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El Salvador's Bukele releases father of soccer player from prison after son's plea on social media

Russia begins withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Karabakh, now under full Azerbaijan control

9 arrests in $14.8 million airport gold heist

Earthquake in Japan leaves 9 with minor injuries

Dubai hit with severe flooding

UAE struggles to recover after heaviest rain ever

Strike Iran's proxies, say former Israeli officers

Tsunami alert after Indonesian volcano erupts

Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prison

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French police evict hundreds from abandoned Paris warehouse ahead of Olympics
The Paris Games are 100 days away, and police have carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squat in the south of Paris
April 17, 2024

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Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy

The man was charged with readiness to act for foreign intelligence.

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 14, 2022.

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Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon is arrested again in party finance probe

The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested again in a probe into the finances of Scotland's pro-independence governing party

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A man who served 17 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit gets an apology from UK review body

A British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has received an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice rejected his attempts to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal

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FILE - Andrew Malkinson on July 26, 2023. The British man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has received an “unreserved apology” from the U.K.’s review body that twice rejected his attempts to have his case referred to the Court of Appeal. 58-year-old Andrew Malkinson had his conviction quashed last July by the appeals court after recently obtained DNA evidence linked another suspect to the crime. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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A former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence

A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery and ordered a retrial

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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile

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FILE - A family enters a tent set aside for cholera patients at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 18, 2023. The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile. In a decision last week, WHO authorized a new vaccine by EuBiologics, the only maker of the oral cholera vaccine for a global stockpile managed by the U.N. health agency and partners. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelenskyy assassination plot

Poland's prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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FILE - Patriot missles are seen at the Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Jasionka, Poland. A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia’s military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish prosecutors said Thursday. The man was seeking contact with Russians directly involved in the war in Ukraine and was expected to pass on detailed information about the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in south-eastern Poland, near the border with Ukraine, which is the gateway for international military and humanitarian supplies for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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250,000 Afghan children need education, food and homes after returning from Pakistan, says NGO

A nongovernmental organization says a quarter of a million Afghan children need education, food and homes after being forcibly returned from Pakistan

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This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

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Zimbabwe frees prisoners, including those sentenced to death, in an independence day amnesty

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted clemency to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty

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Female prisoners celebrate after their release from Chikurubi female prison on the outskirts of the capital Harare, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty. The amnesty coincided with the country's 44th anniversary of independence from white minority rule on Thursday and included some prisoners who were on death row. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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Polish man arrested in alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president, Polish prosecutors say

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A magnitude 5.6 quake hits central Turkey, damaging some homes. No serious injuries are reported

Turkey's disaster management agency says that a moderately strong earthquake has struck central Turkey, causing damage to some buildings

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Armenian victims group asks International Criminal Court to investigate genocide claim

A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them

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FILE - Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh sit next to their belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. A human rights organization representing ethnic Armenians has submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court arguing that Azerbaijan is committing an ongoing genocide against them. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)

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EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas

The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from the EU four years ago

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at the conclusion of an EU Summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2024. European Union leaders on Friday discussed plans to boost investment and the economy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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Gunmen ambush vehicle carrying customs officials in northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers

Pakistan's police say four customs officers have been killed by unidentified gunmen during an ambush of their vehicle in the troubled northwest of the country

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Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain

Regional authorities for Spain’s drought-stricken region of Catalonia say they will install a floating desalination plant to help the city of Barcelona guarantee its drinking water supply

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FILE - Joan Torrent, 64, walks toward his house carrying two plastic jugs of water refilled at a natural spring in Gualba, about 50 km, (31 miles) northwest of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024. Spain’s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic consumption is not curtailed, the Catalan government said Tuesday April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

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UK police say they disrupted cyber fraud network that stole personal data from thousands

Police in London say they have infiltrated and disrupted a website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords

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Hoaxer who waged 6-week terror campaign in Britain in 2013 faces near 10-year prison term

A British man who targeted schools and businesses with threatening letters in a six-week terror campaign in 2013 has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and an additional five years over a sexual assault in 1988

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Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

Nigeria's army says soldiers rescued a pregnant woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok

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FILE - Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, Inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled "Statues Also Breathe," and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The Nigerian army says a girl who was seized from her school along with hundreds others during a raid by extremists ten years ago in northeastern Nigeria has been rescued together with her three children. Lydia Simon was among 276 girls seized from their school in Nigeria’s Chibok village in April 2014. About 82 of them remain in captivity. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

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Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official

A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government

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FILE - People take part in a protest against president Kais Saied policies, in Tunis, Tunisia, March 5, 2023. Prominent Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughalleb was put under pre-trial detention on a judge's order after a Tuesday, April 16, 2024, hearing in which he dangled the prospect of publishing reporting on corruption and the misuse of public funds by several ministers and public institutions. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)

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Croatia's conservatives believe they'll soon form a majority government despite inconclusive vote

Croatia’s ruling conservatives says that talks are already underway on the formation of a new governing majority following a highly contested parliamentary election that saw a far-right party emerge as a potential kingmaker

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Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic cuts the cake after claiming victory in a parliamentary election in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Croatia's governing conservatives convincingly won a highly contested parliamentary election Wednesday, but will still need support from far-right groups to stay in power, according to the official vote count. The election followed a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the country's president and prime minister. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Israel should not directly attack Iranian soil, ex commanders say

ABC News has spoken to two former high-ranking Israeli military officers.

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An Israeli army F-15 fighter jet flies over central Israel on April 15, 2024.

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Israel should strike Iran's proxies, say former Israeli officers

Two former senior Israeli military officials said a direct military strike against Iranian territory would not be in Israel's interests.

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The Latest | Officials at Group of Seven meeting call for new sanctions against Iran

Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack

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Iranian army members march during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. In the parade, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the "tiniest invasion" by Israel would bring a "massive and harsh" response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran's attack over the weekend. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison

A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority has been detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government

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Hkalam Samson, second from right, poses for photography together with his family members, relatives and friends after his release from the prison in Myintkyina township in Kachin state, Myanmar on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Hkalam Samson, prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority, was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Pakistan says Iran's President Raisi will visit next week despite tensions in the Middle East

Pakistan's foreign minister says Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will arrive in Islamabad on a previously scheduled visit next week despite increasing tension in the wake of Tehran’s attack on Israel

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Raisi warned that the "tiniest invasion" by Israel would bring a "massive and harsh" response, as the region braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran's attack over the weekend. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Burkina Faso junta expel 3 French diplomats over alleged subversive activities

The military Junta ruling Burkina Faso have expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, according to a government document posted on social media

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Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson is first Native American to represent the US solo at Venice Biennale

Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft

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Visitors look at sculptures on display inside the US pavilion by artist Jeffrey Gibson during the 60th Biennale of Arts in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A Mississippi Choctaw of Cherokee descent, Gibson is the first Native American to represent the United States solo at the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest contemporary art show. Gibson mixes Western modernism and Native American craft in his vibrantly hued paintings and sculptures. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference

The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections

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From left, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, author of the High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market Enrico Letta and Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speak during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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2 people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain for drowning deaths of migrants

Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced to jump out of a boat last year near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa

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Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons

Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons

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Firefighters work on a building that was partially destroyed after a Russian bombardment in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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UK's Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis

Prince William is returning to public duties for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis

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9 arrests made in $14.8 million gold heist, only fraction recovered

Nine people have been arrested and search warrants are out for three others in last year's $14.77 million gold heist from a Toronto airport.

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Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza

Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with his heartrending image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece — a powerful depiction of loss and sorrow in Gaza

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This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Lee-Ann Olwage for GEO is part of a series titled Valim-babena which won the World Press Photo Story of the Year Award and shows Dada Paul Rakotazandriny (91), who is living with dementia, and his granddaughter, Odliatemix Rafaraniriana (5), get ready for church on Sunday morning at his home in Antananarivo, Madagascar. 12 March 2023. (Lee-Ann Olwage/Geo/World Press Photo via AP)

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'There is no time to waste': EU leaders want to boost competitiveness to close gap with US and China

European Union leaders debated at a summit in Brussels a new “European Competitiveness Deal” aimed at helping the 27-nation bloc close the gap with Chinese and American rivals

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European Council President Charles Michel, right, speaks with author of the High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market, Enrico Letta as they arrive for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. European Union leaders vowed on Wednesday to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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Copenhagen's mayor hopes to learn from Notre Dame reconstruction after historic building fire

Copenhagen's mayor says she's been in touch with her Paris counterpart to learn from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city’s 400-year-old stock exchange building

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Fire and smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The copper roof of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions

Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine

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French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne attends a meeting on the second day of a G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, Thursday April 18, 2024. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)

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A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 9 people with minor injuries

Japanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country's southwest Japan has left nine people with minor injuries

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Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as weak market for 5G technology prevails

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a smaller-than-expected profit and a substantial double-digit fall in sales in the first quarter due to a market weakened by a lack of investment by clients in 5G technology

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UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds

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FILE - The Union flag flaps in the wind outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday, April 18, 2024, it has suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have used campaign funds for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him. The case is the latest allegation of sleaze to hit the Conservatives, who have lost several lawmakers to ethics scandals in the past two years – including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

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Europe wants 2 things from China. It may not get far on either of them.

Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine

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FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a photo in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Europe wants two things from China: First, a shift in its relatively pro-Russia position on the war in Ukraine. Second, a reduction in the trade imbalance. It’s not clear if it will get very far on either front. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP, File)

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Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano due to spreading ash, falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami

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Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames

Europe’s farmers are angry, and staging their biggest protests in half a century

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Farmer's Defense Force vice president Jos Ubels poses for a portrait at his farm in Anderen, Northern Netherlands, Monday, March 18, 2024. Ubels feels that everything from overbearing bureaucrats insisting when farmers should sow or harvest, imposing excessive restrictions on fertilizer and manure use and unfair international competition condoned by the European Union have created a potent mix that has driven him away from mainstream politics. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, planning sabotage

Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage

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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever

The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads

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US vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation

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U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, center top, meets with Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi and the families of abduction victims by North Korea Thursday, April 18, 2024, at prime minister's office in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

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Chinese foreign minister criticizes US role in Gaza talks during visit to Indonesia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United Nations resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting with his counterpart in Indonesia

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives for a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

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How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe

South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago

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FILE - Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks during a press conference in Soweto, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2023, where Zuma gave his backing to the newly-formed political party, uMkhonto weSizwe, (MK). For the first time since 1994, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) might receive less than 50% of votes after Zuma stepped down in disgrace in 2018 amid a swirl of corruption allegations and has given his support to the MK. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

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Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says

A Muslim community leader says a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized

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Police patrol outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in suburban Wakely in western Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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Prominent figure in German far-right party stands trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan

One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has gone on trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan

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FILE - A carnival float, depicting far-right AfD politician Bjoern Hoecke, whose arm is raised by CDU and FDP politicians at the Thuringia elections, takes part the traditional carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party is going on trial Thursday on charges of twice using a Nazi slogan, months before a regional election in which he is running to become his state’s governor. Bjoern Hoecke is the leader of the regional branch of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the eastern state of Thuringia. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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Panama's presidential frontrunner skips third and final debate ahead of May 5 election

Six of the eight candidates vying to be Panama’s next president have laid out their plans to generate jobs and to manage the country’s water crisis in their final debate before the country’s May 5 election

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