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Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan 07/17/2026 08:09am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistani security forces raided multiple militant hideouts in the country���s northwest region, killing Pakistani Taliban and seizing a cache of weapons, the military and local officials said. The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants in operations Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez to attend World Cup final against Argentina 07/17/2026 08:06am • MADRID (AP) ��� Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez plans to attend Sunday���s World Cup final against Argentina, his office said Friday. Spanish King Felipe VI is also expected to watch the game in East Rutherford, New Jersey. U.S. President Donald Trump will also be at the final. S��nchez and Tr K-beauty is booming: Here's how the trend is taking root in the DC area 07/17/2026 08:03am • South Korean beauty products have spent years building devoted followings online, especially through viral TikTok videos. Since the mid-2010s, these products, known as ���K-beauty,��� have influenced those around the world with terms like ���glass skin��� and ingredients like snail mucin. Eric Cole was checking flights home from the British Open. Then he shot 64 at Birkdale 07/17/2026 07:38am • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) ��� Eric Cole had his foot slip on a drive that went 25 yards and was never found. He hit a shank out of play from the rough. So the conversation with his wife after one forgettable round of the British Open was not about golf. ���We were looking at different flights home (to DC Sports Reality Check: Family, community and the enduring power of fandom 07/17/2026 07:25am • Editor's Note: This is Part 5 of a five-part series on what it means to be a DC sports fan in 2026. WTOP's Rob Woodfork talked with dozens of fans ��� die-hards, casuals, transplants and people who barely watch ��� about how they follow their teams, what it costs them and what keeps them coming back Traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice after Vatican cuts off breakaway group 07/17/2026 07:23am • For traditionalist Catholics who worship at churches affiliated with the breakaway Society of St. Pius X, Sunday Mass now comes with an extraordinary question. Their priests and bishops have been excommunicated after the fringe movement on the Catholic right committed what the Vatican considers one Tanker boarded by armed group off Yemen, says British military 07/17/2026 07:18am • CAIRO (AP) ��� A chemical tanker was boarded by an armed group off the coast of Yemen on Friday while it was transiting in the Gulf of Aden, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO,) said military authorities had reported that the vessel was boarded by � Turkish authorities detain 17 soccer club officials in illegal betting probe 07/17/2026 07:15am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish authorities on Friday detained 17 soccer club officials as part of a widening investigation into alleged illegal betting and match-fixing that has tainted Turkish soccer, officials and reports said. In the latest wave of detentions, suspects were taken into custody in Andy Burnham is officially declared leader of Britain's Labour Party and will become prime minister on Monday 07/17/2026 07:14am • LONDON (AP) ��� Andy Burnham is officially declared leader of Britain's Labour Party and will become prime minister on Monday. Travelers: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/17/2026 07:05am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Travelers Cos. (TRV) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $2.21 billion. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $10.26. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were $10.04 per share. The results surpassed Wall Stre Slovenian Slavko Vin��i�� to referee World Cup final as FIFA picks a European for Argentina-Spain game 07/17/2026 06:56am • The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday will be refereed by Slavko Vin��i�� of Slovenia, two years after he was in charge of a Champions League final. FIFA announced the pick late Thursday. It's the second straight World Cup final where Argentina, now the defending champion, will h South Plains Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/17/2026 06:32am • LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) ��� LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) ��� South Plains Financial, Inc. (SPFI) on Friday reported net income of $19 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Lubbock, Texas, said it had earnings of 96 cents per share. The company posted revenue of $89.1 million in the period. Its revenu Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila's protest 07/17/2026 06:11am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� The Philippine government strongly protested to China what it said was the depiction of Filipinos as monkeys in an editorial video publicized by a Chinese state-owned media outlet, and demanded it be taken down. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said Friday tha Regions Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/17/2026 06:08am • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ��� BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ��� Regions Financial Corp. (RF) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $570 million. The bank, based in Birmingham, Alabama, said it had earnings of 64 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 68 cents per share. The re China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens foreign journalist visas 07/17/2026 05:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United States and prompting China to w