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Increasing evidence is linking cannabis use in teens with depression, but whether one causes the other is still unclear.

Despite some fighting, Khartoum residents say the situation in the capital is relatively calm after a new truce took effect. Meanwhile, the US announced a new humanitarian aid package as the conflict lingers on.

Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as the Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds of the country living below the poverty line.

In recent years, Asian tiger mosquitoes have taken a ride on cargo ships and planes, settling across the globe. The insects can survive cold and hot temperatures, as well as wet and dry climates. Some are harmless but others carry dangerous diseases. France is monitoring their expansion and impact on public health, a year before it hosts the Olympic Games. Our Science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at what makes tiger mosquitoes different.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in March by Russian authorities on spying charges. The US denies the charges and has called for his immediate release.

Myths and superstitions about HIV and AIDS are causing the disease to spread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ukrainian authorities have cracked down on corruption at the highest level of the country's judiciary. Experts say that while the case reveals just how deep the problem goes, it's also a step in the right direction.

The agreement comes as Washington seeks to counter Chinese influence in the region. Meanwhile, in separate talks, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 14 Pacific leaders in the PNG capital, Port Moresby.

The European Union sees Romania as one of its frontline states when it comes to the war in Ukraine. The country of 19 million people, a member of both the EU and NATO, has a land and sea border with Ukraine of more than 600 kilometres. It has been a transit hub for weapons supplies to Kyiv.

One key development at the G7 in Hiroshima: US President Joe Biden decided to allow Ukrainian pilots to train on American-made F-16 jets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders welcomed the move.

Ukrainian officials insisted they still control parts of Bakhmut after Russian forces claimed victory in the bloody, months-long siege of the eastern city.

With most votes counted, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his conservative New Democracy party is far ahead of left-leaning Syriza, led by ex-PM Alexis Tsipras, but still fall short of forming a government.