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Child actress Gracie Cochrane departs the role of Ginny Weasley after season one, forcing HBO to recast a pivotal character before the show even premieres.

Following high-level Trump-Xi talks in Beijing, China pledges to buy at least $17 billion in US agricultural products annually, alongside new bilateral trade and investment boards.

IRGC-linked media are pushing Tehran to impose transit fees on submarine fibre-optic cables running through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially reshaping global internet governance.

Gov. Jared Polis cut the former Mesa County clerk's nine-year prison sentence in half, ordering her release on parole June 1 — a move that drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.

The United States is preparing to indict 94-year-old Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of humanitarian planes, marking a dramatic turning point in US-Cuba relations amid a worsening fuel blockade.

A multi-country hantavirus cluster linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and sickened at least eight, triggering a coordinated international public health response led by the WHO and CDC.

The tallest rocket ever built is about to fly. SpaceX has completed fueling tests and is targeting May 19 for the first launch of its next-generation Starship V3 megarocket from a brand-new launch pad at Starbase, Texas.

Eileen Wang, mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, promoting pro-Beijing propaganda through a fake news site.

President Trump dismissed Iran's counter-proposal to end the Middle East war, sending oil prices soaring and raising fears of prolonged conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.

A rare Andes virus hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch expedition cruise ship has killed three passengers and sickened several others, triggering a multi-continent public health investigation.