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WORLD NEWS


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Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections

Read full article: Trump administration tells embassies to rein in criticism of foreign elections

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there's a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest in doing so.

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3 hours ago

US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won't affect future distribution

Read full article: US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won't affect future distribution

The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired.

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3 hours ago

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Read full article: Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.

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4 hours ago

5 US immigrants deported to Eswatini in Africa are being held in solitary confinement

Read full article: 5 US immigrants deported to Eswatini in Africa are being held in solitary confinement

Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s secretive third-country program are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time.

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4 hours ago

Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy

Read full article: Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy.

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5 hours ago

Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Read full article: Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

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6 hours ago

Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

Read full article: Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza.

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6 hours ago

Trump will visit Scotland, where his family has golf courses, and will talk trade with Starmer

Read full article: Trump will visit Scotland, where his family has golf courses, and will talk trade with Starmer

President Donald Trump plans to visit Scotland next week.

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7 hours ago

British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak

Read full article: British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak

British media reports say a major data leak has exposed the identities of U.K. spies and special forces.

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9 hours ago

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

Read full article: Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees.

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11 hours ago

Could soccer ever become 'football' in the US?

Read full article: Could soccer ever become 'football' in the US?

It is the world’s most popular sport and yet there is still debate over what it should actually be called.

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13 hours ago

The Latest: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid

Read full article: The Latest: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid

The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

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15 hours ago

Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

Read full article: Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

Britain has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election.

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16 hours ago

Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

Read full article: Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.

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16 hours ago

Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia's invasion, says Zelenskyy

Read full article: Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russia's invasion, says Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new government plans to boost domestic arms production to meet half its military’s needs within six months.

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16 hours ago

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

Read full article: Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials.

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16 hours ago

Zelenskyy appoints a new prime minister for a war-weary nation

Read full article: Zelenskyy appoints a new prime minister for a war-weary nation

Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country’s deal with the U.S. to partner on the development of minerals.

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17 hours ago

Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy as state visit in China nears end

Read full article: Australian prime minister indulges in panda diplomacy as state visit in China nears end

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state visit that has cast China as a fellow champion of a global fair trade system under threat from the United States.

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19 hours ago

A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

Read full article: A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern Wasit province.

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19 hours ago

12-year-old Yu Zidi of China takes stunning times to the world swimming championships

Read full article: 12-year-old Yu Zidi of China takes stunning times to the world swimming championships

Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and has qualified for the world swimming championships in Singapore.

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20 hours ago

Wall Street cruises to more records as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally

Read full article: Wall Street cruises to more records as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally

Wall Street rose to more records following some better-than-expected updates on the economy.

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20 hours ago

Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte's home burglarized during All-Star break

Read full article: Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte's home burglarized during All-Star break

Police are investigating a burglary at a home reportedly owned by Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte.

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21 hours ago

UK signs treaty on defense, trade and migration with Germany as Europe bolsters security

Read full article: UK signs treaty on defense, trade and migration with Germany as Europe bolsters security

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have signed a treaty that pledges to tighten defense ties.

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1 day ago

Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

Read full article: Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

The Walt Disney Co. is suing a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry.

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1 day ago

Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs

Read full article: Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs

Thousands have been forced to forgo an annual pilgrimage to a revered waterfall in central Haiti, now in territory held by gangs, where they would splash among sacred waters and rub their bodies with aromatic leaves.

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1 day ago

How to clean keyboard grunge, earwax in earphones and screen smudges

Read full article: How to clean keyboard grunge, earwax in earphones and screen smudges

Cleaning your electronic devices is essential for hygiene and performance.

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1 day ago

Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

Read full article: Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

Prince Harry has followed in his late mother’s footsteps by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity’s work clearing explosives from old war zones.

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1 day ago

Trump hosts Persian Gulf leaders at White House as new violence raises questions about peace efforts

Read full article: Trump hosts Persian Gulf leaders at White House as new violence raises questions about peace efforts

President Donald Trump has hosted Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's prime minister at the White House.

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1 day ago

Daunted by geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

Read full article: Daunted by geopolitics and trade war, US companies in China report record-low new investment plans

American companies in China are reporting record-low investment plans and declining confidence in profits this year.

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1 day ago

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini, where the US sent 5 deportees

Read full article: What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini, where the US sent 5 deportees

The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power.

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1 day ago

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

Read full article: PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

The program known as PEPFAR is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million people around the world with HIV.

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1 day ago

Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France

Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France

A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line.

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1 day ago

Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime

Read full article: Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest crackdown on cybercrime

Cambodian authorities have made 1,000 arrests after Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime operators.

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1 day ago

Another key ally quits Netanyahu's governing coalition in a major blow to Israel's leader

Read full article: Another key ally quits Netanyahu's governing coalition in a major blow to Israel's leader

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is quitting the government, leaving him with a minority in parliament.

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1 day ago

Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead

Read full article: Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead

Bangladeshi security forces have clashed with supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least four dead and scores of people injured.

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1 day ago

The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

Read full article: The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein.

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1 day ago

Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations

Read full article: Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations

An $8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders begins, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

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1 day ago

Trump's Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return

Read full article: Trump's Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return

President Donald Trump's links course at Turnberry has not been taken off the British Open rotation.

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1 day ago

Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

Read full article: Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

Europol has announced details of a major international operation targeting a pro-Russian cybercrime group.

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1 day ago

USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics

Read full article: USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics

USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and technical support going into both next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics and the 2030 Games in the French Alps.

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1 day ago

How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring thousands of Afghans to Britain

Read full article: How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring thousands of Afghans to Britain

The current and previous British governments are facing criticism over a secret program that resettled thousands of Afghans in the U.K. after the Taliban's return to power in 2021.

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1 day ago

Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

Read full article: Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says export controls on advanced chips require companies to adapt.

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1 day ago

Indian police find Russian woman and her 2 daughters living in an isolated forest cave

Read full article: Indian police find Russian woman and her 2 daughters living in an isolated forest cave

Police in India’s southern Karnataka state say they have found a Russian woman and her two young daughters living in isolation in a remote forest cave.

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1 day ago

The Latest: 20 killed at Gaza food hub; Israel continues strikes in Syria

Read full article: The Latest: 20 killed at Gaza food hub; Israel continues strikes in Syria

And Israeli-backed American organization in Gaza says 20 Palestinians died in a stampede at a food distribution center.

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1 day ago

At least 15 injured in Russian attack targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine

Read full article: At least 15 injured in Russian attack targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine

Russia has launched overnight attacks on four Ukrainian cities, injuring at least 15 people and targeting energy infrastructure.

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1 day ago

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire

Read full article: Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire

Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its airstrikes after intervening.

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1 day ago

Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

Read full article: Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.

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1 day ago

A crowd surge at an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed group kills 20 Palestinians

Read full article: A crowd surge at an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed group kills 20 Palestinians

An American aid organization says 20 Palestinians were killed at a distribution site in Gaza.

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1 day ago

US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini

Read full article: US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini

The United States says it has sent five immigrants to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.

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1 day ago

Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

Read full article: Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

A Japanese man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges.

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1 day ago

Wall Street is rattled as Trump says he discussed firing Powell but is 'unlikely' to do it

Read full article: Wall Street is rattled as Trump says he discussed firing Powell but is 'unlikely' to do it

President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve.

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1 day ago

In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others

Read full article: In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others

In Uganda, politics often intertwines with spiritual beliefs, as many politicians secretly consult traditional healers or witch doctors for perceived advantages.

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1 day ago

Russia may hope to use Trump's 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely

Read full article: Russia may hope to use Trump's 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains seem unlikely

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

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1 day ago

UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping

Read full article: UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping

The U.N. Security Council has authorized continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have defied its previous demands to immediately halt all such attacks.

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1 day ago

France, UK and Germany would restore UN sanctions on Iran next month without progress on a deal

Read full article: France, UK and Germany would restore UN sanctions on Iran next month without progress on a deal

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

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2 days ago

Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in Africa and the Caribbean

Read full article: Trump to put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations, including those in Africa and the Caribbean

President Donald Trump says he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean.

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2 days ago

Cuban minister resigns after backlash for saying there are no beggars in Cuba

Read full article: Cuban minister resigns after backlash for saying there are no beggars in Cuba

Cuba’s Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera has resigned after controversial comments she made about poverty in the island nation.

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2 days ago

Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

Read full article: Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to detain far more people than before, tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally.

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2 days ago

Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says

Read full article: Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says

Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined.

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2 days ago

Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia

Read full article: Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia

President Donald Trump is downplaying the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive.

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2 days ago

Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana's 1997 trip

Read full article: Prince Harry is in Angola to raise awareness for land mine clearing, repeating Diana's 1997 trip

Prince Harry is visiting the African nation of Angola with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997.

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2 days ago

Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says

Read full article: Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says

Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days.

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2 days ago

UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop 'genocide' in Gaza

Read full article: UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop 'genocide' in Gaza

The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank has called for global action to stop what she describes as “genocide” in Gaza.

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2 days ago

France's prime minister wants to cut 2 public holidays to save money for the indebted economy

Read full article: France's prime minister wants to cut 2 public holidays to save money for the indebted economy

France’s prime minister has proposed cutting two public holidays to save money in next year’s budget.

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2 days ago

As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Read full article: As Waltz faces UN post hearings, an update on the Signal situation that led to his initial ousting

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing.

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2 days ago

Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

Read full article: Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States.

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2 days ago

Ukraine's prime minister resigns, opening the door to a broad government reshuffle

Read full article: Ukraine's prime minister resigns, opening the door to a broad government reshuffle

Ukraine’s prime minister has announced his resignation.

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2 days ago

UN finds rising child malnutrition in Gaza, where officials say Israeli strikes kill 93 people

Read full article: UN finds rising child malnutrition in Gaza, where officials say Israeli strikes kill 93 people

The U.N. reports that child malnutrition in Gaza has doubled since Israel restricted food entry in March.

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2 days ago

The Latest: Trump promotes tech and energy investments in Pennsylvania

Read full article: The Latest: Trump promotes tech and energy investments in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania have jointly announced tens of billions of dollars of energy and technology investments in the state of Pennsylvania.

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2 days ago

Brazilian ex-President Bolsonaro echoes Trump by describing his coup plot trial as a 'witch hunt'

Read full article: Brazilian ex-President Bolsonaro echoes Trump by describing his coup plot trial as a 'witch hunt'

Brazil’s chief prosecutor has called for a guilty verdict in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of leading a coup plot that sought to overturn the 2022 election result.

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2 days ago

Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii

Read full article: Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii

An mosaic panel on travertine slabs depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era has been returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II.

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2 days ago

The Open Championship or the British Open? Even in Northern Ireland it depends on the audience

Read full article: The Open Championship or the British Open? Even in Northern Ireland it depends on the audience

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but it's not on the island of Great Britain.

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2 days ago

World's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car

Read full article: World's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car

Fauja Singh, known as the Turbaned Torpedo and believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at 114 after being hit by a car in India.

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2 days ago

Thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain in secrecy after a data leak

Read full article: Thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain in secrecy after a data leak

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them.

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2 days ago

Ukrainians welcome US aid but see Trump’s 50-day ultimatum to Putin as too long

Read full article: Ukrainians welcome US aid but see Trump’s 50-day ultimatum to Putin as too long

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed gratitude for U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to send more weapons to Ukraine, particularly Patriot air defense missile systems.

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2 days ago

UK Treasury chief will slash financial services red tape to boost investment

Read full article: UK Treasury chief will slash financial services red tape to boost investment

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has announced plans to cut regulations for banks and finance firms to boost the economy.

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2 days ago

Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

Read full article: Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary are back on Earth.

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2 days ago

India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

Read full article: India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

India's aviation regulator has ordered airlines to inspect fuel control switches on certain Boeing models.

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2 days ago

Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

Read full article: Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile Sweida province.

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2 days ago

EU ministers request more detail and action from Israel on aid deal for Gaza

Read full article: EU ministers request more detail and action from Israel on aid deal for Gaza

The European Union is seeking updates and more action from Israel on implementing a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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2 days ago

Netanyahu's governing coalition is fracturing. Here's what it means for Israel and Gaza

Read full article: Netanyahu's governing coalition is fracturing. Here's what it means for Israel and Gaza

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party has announced plans to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government.

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2 days ago

Tesla debuts in India, but its cars likely cost too much for most Indians

Read full article: Tesla debuts in India, but its cars likely cost too much for most Indians

Tesla has opened its first showroom in India, marking the electric vehicle maker’s long-anticipated debut in the world’s third-biggest automotive market.

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2 days ago

A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

Read full article: A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

A music festival in Utsjoki, Finland, brings Sámi culture to the spotlight under the midnight sun.

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2 days ago

One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

Read full article: One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

Josep Lluís Iriberri is a Jesuit priest who designed a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in northern Spain more than a decade ago.

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2 days ago

Australian Prime Minister complains to President Xi about Chinese live-fire exercises

Read full article: Australian Prime Minister complains to President Xi about Chinese live-fire exercises

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping about a Chinese naval live-fire exercise near Australia.

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2 days ago

Bangladesh struggles to contain the fallout of an uprising that toppled its leader last year

Read full article: Bangladesh struggles to contain the fallout of an uprising that toppled its leader last year

Bangladesh was at the precipice of charting a new beginning last year after its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from power in a student-led uprising.

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2 days ago

Most US stocks slump, but Nvidia nudges Nasdaq to another record

Read full article: Most US stocks slump, but Nvidia nudges Nasdaq to another record

Most U.S. stocks fell after an update on inflation hurt Wall Street’s hopes for lower interest rates.

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2 days ago

They cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree. Now they face over 4 years in prison

Read full article: They cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree. Now they face over 4 years in prison

Two men who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree have been sentenced to over four years in prison.

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2 days ago

Mike Waltz pledges to make UN 'great again' at Senate confirmation hearing

Read full article: Mike Waltz pledges to make UN 'great again' at Senate confirmation hearing

Mike Waltz told lawmakers Tuesday at his confirmation hearing to be U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations that he plans to make the world body “great again.”.

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2 days ago

Nvidia to resume sales of highly desired AI computer chips to China

Read full article: Nvidia to resume sales of highly desired AI computer chips to China

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used for artificial intelligence to China.

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Japan calls China's military activity its biggest strategic challenge

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Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report.

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14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates

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U.N. health officials have estimated that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year.

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What Trump's new weapons plan for Ukraine might mean

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Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation

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Temporary protections allowing nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and avoid deportation are expiring.

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Senate Democrats say Trump's policies are hurting America’s ability to compete with China

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Senate Democrats say President Donald Trump's policies are weakening America’s ability to compete with China.

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Take a first look at the new Harry Potter as HBO begins filming series

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A British aristocrat and her boyfriend are convicted of killing their newborn

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Here's what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters

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4 people were killed in a small plane crash at London Southend airport, police say

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Police say all four people aboard a a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead.

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