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As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee
Russia is exploiting air defense shortages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region by targeting civilian infrastructure and communities to drive away residents
April 20, 2024The Latest | Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria
A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or ...
April 22, 2024Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties
Israeli leaders are harshly criticizing an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military
April 21, 2024
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Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded seven soldiers
Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south
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UK home secretary to visit Italy to discuss stopping migrants arriving on boats
British Home Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Italy as part of the U.K. government’s efforts to crack down on migrants arriving by small boats
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North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to his belligerent testing activities and ...
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Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after fighting in court for years
A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years, died by euthanasia, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assistance
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Canadian family receives wrong body after father died on Cuban vacation
A family in Quebec is searching for answers after discovering that their father’s remains didn’t make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the remains of another man
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Venezuela's president meets with accuser in ongoing criminal probe into human rights abuse
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protests
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April 22
A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong one killed 13 earlier this month
A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude
April 22
April 22
Israeli intelligence chief resigns over Oct. 7
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, has submitted his resignation in the wake of the Oct. 7 surprise terror attack.
April 22
April 22
A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
A new report finds that the Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures for loggerhead sea turtles
April 22
April 22
Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi's civilian government, steps down
Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio is stepping down
April 22
April 22
British climate protester won't be charged for sign telling jurors to vote their conscience
A London judge says a climate protester who could have faced up to two years in prison for holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants should not be charged with contempt of court
April 22
April 22
Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan during apparent Israeli attack
New satellite photos suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran’s central city of Isfahan hit a radar system for a Russian-made air defense battery, contradicting repeated denials by officials in Tehran of any damage in the assault
April 22
April 22
Driver arrested for drug driving after plowing through classroom wall in Liverpool
A driver who plowed through the wall of a Liverpool classroom shortly before the start of school has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs
April 22
April 22
Nearly 100 Belarus political prisoners have severe medical problems, rights group says
A human rights group says that nearly 100 political prisoners in Belarus who were incarcerated in a severe crackdown on dissent are suffering severe medical problems and could be close to death
April 22
April 22
The EU ratchets up pressure on TikTok's new rewards app over risks to kids, warns of suspension
The European Union is demanding TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos and warned that it could order the video sharing platform to suspend addictive features that pose a risk to kids
April 22
April 22
European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied
The European Space Agency has added five new members to its astronaut corps
April 22
April 22
George Mallory's last letter from Everest said odds of reaching top were '50 to 1 against us'
The final letter that George Mallory wrote to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago has been digitalized
April 22
April 22
Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia
An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia
April 22
April 22
Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
Lawyers for Armenia have asked the top U.N. court to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansing
April 22
April 22
South Africa's ANC loses another court case against rival party led by former president Zuma
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost a second court case against a new rival party led by former President Jacob Zuma
April 22
April 22
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Delhi residents choke on fumes from massive landfill fire
Large plumes of smoke continued to rise from a massive landfill fire in Delhi, India, as residents complained of breathing problems.
April 22
April 22
Security forces kill 11 militants in northwest region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani military says
Pakistan's military says security forces killed eleven militants in two raids targeting their hideouts in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan
April 22
April 22
Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia's next leader after a top court rejects rivals' appeals
Indonesia’s top court has rejected appeals by two losing presidential candidates who demanded a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud in the February polls
April 22
April 22
Poland's leader says his country is ready to host NATO members' nuclear weapons to counter Russia
Poland’s president says the NATO member would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of the military alliances’s other members in response to Russia’s moving its nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus
April 22
April 22
UK prosecutors charge 2 men with spying for China, including a parliamentary researcher
Prosecutors in Britain say a former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man have been charged with spying for China
April 22
April 22
Heavy rainstorms kill 4 people in southern China. Ten others are missing
Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend have killed at least four people in riverside cities
April 22
April 22
Police in Greece raid homes and detain dozens in crackdown on deadly soccer violence
Police in Greece have detained dozens of suspects in a crackdown on soccer violence that led to the death of a police officer in December
April 22
April 22
Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties
Delegations from Greece and Turkey are meeting in Athens as part of long-standing efforts to improve often tense relations between the two neighbors, days after Turkey voiced objections over Greece’s plans to create marine nature reserves in the Ionian...
April 22
April 22
Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month
April 22
April 22
Cambodia's legacy of war remains deadly as 5 are killed by unexploded ordnance over the weekend
Two separate explosions from ordnance left over from Cambodia’s decades of warfare have killed five people and injured two others
April 22
April 22
Traffic resumes near Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange after a fire ruined the 400-year-old landmark
Traffic has begun to flow Monday near Copenhagen’s historic Old Stock Exchange which was half-destroyed by fire last week
April 22
April 22
A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution
Hong Kong has passed a legislation to stop the sale and distribution of Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery as a way to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the city
April 22
April 22
Poland's prime minister celebrates after his party wins a string of cities in mayoral votes
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has expressed satisfaction after a series of candidates supported by his party won weekend races for mayor
April 22
April 22
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges that first flights as part of Rwanda deportation plan will leave in 10-12 weeks
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges that first flights as part of Rwanda deportation plan will leave in 10-12 weeks
April 22
April 22
4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside dictator's birthplace in Austria
Police say four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth, and one gave a Hitler salute as they posed for photos
April 22
April 22
Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa. Burundi is especially hard-hit
Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall
April 22
April 22
UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July
April 22
April 22
3 Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China, transferring info on potential military tech
Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses have been arrested in Germany
April 22
April 22
Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants
Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, is resuming work after a long sick leave that followed two pacemaker implants
April 22
April 22
Japan's anti-monopoly body orders Google to fix ad search limits affecting Yahoo
Japan’s antitrust watchdog says U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo
April 22
April 22
Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church
An Australian judge has ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in Australia
April 22
April 22
US and Philippine forces launch combat drills in the disputed South China Sea
American and Filipino forces have launched their largest combat exercises in years in a show of allied firepower that will include joint sails with the French navy and a ship-sinking drill near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing
April 22
April 22
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack
The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate has resigned over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
April 22
April 22
Head of Israeli military intelligence resigns over Oct. 7 failures, first senior figure to step down over Hamas’ attack
Head of Israeli military intelligence resigns over Oct. 7 failures, first senior figure to step down over Hamas’ attack
April 22
April 22
Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II
April 22
April 22
Airport near volcano reopens as Indonesia lowers eruption alert level
Indonesian authorities reopened an international airport near a volcano that erupted last week as they lowered warnings
April 22
April 22
Takeaways from AP report on how the search for the coronavirus origins turned toxic
The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found
April 22
April 22
The Latest | Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria
A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or ...
April 22
April 22
Iran's president arrives in Pakistan for 3-day visit amid tight security
The leaders of Iran and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting that sought to smooth over a diplomatic rift
April 22