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A centuries-old festival brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets

KYOTO (AP) — There’s a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer to the gods. It comes as he rides atop one of the towering floats pulled through the streets in a centuries-old procession in Japan.

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Children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge
SOKOTO (AP) — Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let…
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US pledges to crack down on Haitian gangs making money off social media
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – The United States envoy to the United Nations said Monday that the US government would soon move to stop violent gangs in Haiti from making money off social media posts.
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Attempt to save struggling swimmer leaves five dead in Ohio river
POWELL, Ohio (AP) – Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday.
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Andy Burnham becomes UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and…
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Guyana launches criminal probe as crews scour waters for survivors after ferry capsizes
The search for survivors continued in Guyana Monday after a ferry, believed to be overloaded, capsized over the weekend, with the government noting that at least 35 of the 67 people rescued were not…
July 19, 2026

Ferry carrying 116 people capsizes off Guyana, with 67 rescued as search continues
A ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized in Guyana, with 67 people rescued so far, authorities said Sunday.
July 19, 2026

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, kills at least five people
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least five people, authorities said Sunday. More than 20 people were injured and 300 have been displaced.
July 19, 2026

Putin critic convicted on charges that will keep him out of election campaign
MOSCOW (AP): Boris Nadezhdin, who criticised Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist…
July 19, 2026

What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages
The Associated Press: The conflict between Iran and the United States has intensified in recent days and an interim deal to end the fighting has collapsed less than a month after it was signed. The…