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Ukraine war enters volatile phase after offensive into Russia
"The main point of this plan is to force Russia to end the war."
September 06, 2024Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon
September 09, 2024Who were the 6 hostages killed in Gaza?
Israeli officials said the bodies of six hostages were recovered Saturday.
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A robot resumes mission to retrieve a piece of melted fuel from inside a damaged Fukushima reactor
An operation to send an extendable robot into one of three damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to bring back a tiny gravel of melted fuel debris has resumed, nearly three weeks after its earlier attempt was suspended due to a tech...
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North Korea's Kim vows to put his nuclear force ready for combat with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies
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Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
A powerful drought in the Amazon rainforest has led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on the major waterway, creating hazards for local transport and offering a grim warning for other parts of ...
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Venezuelan opposition still hopes to unseat Maduro despite their candidate's exile
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is trying to reassure supporters that her opposition coalition still has a chance of gaining control of the presidency despite the departure into exile of their candidate Edmundo González Urrutia
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Top leaders of Imran Khan's party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence
Pakistani police have arrested several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release
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Rejected poll monitors accuse Tunisia's election authorities of bias
Election officials in Tunisia have doubled down on their decision to deny accreditation to certain election observer groups
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Police in Guinea-Bissau seize nearly 3 tons of cocaine on plane from Venezuela
Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized 2.6 tons of cocaine from a plane that arrived from Venezuela in the West African country’s capital, Bissau, over the weekend
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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women
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This Brazilian dog is a footvolley star. He teaches beachgoers how to play their own game
Brazilian dog Floki is a footvolley star
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47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia
Authorities in Liberia say that dozens of inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison outside the country's capital over the weekend
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US halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico's capital
The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic district in Puerto Rico’s capital until a lawsuit opposing the project is resolved
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At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
Senegalese authorities say a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing
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Cyprus and the US sign a defense deal outlining ways to tackle regional crises
Cyprus and the United States have signed a defense cooperation framework agreement that outlines ways the countries can enhance their response to regional humanitarian crises and security concerns
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Read the transcript of Kate's video announcement about her cancer treatment
Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer
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A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands
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A timeline of recent British royal events
It has been a difficult few months for Britain's royal family
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The Taliban's repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize Afghanistan's future
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Princess Kate announces she has finished chemotherapy treatment
The Princess of Wales shared a video on Monday showing her and her family together, saying, "Doing what I can to stay cancer-free is now focus."
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El Salvador's police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash
El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials and a fugitive banker were among nine people killed in a military helicopter crash in a rural part of the country
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Kate, the Princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months
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Kate, Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will return to a light program of public engagements.
Kate, Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will return to a light program of public engagements.
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A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands
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Pope Francis visits Papua New Guinea
It's the latest stop on the pope's four-country tour.
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Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks
Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats
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Germany's interior minister orders expanded controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks
Germany's interior minister orders expanded controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks
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Givenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect
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Police say a Russian 'spy whale' in Norway wasn't shot to death
Norwegian police say there's no evidence to suggest that gunshots caused the death of a tame beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy
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Poland thanks military dogs for their service by giving them army ranks
Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at honoring their service in the armed forces
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This year's $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize
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Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
The Palestinian Authority holds a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces
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Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend
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How did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?
In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and televangelists in the Philippines
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A Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead with signs of beatings and acid poured on his face
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Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort
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Golden eagle attacks toddler and 3 others in Norway
A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same bird’s fourth such attack on humans in the past week
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Poland's cybersecurity experts foil Russian and Belarussian attacks
Poland's security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for Russian and Belarusian services
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Afghanistan's London embassy to close after its diplomats were disowned by the Taliban
Britain says Afghanistan’s embassy in London is shutting down after it was disowned by the country’s Taliban rulers
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A bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza after militants fire rockets
The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon
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Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea reaches out to 'peripheries' of Catholic Church
Francis, 87, began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent tour last week.
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Oman state-run oil firm will make initial public offering, potentially seek billions
An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its exploration and production business, potentially seeking billions in a major move toward privatization in the sultanate
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Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges
A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state coffers
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China announces joint naval, air drills with Russia
China's Defense Ministry has announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine
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A van packed with migrants veers off a road in Croatia, injuring 14
A van apparently packed with migrants veered off a road and hit a lamp post in Croatia while speeding to escape police, injuring 14 people
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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions
A South Korean truth commission says it found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions at government-funded facilities where thousands of so-called “vagrants” were confined and enslaved from the 1960s to t...
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Storm deaths in Vietnam rise to 59 and flooding sweeps away a bus carrying 20 people, state media report
Storm deaths in Vietnam rise to 59 and flooding sweeps away a bus carrying 20 people, state media report
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Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack
Syria’s health minister says the number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes has risen to 18, with dozens more wounded
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Flooding sweeps away bus, bridge collapses in Vietnam as storm deaths rise to 59
A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam, raising the death toll there to at least 64 from a typhoon and subsequent heavy rains
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Pope cheers East Timor's recovery while acknowledging a bishop's abuse scandal
Pope Francis has indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal in East Timor involving its bishop and Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero
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