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Pakistan's military says March attack that killed Chinese engineers was planned in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in Afghanistan and the bomber was an Afghan citizen
May 07, 2024Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego
The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego
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Bomb in northeastern Afghanistan kills 3 officers who were part of convoy handling poppy eradication
A Taliban official says A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers
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Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy
The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos
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Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
Families of the victims of last week's bombings at two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo, which killed at least sixteen people, have mourned their loved ones at a ceremony in the city of Goma
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Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan
Pakistan's military says its security forces have killed six militants in twin raids in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan
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Mexico hit by hours of rolling blackouts after high temps, low power generation
Mexico has been hit by hours of rolling blackouts late Tuesday due to high temperatures and temporary drops in electrical power generation
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EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets
European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc
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Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, foreign minister says
Kosovo’s foreign minister says her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe
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Lithuania defends banning Russian and Belarusian observers from monitoring upcoming election
Lithuania has defended the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian observers to monitor its upcoming presidential election, accusing both countries of spearheading campaigns that “pose a threat to our national security.”
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Croatia ruling conservatives will form government with a far-right group after inconclusive election
Croatia’s ruling conservatives have agreed to form a coalition with an extreme party, which would push the country further to the right ahead of next month’s European parliamentary election
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A Cambodian court sentences a union leader to 18 months in prison for comments on Facebook
A Cambodian labor union leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with comments he made in a live broadcast on Facebook two years ago that criticized the arrest of a casino worker
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Israel and Hamas face international pressure to reach a cease-fire agreement
Emergency workers said at least 30 people are dead in Rafah as the Israeli military continues to bomb the southern Gaza town.
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Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow
Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being a spy
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Moscow court rejects appeal to move to house arrest a deputy defense minister facing bribery charges
A Moscow court rejected an appeal filed by a Russian deputy defense minister’s lawyers who sought to have him moved from prison to house arrest as he faces bribery charges
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Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after decriminalization
The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes
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Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus
Poland's security officials say that a 41-year-old man from Russia has been detained and is being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia's ally Belarus
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UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election
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European regulator pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's COVID shot
The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled
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Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding
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Cargo plane makes emergency landing after front landing gear fails
Dramatic video captured the moment a cargo plane made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed.
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Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira's taxes be thrown out
Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira
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Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean
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Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of an unfinished five-story apartment building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday
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An extremist group and ethnic militias committed atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch says an extremist group linked to al-Qaida carried out mass killings in two villages in central Mali in January
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Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it's not permanent
Cambodia’s Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships at a strategically important naval base that is being expanded with funding from Beijing does not constitute a permanent deployment of the Chinese military i...
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Europeans want governments to focus on curbing migration
Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and few of those interviewed across the globe consider climate to be among the top three priorities for their government
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Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan
The Taliban has rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the reality.”
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Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU elections in June
A prominent Berlin politician has been violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck in the latest attack on elected officials that raises concern over rising political violence in Germany
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A cargo plane makes an emergency landing in Istanbul after front landing gear fails
A cargo aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed
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China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a 'shared future'
China and European Union candidate Serbia have signed an agreement to build a “shared future” between the two states, making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document with Beijing
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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in sweeping assault in 6 regions
Russia launched overnight 21 attack drones and 55 missiles, Ukraine said.
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Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with a 'massive' attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism
Ukraine's president says Russia has launched a massive nighttime attack on energy facilities across Ukraine, targeting seven regions with more than 50 missiles and drones
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Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city
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The protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' has been banned in the city after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling
The protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' has been banned in the city after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered
The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza but a United Nations agency says no aid has yet entered
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Israel announces reopening of a key crossing for aid to enter Gaza that was closed after a weekend rocket attack
Israel announces reopening of a key crossing for aid to enter Gaza that was closed after a weekend rocket attack
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The Latest | Blasts and gunfire heard near Rafah crossing, still closed under Israeli control
Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing remains closed after Israeli forces seized it the day before
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North Macedonia holds elections dominated by the country's path to EU membership and corruption
Voters in North Macedonia are casting ballots in a parliamentary election and a presidential runoff
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Western Hemisphere nations pledge to continue coordinating response to historic regional migration
Representatives from 22 Western Hemisphere countries gathered in Guatemala have renewed their commitment to continue offering legal pathways to enter their countries, to provide aid to communities most affected by migration and to coordinate their resp...
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Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war
Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war
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Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault in dangerous aircraft encounter
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected China’s argument that Australia was responsible for a dangerous weekend encounter between their military aircraft in international airspace over the Yellow Sea
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US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea
U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, have unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed ...
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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
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The North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies at 94
North Korea says Kim Ki Nam, the propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three dynastic leaders, has died at 94
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Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego
The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego
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Tensions grow in Middle East as Israel undertakes 'precise operations' in Rafah
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joins the conversation.
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4 Palestinian children arrive to US from Gaza for medical treatment
Nearly 15,000 children in Gaza have been killed and thousands more have been injured since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
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Security guard shot outside Drake's Toronto mansion: Police
A motive is unknown at this time, police said.
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Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation
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3 Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader in Canada appear in court
Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year have appeared in court in the case that set off a diplomatic spat after Canada's prime minister said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement
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