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Colombia passes law to track cattle and keep deforestation-linked beef out of supply chains

NEW YORK, June 10, 2026 (AP) — Colombia has enacted a landmark law requiring the cattle industry to trace livestock and prove beef supply chains are free from deforestation, a measure environmental groups say makes it the first tropical forest country to adopt such a nationwide framework. The law requires government agencies and private companies to integrate cattle-tracking, land ownership and deforestation-monitoring systems to identify livestock linked to forest loss and keep them out of supply chains. Supporters say the measure could help tackle one of the leading causes of deforestation in Colombia’s Amazon, where cattle ranching has long been

Rahul Gandhi, Abhishek Banerjee hold meeting

New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee held a meeting here on Wednesday, amid efforts by the opposition INDIA bloc to strengthen coordination and maintain unity. The meeting at 10 Janpath took place a day after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee met former Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence and discussed ways to further consolidate the opposition alliance. Sources said Wednesday’s meeting between Gandhi and Abhishek Banerjee is being seen as part of the ongoing engagement between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress following

Playing hip-hop or Doris Day, older exercise instructors can speak their peers’ language

SEATTLE, June 10, 2026 (AP) — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up their dancing shoes and take a seat in the audience. But she wasn’t ready to sit back and enjoy the show. So Santos began her third act as an exercise instructor. Now 72 and in her 14th year teaching at the YMCA of Greater Seattle, Santos has an almost cult-like following of older adults — many in their 80s and 90s — who come to stretch, dance and lift weights multiple times a week. From

US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 10, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Iran also said it targeted an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, which was not immediately acknowledged either by American or Jordanian officials. Since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, the war has shaken the global economy, driven

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