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Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
In March, Indonesian officials and local fishermen rescued 75 people from the overturned hull of a boat that was carrying Rohingya refugees when it capsized off Indonesia
May 07, 2024How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest
May 10, 2024Human remains found at Hitler's Wolf Lair, too decayed to determine cause of death
The bunker was Hitler’s chief headquarters from 1941-44.
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Mexico's ruling party presidential candidate slips, says outgoing leader led by 'personal ambition'
Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slipped up during a campaign speech Friday and said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was motivated by “personal ambition,” but later acknowledged the phrase could have been misinterpreted
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North Korean leader Kim supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system the country plans to deploy to its forces starting this year as it bolsters its lineup of weapons targeting South Korean population centers
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Flooding in Brazil is set to continue through the weekend
At least 113 people have died in the flooding.
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Federal government report sheds light on Israel's military campaign
The high-stakes report details the U.S. government's review of weapons used by Israel in combat. ABC News contributor Asma Khalid details what's inside the report.
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Death toll in bombings at displacement camps in eastern Congo rises to at least 35
An official in Congo says the death toll in the bombings of two camps for displaced people in the country's east last week has risen to at least 35
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Report on Israel's use of U.S. arms does not have 'complete information'
A new report from the State Department states the Biden administration does not have “complete information” that Israel used U.S. weapons to violate international law.
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Kuwait's emir dissolves parliament again, amid political gridlock in oil-rich nation
Kuwait’s emir has again dissolved the small, oil-rich country’s parliament amid continuing political deadlock
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South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel's actions in Gaza
South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”
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Thousands of protesters in Armenia demand the prime minister's resignation over Azerbaijan dispute
Thousands of protesters angered by the government’s decision to hand over control of some border villages to Azerbaijan have demonstrated in the center of the Armenian capital for a second day to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
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Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
Hundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother's Day
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Afghan author Zarifa Adiba reflects on the life-changing power of music
Author Zarifa Adiba believes all the women in Afghanistan should be free.
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Russia may soon begin summer offensive attack in Ukraine
Russian forces have launched a new push into the Kharkiv region in Northeastern Ukraine as the Biden administration announces a desperately needed $400 million aid package for Ukraine.
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Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas paused
Israel has indicated it plans to push forward with war operations in Rafah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “we will do what we have to do to protect our country…”
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How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest
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Prince William says Kate's 'doing well,' in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis
Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife’s health in one of his few statements about Kate’s condition since she announced that she was undergoing treatment for cancer
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Iraqi government asks the United Nations to wind down its political mission in the country
The Iraqi government has requested the United Nations end a mission set up to promote governance and human rights reforms in the country by the end of 2025, the latest in a series of international bodies operating in the country that Iraq has sought to...
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Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
A Taliban official says that flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people
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Romanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial
A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical restrictions against online influencer Andrew Tate
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Film academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028
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Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru's president over alleged influence peddling
Peruvian authorities have arrested President Dina Boluarte’s brother and her lawyer over influence-peddling accusations
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A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
Authorities in Argentina say at least 90 people were injured in Buenos Aires when a passenger train struck an empty box car on the tracks and derailed
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Malta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal
Malta’s deputy prime minister has resigned and ended his European Commission bid
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China's Xi leaves Hungary as he concludes a 5-day visit to Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping has left Hungary, concluding a tour of three European nations meant to reinforce China’s growing influence on the continent
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Pakistani police prevent pro-Palestinian protesters from moving toward US embassy in Islamabad
Police in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad have prevented a pro-Palestinian rally by a radical Islamist party from moving toward the U.S. Embassy, where demonstrators wanted to stage a sit-in against Israel’s strikes in Gaza
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UN warns war in Gaza has reached ‘even more unprecedented levels of emergency’
Israeli air strikes continue in Rafah as international criticism rises.
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Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy
Mock coffins have filled one of Milan’s most famous squares in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths
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Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria's north in the latest attack targeting schools
Gunmen have abducted at least nine students from a school in northern Nigeria's Kogi State
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Police prevent environmental activists from storming Tesla factory in Germany
German police say they have prevented hundreds of demonstrators from storming Tesla’s factory near Berlin during protests against the pioneering electric car maker over its environmental footprint
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75-year-old 'mastermind' of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
A 75-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery of a travel agency in northern England nearly two decades ago
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Syria's Kurdish-led force hands over 2 IS militants suspected in 2014 mass killing of Iraqi troops
Syria's U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State group militants suspected of involvement in the 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers
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A bus plunges off a bridge in Russia, killing 3, injuring 6 others
Authorities in Russia say seven people were killed when a bus veered off a bridge in St. Petersburg, the country's second-largest city
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A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president
A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country's flag in flames has stoked tensions and led to accusations of treason
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Top Philippine security official demands Chinese diplomats' expulsion as territorial row escalates
A top Philippine security official has demanded the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly behind a reported leak of a phone conversation between one of the diplomats and a Filipino admiral about South China Sea disputes that have strained ...
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Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy
A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
Two environmental activists have attacked a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library
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Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media
Japan’s defense chief has called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on a Chinese social media site showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port west of Tokyo
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Makeshift shelter saves hundreds of dogs amid floods in southern Brazil
Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state
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Ukraine says Russia is trying to break through its defenses in the northeastern Kharkiv region
Ukraine has rushed reinforcements to its northeastern Kharkiv region to hold off a Russian attempt to breach local defenses
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Floods in eastern Congo causing hardship to almost half a million people, WFP says
Floods in South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces in eastern Congo have hit nearly half a million people, creating food shortages, displacements and risk of diseases, according to a World Food Program report released Wednesday
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Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
An Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating
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Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
The U.N. says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 110,000 people to flee north
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For Israel’s contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest
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Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court enabling him to campaign in elections
A top Indian opposition leader has been freed from jail on interim bail by the Supreme Court nearly seven weeks after his arrest in a bribery case
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Croatia conservative leader Plenkovic appointed as prime minister-designate for third term
Croatian conservative leader Andrej Plenkovic has been formally appointed prime minister-designate for a third consecutive term after he forged an alliance with an extreme right party following an inconclusive election
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South Korea stresses need for fair treatment for Line chat app operator Naver
South Korea has vowed to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture
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The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin
The U_N_ General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.”
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Pope urges Italians to have babies as a measure of hope for future
Pope Francis has pressed his campaign to urge Italians to have children
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Hopes fading for 44 workers still missing days after South Africa building collapse
Hope is fading for dozens of workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa
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Mixing games and education, Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria to promote mental health
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans
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