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As an attack by Iran or its proxies on Israel appears imminent, world leaders try to stave off a wider conflict in the Middle East and push hard for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region. His statement marked the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. South Korea has deployed a bedbug-sniffing dog at Incheon International Airport to lower the chances of the tiny insects arriving into the country, as athletes, officials and fans return from the Paris Olympics.
