcBxx

Life is a journey, not a destination, as the saying goes -- and this summer that's truer than ever, as flight delays and cancellations continue. http://dlvr.it/SRbslf

Rwandan-born French actress Sonia Rolland has been placed under formal investigation in France following her indictment in a probe into the huge fortune of the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo, which prosecutors allege includes ill-gotten assets. http://dlvr.it/SRYzc4

Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore. http://dlvr.it/SRTnwv

Concerns are growing for Australian TV host Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for nearly two years, following an interview with her partner in which he claimed authorities had cut her access to embassy officials and tightened her food supply. http://dlvr.it/SRTnsb

The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea's claims of progress in its fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data. http://dlvr.it/SRTMts

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