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At least one person was killed and several others injured in central Israel, emergency officials said, and police said they were investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist attack. Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) announced that a man in his 30s was shot dead at a gas station in Kochab Yair, a town on the Green Line that separates Israel from the occupied West Bank. Five other people were injured at at least three separate scenes, two of them in critical condition, the MDA said. Police said they had “neutralized” the suspect after locating a vehicle believed to have been…

Mammoth Brands wants to take on traditional consumer packaged goods companies, armed with a portfolio of disruptors in the personal and baby care categories that have won over consumers and retailers alike.For the last decade, upstarts like those owned by Mammoth have challenged the relevance and longstanding dominance of legacy giants like Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Kimberly-Clark. The trend has also played out across packaged food and beverage companies, like Poppi and Olipop taking on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Consumers’ loyalty no longer draws on just brand recognition. Newcomers can offer shoppers something different: better prices, higher quality or fewer…

NEW PALTS, N.Y. (AP) — On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church was filled with old lamps, dull knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and broken zippers.About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken items and their owners to a global movement promoting new relationships between people and things. Repair Café is part of the new brand, a free event where volunteers with the technical know-how help their neighbors repair a myriad of household items. anti-consumerism it is trying to provide alternative to the mass-produced, disposable products that have dominated the global economy…

summary Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru’s late former president, is making her fourth presidential bid in Sunday’s run-off. She is running against left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez, who has a slight lead in opinion polls despite three previous defeats in 2011, 2016 and 2021. Critics say she is also responsible for Peru’s political instability, which has seen eight presidents in the past decade. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. Latest information on Spanish Keiko Fujimori was 19 years old when she made her international debut as First Lady of Peru at the 1994 event. At the first Summit of…

Yerevan, ArmeniaAP — Armenians are voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday as the current government, under increasing pressure from Russia, seeks to ease ties with Russia and deepen cooperation with the West. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the ruling Private Contract Party are seeking greater powers for a new geopolitical course. The opposition parties they face include vocally pro-Russian political parties. Pashinyan voted Sunday and said Armenia would continue to strengthen its independence, statehood, democracy and rule of law. “The European Union is our key partner in implementing democratic reforms and we will continue on that path,” he said. However,…

The recent gunfight between Iran and the US is testing the ceasefire agreement between the two countries. And in Lebanon, clashes between the Israeli military and the militant group Hezbollah are escalating despite the resumption of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese government. Headings for this region include: Strait of Hormuz: US forces shot down two more Iranian drones on Saturday, the US Central Command said, adding that they were threatening international traffic in the vital waterway. This came a day after the US military shot down four other Iranian attack drones that had been fired into the…

Election officials sort ballots at a local election counting station in Seoul on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s presidential office announced on Sunday that President Lee Jae-myung has selected Han Sung-suk, Minister of State for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, as prime minister. If approved by Congress, Han will become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.Kang Heung-sik, South Korea’s chief of staff to the president, said at a press conference that Han, who also previously served as CEO of South Korean internet giant Naver,…

Sunday marks 100 days since the Middle East war began, and while a durable peace deal remains elusive, the conflict continues to cause significant volatility across all asset classes in every region of the world. Negotiations between the United States and Iran have stalled, with the U.S. and Iranian governments sending mixed messages about the status of peace talks and both sides regularly carrying out military attacks. Despite this, a fragile ceasefire remains in place to conduct diplomacy. As the conflict drags on, pressure on certain parts of the economy and financial markets continues to mount.Wall Street bulls ignore war…

Sunday marks 100 days in a war that US President Donald Trump has said will end “very quickly.”Despite a ceasefire agreed on April 8, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, sporadic shelling continues, and negotiations have repeatedly broken down.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn this visual commentary, Al Jazeera tracks the first 100 days of the war, from the number of dead and displaced to the shock to the global economy and the prospect of an agreement.At least 7,000 people diedMore people have now been killed in Lebanon than in Iran, the war’s original target.At least 3,593…

mexico city — While many countries may claim to be the most passionate about soccer, only Mexico is recognized globally for popularizing one of the sport’s most beloved rituals: The Wave. It’s been nearly 40 years since Mexico made the move famous at the 1986 World Cup, and local officials said the country just set a new record for the “world’s biggest wave” just days before the 2026 World Cup. After several practice runs on Saturday, thousands of people swayed in unison for a few minutes along Mexico City’s long Paseo de la Reforma. CNN has asked Guinness World Records…