Emma Ming Fuller was abandoned as a baby in China during the one-child policy era and later adopted by American parents. As an adult, she has started sharing her experiences and feelings about being a Chinese adoptee growing up in a mostly white community in the U.S.
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China’s one-child policy lasted 36 years and was officially ended in 2015.
The policy led to many children being abandoned or adopted internationally.
Emma Ming Fuller was left outside a government building in China at three months old with a note showing her birth date.
She was cared for in an orphanage for over a year before being adopted by parents in Los Angeles in 2003.
Fuller grew up with loving parents but only recently realized adoption affected her deeply.
Therapy helped her understand how adoption influenced her emotions and relationships.
She created a video series called “Living Adopted” to discuss identity and challenges adoptees face as adults.
Her videos have connected her with other adoptees who share similar experiences.
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A video claiming to show Iran shooting down a U.S. B-52 bomber has been widely shared online. Experts and fact-checkers say the video is fake and was likely created using video game or flight simulator footage.
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The video appeared on July 19, 2026, shared by a pro-Iranian social media account.
It shows a missile hitting and breaking apart a B-52 bomber in mid-air.
No credible news sources report any recent B-52 bomber being shot down.
Visual issues in the video include unrealistic smoke, flames, and plane destruction.
The camera movement and lighting also look unnatural and computer-generated.
Fact-checkers believe the video comes from military flight simulators or video games like DCS World or War Thunder.
Similar fake videos and images have circulated before during the conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
The article emphasizes the importance of verifying sources before trusting such videos.
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A Palestinian woman from Jerusalem living in London was denied a UK visitor visa while her husband was approved to visit. The UK Home Office said it was not sure she would leave the UK after her visit, despite both applying with similar evidence and invitations.
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The woman, Therese Abdallah, and her husband live mostly outside the UK but wanted to visit their son in London.
Therese was refused a UK visitor visa because officials doubted she would return home after her visit.
Her husband’s visa application, made at the same time with similar documents, was approved.
Palestinian Jerusalemites have special travel status; they hold Israeli and Jordanian travel documents but are not Israeli citizens.
Therese previously had a visa refused in 2019 due to a paperwork issue with her bank statement.
She has strong ties to East Jerusalem where she was born and live, including family and community, which usually supports returning home.
Their son Karim Abdallah has lived legally in the UK since 2019, works, and pays taxes there.
The Home Office said visa decisions are made case-by-case and did not comment further on this situation.
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A large wildfire has been burning in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, for over 11 days, causing the evacuation of the village of Nethy Bridge. Firefighters and emergency services are working to control the fire as stronger winds make it spread more quickly.
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The wildfire began near the village of Glenmore on July 15.
The fire has burned about 6 square kilometers of land, including heather and small trees.
Over 500 firefighters, along with special equipment and helicopters, are fighting the fire.
Winds are growing stronger, which is causing the fire to spread faster and making it harder to control.
Residents of Nethy Bridge were evacuated and moved to a hotel used as a temporary shelter.
Roads to Nethy Bridge have been closed because the fire might reach the village.
Smoke from the fire has reached cities about 60 miles away, such as Aberdeen.
Emergency officials and government leaders are meeting regularly to coordinate the response.
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Israeli forces arrested nearly 50 Palestinians in the West Bank village of Tal following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. The arrests are part of a larger military operation across the West Bank after clashes involving Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian communities.
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A shooting incident near the Havat Gilad settlement killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians.
Israeli forces arrested around 50 Palestinians in Tal and raided about 70 homes there.
The military launched a broad operation across Palestinian villages in the West Bank in response to the attack.
Israeli settlers reportedly attacked Palestinian communities, burning homes and property in the Nablus area.
Since the start of the year, at least 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis in the West Bank, including 21 by settlers.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the attacks “pogroms” and demanded an arms embargo and trade halt with Israel.
Israeli troops also conducted raids in other West Bank towns including Jenin, Tubas, Far’a refugee camp, and others.
Funerals for the four Palestinians killed in Tal were held at night with limited attendance, as Israeli authorities restricted daytime ceremonies.
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A seven-year-old boy named Miles Phillips from Sydney, Australia, became popular after a video of him singing an original song went viral on social media. The song, called "Eastern Rosellas," was inspired by colorful birds he saw on a family visit to Raymond Island.
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Miles Phillips is seven years old and lives in Sydney, Australia.
He wrote and performed a song called "Eastern Rosellas."
The song became popular after his dad shared a video on social media.
The song was inspired by Eastern Rosellas, colorful birds Miles saw on Raymond Island.
Miles and his dad Joel talked to the BBC about the song's impact.
Joel described the song's popularity as a "surreal moment."
The story was published by the BBC less than an hour ago.
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