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U.S. commander calls mental health a priority after he visits USS Lincoln

Amid reports of burnout and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Adm. Brad Cooper acknowledged that long stretches at sea can be challenging but said some of the concerns raised were "old news."

Jared Kushner meets Hamas on Mideast trip to push Gaza deal

The president's son-in-law and envoy is expected in Jerusalem on Monday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who last week rejected the Trump-backed 15-point plan.

Shocking death of former professor reverberates at Cambridge — and well beyond

The death of Jason Arday, 41, came a little more than a week after he resigned from his post at the university amid accusations of plagiarism that ignited a culture-war firestorm.

At least 47 dead after 7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

The earthquake took place around 5 a.m. and was centered off the coast of Flores Island in the quake-prone archipelago.

How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died

A deadly temblor devastated Armenia in 1999, spurring a reconstruction that allowed the city to build back stronger. When disaster struck this time, it was prepared.

U.S., Canada aim for deal to avert Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs

The levies, set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, are the latest exchange in a dispute that has disrupted the once harmonious relationship over the past year.

Frustration with Trump grows among U.S.’s Persian Gulf allies, officials say

Gulf leaders worry the president is unable to manage the diplomacy necessary to secure peace with Iran, according to Arab and Western officials.

A Nazi bunker stands in the way of Berlin’s housing plans

A plan to build apartments over the bunker is igniting debate on how Germany should address its complex history under Adolf Hitler.