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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador receives the applause of the crowd during a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, June 8, 2019.

The Quick Read About… Mexico’s Recent Political Drama

What Happened This Week: Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzua abruptly qu...

What Happened This Week: Mexico’s finance minister Carlos Urzua abruptly quit his post last week, just seven months into the job. The Mexican peso tumbled more than 2 percent in the aftermath of the announcement...

A picture taken on July 5, 2019 shows what conceptual artist Ales 'Maxi' Zupevc claims is the first ever monument of Melania Trump, set in the fields near Sevnica, the First Lady's hometown.

A Wood-Carved Statue of Melania Trump Has Been Unveiled in Her Hometown. Local Residents Are Bemused

A monument to Melania Trump was erected in her hometown of Sevnica, Sloveni...

A monument to Melania Trump was erected in her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, the first public statue in commemoration of her, creators say.

Planting a Trillion Trees May Be the Best Way to Fight Climate Change, Study Says

And there's enough room, Swiss scientists say.

Libyan Red Crescent workers recover migrants bodies after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli Wednesday, July 3, 2019. An airstrike hit the detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital.

44 Migrants Dead After Airstrike Hits Detention Center in Libya

Footage circulating online showed blood and body parts mixed with rubble an...

Footage circulating online showed blood and body parts mixed with rubble and migrants' belongings

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek on June 14, 2019.

Rouhani: Iran Will Enrich Uranium to 'Any Amount We Want'

Authorities have acknowledged Iran exceeded a limit placed on its stockpile...

Authorities have acknowledged Iran exceeded a limit placed on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium

In this file photo dated Friday, May 24, 2019, Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, who was arrested for alleged spying in Moscow at the end of 2018, waits for a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia.

U.S. Embassy Concerned About 'Deteriorated' Condition of American Citizen Jailed in Russia

Russian authorities have reportedly rejected a request to send a doctor to ...

Russian authorities have reportedly rejected a request to send a doctor to examine Paul Whelan

In this March 25, 2019, file photo White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington.

The Quick Read About… Jared Kushner’s Bahrain Workshop

What Happened This Week: White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner kicked of...

What Happened This Week: White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner kicked off his much anticipated—and plenty derided—plan to bring peace to the Middle East with a two-day economic workshop in Bahrain. The Palestinians boycotted the...

The Quick Read About… Mexico’s Recent Political Drama

A Wood-Carved Statue of Melania Trump Has Been Unveiled in Her Hometown. Local Residents Are Bemused

Planting a Trillion Trees May Be the Best Way to Fight Climate Change, Study Says

44 Migrants Dead After Airstrike Hits Detention Center in Libya

Rouhani: Iran Will Enrich Uranium to 'Any Amount We Want'

U.S. Embassy Concerned About 'Deteriorated' Condition of American Citizen Jailed in Russia

The Quick Read About… Jared Kushner’s Bahrain Workshop

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