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NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Virgin Islands unveiled new accusations against JPMorgan Chase JPM.N

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the extreme heatwaves that have swept across North America, Europe and China this month, according to an assessment by scientists published today.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post today after a one-month absence from public duties, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi, state media said, after weeks of speculation about what had happened to him.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament yesterday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Ghana’s former sanitation minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned from her post on Saturday, has been arrested in a corruption inquiry, the West African nation’s Office of the Special Prosecutor said on Monday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Environmental law charity ClientEarth’s unsuccessful attempt to sue Shell SHEL.L

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack yesterday, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal.

GAZA,  (Reuters) – Archaeologists working on a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery discovered in Gaza last year have found at least 125 tombs, most with skeletons still largely intact, and two rare lead sarcophaguses, the Palestinian Ministry of Antiquities said.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament today ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack today, targeting a vital export route for Kyiv in an expanding air campaign that Moscow began last week after pulling out of the Black Sea grain deal.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Elon Musk and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino unveiled a logo for the social media platform on Monday that featured a white “X” on a black background as a replacement for the familiar blue bird symbol.

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain could have its first far-right participation in government since the days of Francisco Franco after surveys taken in the final week of campaigning showed the centre-right People’s Party (PP) and the anti-Muslim, anti-feminist Vox winning enough seats in Sunday’s election to form a coalition.

ODESA (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Sunday killed one, injured 20 and severely damaged an Orthodox cathedral in the city centre, a UNESCO world heritage site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday it was deeply concerned by reports of viral videos showing two women paraded naked in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, a sexual assault case that enraged the country.

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declared a landslide victory in a one-sided election on Sunday, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of the reign of one of the world’s longest-serving premiers.

(Reuters) – Clashes flared in parts of Sudan on the 100th day of the war on Sunday as mediation attempts by regional and international powers failed to find a path out of an increasingly intractable conflict.

RHODES, Greece (Reuters) – Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats as flames threatened resorts and coastal villages.

RHODES,  (Reuters) – Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes huddled in schools and shelters today, with many evacuated on private boats from beaches as flames menaced resorts and coastal villages.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – The heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods causing “unimaginable” damage, and four people are missing, including two children, officials said yesterday.

(Reuters) – A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5-km (3-mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region’s Moscow-installed governor said yesterday.