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Colombia's congress votes to ban bullfights, dealing a blow to the centuries old tradition

Colombia’s congress has voted to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries old tradition that has inspired famous songs and novels but has become increasingly controversial in the countries where it is still ...
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A protester places a poster of a bull with a message that reads in Spanish: "No more culture of violence" near a glimmering of candles, during a protest against bullfighting, which has been temporarily suspended as Congress debates its legality, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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South Africans are voting in an election that could send their young democracy into the unknown

South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one that could put their young democracy in unknown territory
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Supporters of Inkatha Freedom Party dance during an election rally in Richards Bay, near Durban, South Africa, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in anticipation of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Executions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number since 2015, Amnesty report says

Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015
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FILE - This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest level since 2015. The rights group said in a new report it recorded a total of 1,153 executions in 2023 — a 30% increase from 2022. Amnesty said the figure does not include thousands of death sentences believed to have been carried out in China, where data is not available due to state secrecy. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)
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Insurance company Sura withdraws from Colombia's health system as government pushes for control

Colombian insurance company Sura has announced that it will withdraw from the nation’s health system because the resources it receives from Colombia’s government to manage more than 5 million patients, are not enough to cover its growing costs
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FILE - Supporters of Colombian President Gustavo Petro march in favor of his proposed health care reforms, in Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 14, 2023. Colombian insurance company Sura announced on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, that it will withdraw from the nation’s health system because the resources it receives from Colombia’s government to manage more than 5 million patients are not enough to cover its growing costs. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
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Venezuela revokes invitation for European Union mission to observe presidential election in July

Venezuela’s electoral authorities have revoked an invitation to a European Union mission to observe the upcoming presidential election in July
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FILE - National Electoral Council President Elvis Amoroso receives Jennie K. Lincoln, the Carter Center's principal advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 16, 2024. Venezuela’s election authorities on Tuesday, May 28, revoked an invitation to a European Union mission to observe the country's July 28th presidential election. Amoroso cited economic sanctions imposed by the bloc as the reason for withdrawing the invitation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs

U.N. development specialist Garry Conille has been named Haiti’s new prime minister nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position
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A child sleeps at a shelter housing people who fled their homes due to gang violence in Port-au-Prince Haiti, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Citing sanctions, Venezuela's electoral authorities revoke invitation to EU's mission to observe presidential election

Citing sanctions, Venezuela's electoral authorities revoke invitation to EU's mission to observe presidential election
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Growing global outrage over deadly Israeli airstrike

Turning our spotlight to the Middle East, dozens are reportedly dead after an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza, over the weekend.
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VIDEO: Growing global outrage over deadly Israeli airstrike
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'Parade of planets' on June 3: Here’s what it will really look like

The planetary alignment, or conjunction, will occur in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Israeli government facing increased condemnation over latest Rafah air strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called it a "tragic mishap."
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VIDEO:  Israeli airstrike fallout
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Almost 2 months after embassy raid, Ecuador is 'ready' to talk with Mexico and reach solution

It's been almost two months since police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador's capital
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Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld gives an interview in her office in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Sommerfeld said Ecuador accepted Mexico's request for a third country to serve as a diplomatic communication channel, but did not identify the third country. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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US files a labor complaint over claims that a Volkswagen plant in Mexico fired union activists

U.S. trade authorities have filed a labor complaint with Mexico over allegations that a Volkswagen auto plant in central Mexico unfairly fired union activists
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130 people die after fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher

An international aid group says more than two weeks of fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group over a major city in the western Darfur region killed at least 123 people
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Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are fighting over a major city in the western Darfur region.
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2nd American freed after arrest in Turks and Caicos over ammunition

Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to time served and a $9,000 fine for bringing hunting ammunition in his luggage to Turks and Caicos. ABC News' Matt Rivers reports.
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VIDEO: 2nd American freed after arrest in Turks and Caicos over ammunition
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy is expected in Normandy for commemorations of 80 years since D-Day, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference at the German government guest house in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Aid groups lining up to condemn Rafah airstrike

ABC’s Britt Clennett, in Tel Aviv, Israel, spoke with “Start Here" about developments in the strike's aftermath.
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ABC’s Britt Clennett, in Tel Aviv, Israel, spoke with “Start Here" about developments in the strike's aftermath.
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Qatar's ruler looking to invest in energy, ports and high-tech in Cyprus, official says

The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential
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Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, right and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani speak, during their meeting at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Qatar's Emir is in Cyprus for an official visit (Yiannis Kourtoglou Pool via AP)
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Outrage grows after deadly Israeli airstrike in Rafah

The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting after a new round of deadly Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. ABC News' Karen Travers and contributor Mick Mulroy report.
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VIDEO: Outrage grows after deadly Israeli airstrike in Rafah
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Tourist sentenced to time served, fined $9,000 for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos

Tyler Wenrich, of Virginia, was arrested in late April.
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Tyler Scott Wenrich, 31, of Virginia, was charged with possession of ammunition in Turks and Caicos when trying to return to his cruise ship in April.
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Pope apologizes for reported use of offensive term for gay men

He reportedly affirmed a ban on allowing gay men to train for the priesthood.
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Pope Francis attends the World Children's Day (WCD) event at the Olympic Stadium May 25, 2024.
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What to know about Turks and Caicos' strict gun laws after US tourists charged

The charge carries a minimum sentence of 12 years in prison.
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Turks and Caicos officers stand outside a police station.
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Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple

Hundreds of people in Haiti are mourning the death of Judes Montis
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A funeral procession for mission director Judes Montis, killed by gangs alongside two of his U.S. missionary members, makes its way to the cemetery after his funeral ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The service also honored the lives of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, a married couple in their early 20s who was with Montis when gunmen ambushed them on Thursday night, May 23, as they left a youth group activity held at a local church. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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A look at Pope Francis' comments about LGBTQ+ people

Pope Francis’ apology for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality
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FILE - Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Francis' apology Tuesday, May 28, 2024, for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality. Francis has made a hallmark of reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics, but his 11-year pontificate has also seen plenty of problems arise over his informal way of speaking and his outreach, evidence of how fraught the issue is for the church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File )
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East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions

A new United Nations report says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs
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FILE - A Thai officer displays seized crystal methamphetamine which were disguised as packages of tea during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 1, 2023. The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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UN human rights experts ask Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner dying of cancer

U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner who has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer
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Pope apologizes for reported use of offensive term for gay men

Italian media sourced the use of the term to unidentified bishops who reportedly overheard Pope Francis' speech at the Italian bishops’ conference from the hallway.
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Italian media is reporting that unidentified bishops say Pope Francis told the Italian bishops’ conference not to allow homosexual men to enter the seminary to train for the priesthood.
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The Georgian parliament has overridden the presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill.

The Georgian parliament has overridden the presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill.
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South Africa's opposition parties make a final call for historic change the day before election

South African opposition parties are making a final appeal to voters as the country faces the possibility of a landmark change in its young democracy
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An array of election posters from various political parties are displayed on poles in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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La Scala's French manager leaves theater financially fit as Meloni government turns to Italians

The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala has bidden a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying he would have been happy to continue
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Dominique Meyer gestures, during a press conference to present the 2024/2025 Opera, Ballet and Concert Season of La Scala Theater, in Milan, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
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Thousands feared dead after Papa New Guinea landslide

Reports suggest more than 2,000 people may be buried alive.
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VIDEO: Thousands feared dead after Papa New Guinea landslide
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The building that collapsed on Mallorca, killing 4 people, lacked permits, authorities in Spain say

Spanish authorities say that a building housing a bar and restaurant that collapsed on Mallorca lacked the proper authorization
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A firefighter looks at part of a collapsed building that killed four people in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Friday, May 24, 2024. Spanish police say the four people killed when a building housing a bar and restaurant collapsed on the island of Mallorca late Thursday were two German women, a Spanish woman and a Senegalese man. Firefighter department spokesman Eder García told reporters that excess weight on a first-floor terrace may have caused the collapse. Sixteen people were injured and five were said to be in serious condition. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)
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Robot will try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reveals a robot to be used to retrieve debris at the power plant in Kobe, western Japan, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
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International headlines from ABC News

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Poland's foreign minister says it should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine

Poland’s foreign minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should keep Russian President Vladimir Putin in suspense over whether such a decision would ever be made
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FILE - Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski addresses reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 14, 2024. Congolese authorities have released a Polish man who was sentenced there to life in prison on espionage charges, Poland's foreign minister said Tuesday May 28, 2024. Radek Sikorski wrote on social media platform X that Mariusz Majewski was back in Europe. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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Former Pakistani premier Sharif is re-elected as his party's president as it now rules the country

Pakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif has been re-elected president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party
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US vows more returns of looted antiquities as Italy celebrates haul of 600 artifacts

Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago, sold to U.S. museums and collectors and recovered as a result of criminal investigations
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Some 600 stolen works of art that where gave back by the United States of America to the Italian Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage are displayed during their presentation to journalists in Rome, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

Pope Francis has apologized after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests
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FILE - Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Pope Francis apologized Tuesday, May 28, 2024, after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted about Francis’ comments, which were delivered behind closed doors to Italian bishops on May 20. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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Former intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister in hard right coalition

A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office is tipped to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister, leading a four-party coalition that includes Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom
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Pope Francis apologizes after he was quoted using a vulgar term to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests

Pope Francis apologizes after he was quoted using a vulgar term to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests
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Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill

The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks
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A demonstrator shouts in front of police, during an opposition protest against the foreign influence bill at the Parliamentary building in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)
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Internally displaced women wait in a queue to collect aid from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024.
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Israeli military says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike and deadly fire was caused by a secondary explosion

Israeli military says it used small munitions in Rafah airstrike and deadly fire was caused by a secondary explosion
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Humpback whale rescued from fishing lines

A humpback whale was successfully freed from fishing gear following a complex two-day rescue effort.
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VIDEO: Humpback whale rescued from fishing lines
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South Africa's president faces his party's worst election ever. He'll still likely be reelected

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party’s worst election result ever
May 28
Ballots on view at a polling station during an especial voting day at Zibambeleni old age home in KwaDadeka, near Durban, South Africa, Monday, May 27, 2024. South Africans who received special permission to vote early were casting their ballots on Monday, ahead of main elections on May. 29. The special voting is for registered voters who are unable to travel to a voting station because of physical challenges such as disability, pregnancy or advanced age. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Japanese town finds holes in a screen built to prevent tourists from snapping photos

A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is working to repair them
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A worker sets up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi prefecture, central Japan Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Just a few weeks ago, the town began setting up a huge black screen to block a view of Mount Fuji because tourists were crowding into the area to take photos with the mountain as a backdrop to a convenience store, a social media phenomenon known as “Mount Fuji Lawson” that has disrupted business, traffic and local life. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Colombian police find cocaine hidden in banana shipment

Police in Colombia said they seized 623 kilograms of cocaine -- more than 1,300 pounds -- hidden inside a shipment of bananas bound for Germany.
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VIDEO:  Colombian police find cocaine hidden in banana shipment
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Number of new German citizens hit another high last year as many Syrians naturalized

Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year
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FILE - A person holds German and French, left, passports during a demonstration march to protest government plans to reform the education system, in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Official data shows another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year. According to the figures released Tuesday, May 28, 2024, large numbers of people from Syria helped push naturalizations up to their highest level since at least 2000. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe

Poland's top diplomat says that Congo has released a Polish man who was sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges
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FILE - Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski addresses reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 14, 2024. Congolese authorities have released a Polish man who was sentenced there to life in prison on espionage charges, Poland's foreign minister said Tuesday May 28, 2024. Radek Sikorski wrote on social media platform X that Mariusz Majewski was back in Europe. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
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A ship is attacked and takes on water in the Red Sea off Yemen, authorities say

A missile attack has damaged a ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
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This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)