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Death toll from Texas floods rises to 119

Death toll from Texas floods rises to 119

The July 4 devastating flooding in central Texas has claimed at least 119 lives as of Wednesday morning, with the death toll widely expected to further climb, local authorities said. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed that at least 161 people remain missing in the hardest-hit county, inclu

Zelenskiy spoke with Trump about replacing envoy to US: Report

Zelenskiy spoke with Trump about replacing envoy to US: Report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed replacing the current ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, during his phone call with President Donald Trump on Friday, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The country's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is on

Trump calls Musk's formation of new party "ridiculous"

Trump calls Musk's formation of new party "ridiculous"

President Donald Trump on Sunday called Elon Musk's plans to form a new political party "ridiculous," launching new barbs at the tech billionaire and saying the Musk ally he once named to lead NASA would have presented a conflict of interest given Musk's business interests in space. A day after Mu

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 49; dozens still missing

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 49; dozens still missing

Flood death toll rises to 49 in central Texas, 27 kids still missingSevere flooding across central Texas has killed at least 49 people and left dozens missing, local authorities said over the weekend, as rescue operations continued across several counties. In Kerr County, at least 43 people, inclu