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Olympic champion Ivan Litvinovichm of Belarus is pictured showing off his gold medal after competing as a neutral athlete in trampoline on August 2, 2024 in Paris, France.

In a political shift Thursday, the International Olympic Committee said athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, even as the war in Ukraine continues.

Posted: May 7, 2026, 5:58 pm
Qatar Airways plane seen on the tarmac.

Airliners carrying 13 Australian women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group landed in on Thursday in their homeland, where the adults face potential criminal charges relating to their alleged time in the extremist organization's so-called caliphate, which spanned Syria and Iraq.

Posted: May 7, 2026, 12:13 pm
Two men in suits walk along a city street.

A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

Posted: May 7, 2026, 8:00 am
Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026.

Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

Posted: May 7, 2026, 8:00 am
The word, 'Anthropic,' is seen on a cellphone screen as the mobile device sits on a laptop keyboard.

Anthropic on Wednesday said it reached a deal to tap the computing resources of Elon Musk's SpaceX, marking a détente with its one-time critic and ‌a boost for both companies in the high-stakes artificial intelligence race.

Posted: May 6, 2026, 9:20 pm
Men lean on a casket crying at a funeral.

Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts say was never going to ultimately halt the violence.

Posted: May 6, 2026, 6:57 pm
Fire fighters spay a hose into a damaged building

Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight.

Posted: May 6, 2026, 6:13 pm
People gather near a destroyed building.

Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in the city's southern suburbs.

Posted: May 6, 2026, 5:50 pm
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 7:  Ted Turner attends a live discussion of "They Made America" at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 7, 2004 in New York City, New York.  (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Ted Turner, ​the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition, instincts and vast wealth led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN and a longtime focus on philanthropy, has died. He was 87.

Posted: May 6, 2026, 2:28 pm