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Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision Song Contest is likely to face charges, Swedish police say
Swedish police say the Dutch contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats
May 13, 2024Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior
Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week
May 04, 2024The Latest | More than half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
The United Nations says more than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza
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Missile fired by a drone kills 4 members of a family in Pakistan near the Afghan border, police say
Police in Pakistan say a missile fired by a drone struck a house in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban along the Afghan border before dawn Tuesday, killing at least four villagers, including children
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2 French prison officers killed and 3 injured in a Normandy convoy attack
Two French prison officers have been killed and three others seriously injured when their prison convoy was attacked in Normandy
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Georgian parliament approves divisive bill on foreign influence in 3rd and final reading, despite protests
Georgian parliament approves divisive bill on foreign influence in 3rd and final reading, despite protests
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Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
More than 300 Syrians refugees are heading back home from northeastern Lebanon to an uncertain future in Syria as anti-refugee sentiment is surging in crisis-hit Lebanon
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Britain's pirate radio station turns 60
A circle of swashbuckling radio enthusiasts in the United Kingdom has kept the rogue seaborne radio station, Radio Caroline, afloat now for the past 60 years.
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The Danish king and his Australian-born wife visit Norway and Europe’s oldest monarch
Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has welcomed Denmark’s King Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Queen Mary, on their second official visit abroad after the Danish monarch’s mother abdicated this year
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Europe's Stellantis and China's Leapmotor will sell electric cars in Europe from September
European carmaker Stellantis says it will begin selling electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor in nine European countries later this year
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A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after months of a hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy has died in a prison hospital
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EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum system
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European Union nations endorse a major overhaul of the bloc’s migration rules as campaigning heats up for elections
European Union nations endorse a major overhaul of the bloc’s migration rules as campaigning heats up for elections
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Paris mayor decries vandalism of a memorial honoring people who rescued Jews in World War II
A Paris memorial honoring people who distinguished themselves by helping to rescue Jews in France during the country’s Nazi occupation in World War II has been defaced with painted blood-red hands
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Katharina Wagner will lead the Bayreuth Festival for 5 more years
The Bayreuth Festival in Germany has announced it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years
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Austria court says convicted rapist can be moved to prison from psychiatric detention
An Austrian court has ruled that a man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years, raped her thousands of times and fathered seven children with her, can be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison
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Georgian parliament approves divisive 'foreign influence' bill that sparked weeks of mass protests
The Georgian parliament has approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests
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76 million people displaced within their countries in 2023 says migration group
A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, a new record
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Protesters in Pakistan-held Kashmir end rallies that killed 4 after authorities revoke price hikes
Protesters in the Pakistan-controlled part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir have called off dayslong rallies over price hikes that left four people dead
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Scarred by war, Nigeria’s wounded soldiers fought to recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games
One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s dream of being a soldier came to an abrupt end
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Russia arrests another senior Defense Ministry official in bribery charges
Russian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up
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Cave-in leaves 2 miners dead, 1 missing and 12 injured at a coal mine in Poland
Mine authorities in southern Poland say that two miners are dead and one is missing while 12 others were hurt following a cave-in at the Myslowice-Wesola coal mine
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Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week
The Chinese Foreign Ministery says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week
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China says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a 2-day state visit this week amid closer ties over Ukraine war
China says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a 2-day state visit this week amid closer ties over Ukraine war
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India PM Modi files his nomination to run for a third term in general election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination to run for a third term in the country's general election in the northern city of Varanasi, which is his constituency
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Verdict expected for German far-right politician Björn Höcke, accused of using Nazi slogan
A court is expected to deliver its verdict in the trial of one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party
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The Latest | More than half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
The United Nations says more than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza
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France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence
Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest on the vast archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ desc...
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Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes is sentenced to prison
A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan
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An Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to prison
An Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to prison
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Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel
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Hong Kong calls for respect of its overseas-based trade offices after UK charged its London staffer
Hong Kong's leader has urged foreign governments to respect its overseas-based trade offices after a staff member in its London branch was charged in Britain for allegedly working for the Chinese city’s intelligence service
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Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 52
Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever possible survivors, of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend
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Australian judge says it is unreasonable to require X to hide video of church stabbing for all users
An Australian judge says it would be unreasonable for the country’s internet safety watchdog to require social platform X to hide video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church from all of its users around the world
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Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep
Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China
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Billboard that collapsed in Mumbai storms killed at least 14 and injured 75
A large billboard that collapsed amid raging thunderstorms in Mumbai killed at least 14 people and injured 75 others, reports said on Tuesday
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Blinken in Kyiv says US arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from a new Russian offensive
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reaffirm American support for Ukraine in its war with Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reaffirm American support for Ukraine in its war with Russia
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Gucci brings glitz and glamor to London's Tate Modern museum with star-studded fashion show
Luxury Italian fashion house Gucci has brought glitz and glamor to London's Tate Moden museum with a star-studded cruise collection show
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Ukraine says 30,000 Russian soldiers attacking amid offensive in Kharkiv region
Thousands of civilians have been evacuated during the heavy fighting.
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4 Dominicans are accused of smuggling wildlife and throwing 113 birds overboard to their deaths
Officials say four men from the Dominican Republic have been indicted in Puerto Rico on charges of smuggling wildlife in a case involving more than 100 dead birds
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Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and was one of Canada's richest men, dies at 93
Canadian billionaire Arthur L
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Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said
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North Macedonia’s new president seeks to sidestep disputes with EU neighbors
European Union candidate North Macedonia is seeking to calm disputes with EU neighbors Greece and Bulgaria that flared following the landslide election victory of a conservative-backed coalition and president
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Belfast judge says parts of the UK's migrant deportation law shouldn't apply to Northern Ireland
A Belfast judge says that the United Kingdom's law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn't apply in Northern Ireland because parts of it violate human rights protections
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Pakistan, US discuss how to tackle the regional security threat posed by IS group and local Taliban
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says Pakistani and U.S. officials have held their latest talks in Washington on how to expand cooperation in tackling the threat posed to regional security by an affiliate of the Islamic State group and the Pakistani Taliban
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Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members' futures remain uncertain
They stroll Doha’s waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now free of pain
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Death toll now 15 after Russian apartment explosion
A 10-story residential building in Belgorod, Russia, was struck overnight by a Ukrainian missile, a local governor said.
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Almost 360,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says
"There's nowhere to go," the U.N. Agency for Palestine Refugees said on social media. "There's NO safety without a cease-fire."
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Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei's austerity policies
The International Monetary Fund, Argentina’s biggest creditor, has agreed to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program
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A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains
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Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere
After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film
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Reports of army killing of villagers in Myanmar supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor
Reports that soldiers of Myanmar’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Myanmar have been supported in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings
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