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In this June 2023 photo taken by an undercover agent and provided by the U.S. Attorney’s office, an undercover agent posing as a hitman, left, holds money received as a partial advance payment for murder during a transaction in New York. U.S. officials became aware in the spring of a plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, an American citizen who advocates for the creation of a sovereign Sikh state. Under the indictment, Nikhil Gupta, 52, an Indian national, faces charges including murder for hire. Gupta, was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday, June 17, 2024. (U.S. Attorney’s Office via AP, file)

Suspect sent to U.S. for trial, accused in plot to murder Sikh nationalist

Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US

FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Social media access should come with health warning: US surgeon-general

America’s top doctor wants product labeled in similar fashion to cigarette packages

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Justice Benjamin Limbach speaks, during a press conference on the record cocaine find worth billions in a cross-state raid, in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, June 17, 2024 . German investigators said Monday they seized 35.5 metric tons of cocaine worth 2.6 billion euros ($2.78 billion) on different container ships and made seven arrests in connection with what they called the largest cocaine find in the country so far. (Roland Weihrauch/dpa via AP)

Gemany makes record $2.78B, 35.5-tonne cocaine seizure

Suspect accused of organizing transport of 10 sea containers full of drugs from Latin America

FILE - A bundle of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip with the logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK) is on a truck at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel, on May 30, 2024. The amount of aid reaching the U.N. and other groups inside Gaza plunged last month, hundreds of crates packed with food, medicines and other supplies piled up in a parking lot in southeast Gaza. The cargo idling at the Kerem Shalom crossing crystallized a problem that arose after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in early May: Sending more aid to Gaza does no good if it cannot be distributed. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along Gaza aid route

Pause will apply to 12 kilometre strip of road until further notice

FILE - A bundle of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip with the logo of World Central Kitchen (WCK) is on a truck at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel, on May 30, 2024. The amount of aid reaching the U.N. and other groups inside Gaza plunged last month, hundreds of crates packed with food, medicines and other supplies piled up in a parking lot in southeast Gaza. The cargo idling at the Kerem Shalom crossing crystallized a problem that arose after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in early May: Sending more aid to Gaza does no good if it cannot be distributed. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a G7 poster as he arrives to the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday, June 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

G7 leaders pledge action to counter foreign interference

Communique calls on tech firms to step up efforts to prevent interference, information manipulation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a G7 poster as he arrives to the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday, June 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users information and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. Two screenshots taken from a smartphone on Thursday, May 30, 2024, show the steps needed to mute the “Ask Meta AI anything” chatbot on the Facebook and Instagram apps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

How Meta’s AI uses your data and why opting out is not so simple

Meta AI chatbot embedded in the company’s platforms is raising a lot of questions

Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users information and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. Two screenshots taken from a smartphone on Thursday, May 30, 2024, show the steps needed to mute the “Ask Meta AI anything” chatbot on the Facebook and Instagram apps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
Palestinian girls sift through the rubble of a home destroyed in a raid by Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Palestinian men killed by Israeli fire during a raid in the northern West Bank village. A total of six men were killed by Israeli forces during Tuesday’s raid on the village according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Hope, caution shared as Israelis and Palestinians consider ceasefire talk

Fears and expectations run throughout the region as all sides weigh a deal

Palestinian girls sift through the rubble of a home destroyed in a raid by Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Palestinian men killed by Israeli fire during a raid in the northern West Bank village. A total of six men were killed by Israeli forces during Tuesday’s raid on the village according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
In this photo taken from video on Monday, June 10, 2024, and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a pilot sits in a cockpit of a MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian air force during joint Russian-Belarusian drills intended to train the military to use tactical nuclear weapons. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia, Belarus drill to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons

Second stage of training aimed at cautioning the west about ramping up aid for Ukraine

In this photo taken from video on Monday, June 10, 2024, and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a pilot sits in a cockpit of a MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian air force during joint Russian-Belarusian drills intended to train the military to use tactical nuclear weapons. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Israeli soldiers move near the Israeli-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

UN resolution endorses ceasefire plan aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war

Resolution approved overwhelmingly with 14 of the 15 Security Council members voting in favor

Israeli soldiers move near the Israeli-Gaza border as seen from southern Israel, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

274 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages, Gaza says

Hundreds other injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry

Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
FILE - World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, snuggle during an interview, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday, June 8, 2024, inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Second World War veteran marries his bride near Normandy’s D-Day beaches

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200

FILE - World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, snuggle during an interview, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday, June 8, 2024, inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Almog Meir Jan, 21, one of four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and was just rescued, arrives by helicopter to the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Israel says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

Who are the 4 hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?

Noa Argamani appeared in a series of videos that captured the painful trajectory of their plight

Almog Meir Jan, 21, one of four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and was just rescued, arrives by helicopter to the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, June 8, 2024. Israel says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)
FILE - President Joe Biden, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. Biden is being feted with a state visit this weekend by Macron in Paris.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

Macron hosts Biden as the 2 leaders try to move past trade tensions

Biden hosted Macron in December 2022 at the White House for the 1st state visit of his presidency

FILE - President Joe Biden, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. Biden is being feted with a state visit this weekend by Macron in Paris.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
The Canadian Navy frigate “HMCS Vancouver” arrives during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

B.C.-based navy ships head into tension in the Indo-Pacific

Trio of ships, 300 personnel to take part in largest joint maritime exercise in the world

The Canadian Navy frigate “HMCS Vancouver” arrives during the Fleet Week Parade of Ships on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Former President Donald Trump, right, talks to Dana White while attending the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor,’ despite once pushing for its ban

Trump tried to ban the app while president but had the move blocked by the courts

Former President Donald Trump, right, talks to Dana White while attending the UFC 302 mixed martial arts event Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States and Canada. (Pixabay.com)

Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which…

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States and Canada. (Pixabay.com)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Reaction to Trump verdict widespread, varied and immediate

Media quick to try to try to find context for verdict and the polarizing figure behind it

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court as jurors are expected to begin deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool Photo via AP)

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

Ex-president charged with falsifying records in an alleged scheme to hide embarrassing stories

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court as jurors are expected to begin deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool Photo via AP)