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Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday on Iran allegedly targeting militant positions, a deadly attack that further raised tensions between the neighboring nations.

In his new book, We Wait for a Miracle, Zaman writes about the struggle for health care by forcibly displaced people — refugees, the internally displaced, the stateless.

Alden Global Capital, The San Diego Union-Tribune’s new owner, quietly ceased publication of the UT En Español, ending a nearly 25-year run.

Roughly 40 million adults in the U.S. have hearing loss, but most don't use hearing aids. This increases the risk of social isolation, physical and cognitive decline and may lead to premature death.

The SAMAHAN Filipino American Performance Arts & Education Center will hold its 36th Philippine Cultural Arts Festival on Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Balboa Park, at the Presidents Way Lawn on Park Boulevard. Admission is FREE! A family-oriented event focused on cultural heritage, entertainment and networking, this festival appeals to the whole family and allows San Diego locals as well as tourists the opportunity to learn about Philippine culture and performing arts through dances and music. The one-day event showcases performing arts with presentations of exhilarating folk and ethnic dances of the different regions of the Philippines by SAMAHAN’s graceful dancers accompanied with live music of the SAMAHAN Rondalla and Kulintang (gong) Music Ensembles. Every folk dance and ethnic ritual is performed in colorful, beautifully crafted traditional and ethnic attires that are particularly worn for each repertoire. Featured, as well, will be mainstream entertainment such as contemporary dances and vocals by invited local performers and martial arts exhibitions. The Festival also features visual arts by local artists, vendors offering crafts, books and other merchandise, as well as, delicious Filipino and Asian fusion food items, including deserts, like Halo Halo. Visit website at https://samahanarts.org for more information on how to participate as vendor, guest performer or festival volunteer, or call (619) 470-6024 or email at SamahanPhilDance@gmail.com.

Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots.

As relations sour with India and China, Canada is grappling with how to stand up to powerful or authoritarian nations without sacrificing its longstanding values, such as protecting human rights.

While the UC and Cal State systems received more money in 2023, they still face financial challenges. And they also must address labor strife.

Consisting of eggs, milk and honey, the drink was alternately reviled and beloved by those who remember being given it in childhood.

The state news agency Xinhua said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2. It reportedly damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure in the mountainous region.