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Britain's home secretary touts UK-Rwanda migrant deportation deal during visit to Italy
Britain’s home secretary is touting Britain’s migrant deportation deal with Rwanda as a “new and creative” deterrent to an old and growing problem
4/23/2024 03:43:37 EDTRussian soldiers who quit Putin's war get no hero’s welcome abroad
Growing numbers of Russian soldiers are trying to get out of the war in Ukraine
April 12, 2024Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa
Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks
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Haiti's government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent
A transitional council charged with selecting a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be sworn in at the National Palace, raising concerns about their safety
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Britain's home secretary touts UK-Rwanda migrant deportation deal during visit to Italy
Britain’s home secretary is touting Britain’s migrant deportation deal with Rwanda as a “new and creative” deterrent to an old and growing problem
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The head of Mexico's detective service says his country is the 'champion' of fentanyl production
The head of Mexico's detective service has acknowledged the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, contradicting President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to normalizing ties as the first border marker goes up
Armenia and Azerbaijan have come a step closer toward normalizing relations after a bitter conflict over territory
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Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa
Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks
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Over 4,000 IVF embryos destroyed in shelling at Gaza fertility center, director says
Al Basma was the lead center for combatting infertility in Gaza.
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2 Malaysia Navy helicopters collide midair killing all 10 crew members
There are no known survivors from the crash.
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UK approves controversial bill to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Deportation flights are expected to begin in July.
April 23
April 23
Britain's Kensington Palace releases image of Prince Louis to mark his 6th birthday
Britain's Kensington Palace has released a photograph of Prince Louis to celebrate his 6th birthday, the first image by the Princess of Wales it has distributed since news organizations, including The Associated Press, withdrew a photo edited by Kate o...
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April 23
A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead
A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year
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April 23
Spain approves plan to compensate victims of Catholic Church sex abuse. Church will be asked to pay
Spain has approved a plan aimed at making reparation and economic compensation for victims of sex abuse committed by people connected to the Catholic Church
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April 23
NATO newcomer Finland is now a 'front-line state' for the alliance, Finnish president says
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia
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April 23
Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats
The Dutch national intelligence agency says threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine
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April 23
As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
Moroccan officials are aiming to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers
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April 23
The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda. What took so long?
The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U_K_ The latest version of t...
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April 23
Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich's appeal, keeping him in jail until at least June 30
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June
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April 23
Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich's appeal, keeping him jailed on espionage charges until at least June 30
Moscow court rejects Evan Gershkovich's appeal, keeping him jailed on espionage charges until at least June 30
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April 23
The European rights court rules Turkey's jailing of a UN judge after a coup attempt was unlawful
The European Court of Human Rights says a United Nations judge was unlawfully jailed after he was arrested in Turkey following a coup attempt despite holding diplomatic immunity
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by end of decade
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by end of decade
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Spain reopens a probe into a Pegasus spyware case after a French request to work together
A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France
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AP PHOTOS: In northeastern Argentina, yerba mate is more than the national drink, it's a way of life
For millions across the heartland of South America, bitter-tasting yerba mate tea is a beloved staple of social gatherings and morning routines. But here, in the steamy grasslands of Argentina’s northeast Misiones Province, mate is also a way of life — literally.
For generations, low-paid laborers known as “tareferos” have toiled in the forests of Misiones, the mate capital of the world. They get paid by the weight, so each morning, the race is on. From dawn to sundown, they cut a seemingly endless harvest of the hardy leaves and stuff them into white bags until they burst at the seams. After being dried, packaged and trucked off, the herbs spread to virtually every Argentine household, office and school — as well as to neighboring Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and farther afield.
For tareferos, mate is mostly a commodity, sold for $22 a ton. But workers also sip the infusion during breaks in the fields, its caffeine helping them stay energized. The grueling work in northeastern...
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A memorial opens on the site of a Nazi concentration camp for Roma after a pig farm was removed
A new memorial has opened in the Czech Republic on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp for Roma, capping a process that took decades and was made possible after a Czech government agreed to remove a communist-era pig farm from the site
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Qatari emir in Nepal, expected to tackle migrant conditions and Nepali student held hostage by Hamas
The emir of Qatar has landed in Nepal on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines, where improving migrant workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a Nepali student still held hostage by Hamas are ...
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April 23
Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia's Indigenous people
Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been returned to Australia's Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University
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April 23
Abortion returns to the spotlight in Italy, 46 years after it was legalized
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government has scored a victory with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies
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April 23
A well-known figure in a German far-right party tells his trial he is completely innocent
One of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has said at his trial on charges of using a Nazi slogan that he is “completely innocent.”
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April 23
Police in Bosnia arrest 23 people suspected of being part of global drug kingpin's 'inner circle'
Law enforcement authorities say they have arrested 23 people in Bosnia suspected of belonging to a “global drug kingpin’s inner circle,” including police and security officials, in a clampdown on criminal networks controlling much of Europe’s cocaine t...
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April 23
UK puts its defense industry on 'war footing' and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid
The U.K. prime minister says the country is putting its defense industry on a “war footing” by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade
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April 23
Swedish customs seize around 1.4 tons of cocaine in one of the country's largest-ever drug busts
A Swedish customs official has told local media the group made one of the country’s biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1.4 tons of the drug last week in a port near Stockholm
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April 23
South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country's the most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years
April 23
April 23
More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide
Five more people have died in the English Channel, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic
April 23
April 23
2 Malaysia Navy helicopters collide midair killing all 10 crew members on board
There are no known survivors from the crash.
April 23
April 23
A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian missile strike that smashed a television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city
April 23
April 23
5 migrants die while crossing the English Channel hours after the UK approved a deportation bill
French authorities say five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel
April 23
April 23
At least 5 people, including a child, have died while crossing the English Channel, according to French media reports
At least 5 people, including a child, have died while crossing the English Channel, according to French media reports
April 23
April 23
$8 billion US military aid package to Taiwan will 'boost confidence' in region: president-elect
Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te says an $8 billion defense package approved by the U.S. House over the weekend will “strengthen the deterrence against authoritarianism in the West Pacific ally chain," in a reference to key rival China
April 23
April 23
Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground
Australia and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers have begun trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance, which faces challenges fr...
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April 23
A far-right German EU lawmaker's aide is arrested on suspicion of spying for China
German authorities say a man who works for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China
April 23
April 23
A German European Parliament lawmaker's employee has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, prosecutors say
A German European Parliament lawmaker's employee has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, prosecutors say
April 23
April 23
The Latest | Tent compound rises in southern Gaza as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in southern the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military signals that it plans an offensive on the city of Rafah
April 23
April 23
Facing pressure from rights groups, World Bank suspends funding for Tanzania tourism project
A U.S.-based rights group says the World Bank has suspended funding for a tourism project in Tanzania that allegedly caused the suffering of tens of thousands of villagers
April 23
April 23
Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at an Indian election rally
India’s main opposition party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators.”
April 23
April 23
From pop to politics, what to know as Sweden prepares for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden
April 23
April 23
Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective 'alter ego' solves gripping crimes
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has managed to turn his series of detective novels into a social and political chronicle of Cuba, especially his native Havana
April 23
April 23
North Macedonia to elect president after campaign focused on hot-button issue of EU membership
Voters are going to the polls in North Macedonia this week for the first round of the presidential election, the seventh such vote since the Balkan country gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991
April 23
April 23
2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 crew
Malaysia’s navy says two military helicopters collided midair and crashed during a training session, killing all 10 people on board
April 23
April 23
Malaysia's navy says 2 military helicopters collided during training and all 10 people aboard died
Malaysia's navy says 2 military helicopters collided during training and all 10 people aboard died
April 23
April 23
Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church
April 23
April 23
Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond
April 23