Putin announces Russian annexation of four Ukrainian regions

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has proclaimed the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions at a signing ceremony in the Kremlin.Ukraine, Western countries and the United Nations

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Thai court rules coup leader can remain PM

BANGKOK—General Prayuth, Thailand, coup leader, constitutional court,It had suspended him while it heard the case but it had been widely expected to reject the opposition parties' petition.The opposition

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Australia ends Covid isolation rule as it moves beyond 'emergency phase'

SYDNEY — Australia has said it will end mandatory Covid isolation requirements from next month.Currently, anyone who tests positive to the virus must isolate for five days, but that will end from 14

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Jewish sect members held in Mexico escape after overpowering guards

MEXICO CITY — About 20 members of a Jewish sect held at a facility in Mexico after a police raid on their jungle base have fled.Footage showed men, women, and children streaming out of the site in Huixtla,

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Hurricane Ian: Survivors speak of 'brutal' storm as Florida counts cost

FLORIDA — The damage left behind in Hurricane Ian's wake is obvious: the boats piled up in the streets in Fort Myers, the pier ripped in half in Naples.What authorities in Florida don't know

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Survivors speak of horror as Zaporizhzhia convoy hit

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — At least 23 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a Russian rocket strike on a humanitarian convoy in south Ukraine, local officials say.A huge crater next to a row

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Kabul blast kills teenagers sitting practice exam

KABUL — A suicide attack at a tuition center in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 19 people, most of them female students, police and witnesses say.Nearly 30 others were wounded at the Kaaj

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Iran president says 'chaos' will not be accepted as protests continue

TEHRAN — Iran's president has warned that he will not accept "chaos", as authorities continue to crack down on protests that have swept across the country since the death in custody of

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Cities flooded and power cut as Hurricane Ian crosses Florida

FLORIDA — One of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years has left 2.4 million homes and businesses in Florida without power and floodwaters surging inland.Hurricane Ian made landfall at around

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Russia to formally annex four more areas of Ukraine

MOSCOW — Russia's Vladimir Putin will hold a signing ceremony on Friday formally annexing four more areas of Ukraine after self-styled referendums condemned by Ukraine and the West as a sham.Russian-backed

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13 killed in Iraq as Iran attacks Kurdish groups blamed for protests

BAGHDAD — Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups.A

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Australian adviser to Suu Kyi gets three years jail in Myanmar

YANGON — An Australian professor and former adviser to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed for three years by military authorities.Sean Turnell was detained in Yangon in February

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Russia and West trade blame over alleged sabotage of undersea gas pipelines

BRUSSELS — Russia and the West have traded blame over alleged sabotage that caused mysterious leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.Two underwater pipelines running from Russia to Germany were damaged

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Ukrainians told to be ready to fight for Russia

KIEV — Ukraine’s progress in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia has been far more limited than its successes in the northeast. Front line positions come under regular fire as both Russia

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Full results out for Ukraine ‘referendums’ as Kremlin-backed authorities claim victory

MOSCOW/KIEV — The Kremlin-installed governments of the four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine have all declared victories in the so-called annexation referendums.Authorities published claims that an

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Hurricane Ian: Florida fears catastrophic flooding as storm nears

TAMPA — Residents in Florida are anxiously bracing for life-threatening tidal surges, floods and winds as Hurricane Ian approaches.The storm has already thrashed western Cuba and is expected to intensify

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India bans Muslim group PFI under anti-terror law

NEW DELHI — India’s federal government has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI), which has been accused of having "links" with global terror groups, for five years following two rounds

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Hurricane Ian: Cuba suffers complete blackout after storm

HAVANA — Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummeled the western end of the island, its government has announced.The electrical system is experiencing total collapse, officials said,

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India bans Muslim group PFI under anti-terror law

NEW DELHI — India’s federal government has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI), which has been accused of having "links" with global terror groups, for five years following two rounds

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World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears

NEW YORK — “Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior UN envoy for the country,

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UAE, Oman leaders hold talks on cementing fraternal ties, economic partnership

MUSCAT — President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq held talks in Muscat on Tuesday over building upon fraternal relations and

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Russians fleeing to Georgia nearly double amid Putin’s reservist order

MOSCOW — The number of Russians arriving in Georgia has nearly doubled since Vladimir Putin’s call-up of extra reservists to fight in Ukraine.Georgia’s Interior Ministry says 10,000 are arriving

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Sabotage fears after several gas leaks are identified in Nord Stream pipelines

BERLIN — Danish and Swedish authorities have issued navigation warnings after two gas leaks were identified on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which the Kremlin shut down earlier this month for an indefinite

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Nasa flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit

WASHINGTON — The American space agency's Dart probe has smashed into an asteroid on Monday, destroying itself in the process.The collision was intentional and designed to test whether space rocks

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Russia admits mobilization errors, amid growing public opposition

People bid farewell to army reservists in the Omsk region, Russia.MOSCOW — The Kremlin has admitted mistakes were made in its drive to mobilize Russian army reservists to fight in Ukraine, amid growing

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Sri Lanka power cuts blamed on wrong oil

COLOMBO — A senior Sri Lankan official has blamed poor quality crude oil imports for the shutdown of a power plant, leading to extended blackouts.Utilities regulator chief Janaka Ratnayake said the oil

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Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship

MOSCOW — Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked extensive US intelligence surveillance operations, has been granted Russian citizenship.The decree was signed by Russian President

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Russians flee to Mongolia after Putin's mobilization order

MOSCOW — Protests, drafting errors and a mass exodus of eligible reservist troops have wreaked havoc with Russia’s recent military mobilization.Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced more people

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Far-right brothers of Italy wins elections

ROME — The far-right Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, won Monday the Italian elections with 26 percent of the votes, followed by the Democratic Party, which won 19 percent and five star movement

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Brotherhood spiritual leader Yusuf Al Qaradawi dies at age 96

DOHA — Yusuf Al Qaradawi, Egyptian-born spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, has died at the age of 96, his official website and Twitter account announced on Monday.The cause of death was not

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Four dead as 'explosive' typhoon hits Philippines

MANILA — Four rescue workers have been killed and one left missing after a typhoon hit the main island of the Philippines.Typhoon Noru, previously classed as a super typhoon, caused gusts of up to 240kph

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Truss’s top aide Fullbrook paid by his own lobbying firm

LONDON — The PM’s closest aide Mark Fullbrook is not paid directly by the government — but instead gets his salary via a private firm, it has emerged.Opposition parties have described the arrangement

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Hundreds gather in London over the death of Mahsa Amini

LONDON — Hundreds of people protested in London this weekend to voice their anger about the suspicious death of Mahsa Amini, alongside the Iranian government's violent suppression of continued nationwide

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Evacuations in Philippines as explosive Typhoon Noru nears

MANILA — Thousands of people have been evacuated and government offices have been closed as a super typhoon bashes the Philippines eastern islands.Typhoon Noru has caused gusts of up to 240kph (149mph)

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Russia had ‘no choice’ but to launch ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine: Lavrov

NEW YORK — Faced with the “inability” of Western countries to negotiate and the Ukrainian government’s “war against its own people” in the east, Russia had “no choice” but to launch what

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Quad backs UN Special Envoy Grundberg efforts to extend truce in Yemen

LONDON — The British government announced that the ministers and representatives of Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, and UK (The Quad) met to discuss the situation in Yemen.In a statement, the Quad reaffirmed

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Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue

MOSCOW — Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia’s new “partial mobilization” continue across the country, an independent rights group has said.OVD-Info

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Putin fires deputy defense chief Bulgakov amid supply failures

MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has fired the general charged with managing the Russian military's faltering logistics operations in Ukraine.Gen, Dmitry Bulgakov, deputy defense minister, was removed from

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Flood-ravaged Pakistan’s leader appeals for urgent global support in UN address

NEW YORK — With huge swaths of his country still under water following recent devastating floods, Pakistan’s Prime Minister appealed on Friday for global support to help his country face the consequences

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Build momentum to ‘finish the job’ and end COVID-19 pandemic: Guterres

NEW YORK — Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progress that has been

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Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, say UN investigators

GENEVA — A group of United Nations experts investigating human rights violations committed in Ukraine in the seven months since Russia invaded said on Friday they had turned up evidence of war crimes.The

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Palestinian anger at possible UK Jerusalem embassy move

NEW YORK — The Palestinians have called a proposal by the UK to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a "blatant violation of international law".UK PM Liz Truss is said to have told her

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Hong Kong to end controversial hotel quarantine policy

HONG KONG — Hong Kong's government says that from Monday people arriving in Hong Kong will no longer have to go into mandatory hotel quarantine.Travelers will also no longer have to show a negative

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Why do Indian authorities raid Popular Front offices and arrest its leaders?

NEW DELHI — Controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) is holding a strike in the southern state of Kerala on Friday, a day after authorities raided its offices in several states and arrested

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Raisi says police custody death must be investigated

NEW YORK — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said the death of a woman in police custody must be investigated after it sparked widespread protests.Speaking on a visit to the UN General Assembly in

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Death toll rises amid unrest in Iran over woman's death in police custody

TEHRAN — The number of people killed in violent protests in Iran over the past six nights shot up on Thursday as unrest spreads across the country in response to a woman’s death in police custody.Official

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Occupied Ukraine regions start voting in 'sham referenda'

KYIV — Four occupied regions in Ukraine are set to start voting Friday in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the areas in a sharp

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Azovstal fighters and foreign prisoners freed in high-profile exchange deals

KYIV — Moscow swapped high-profile commanders of Mariupol's Azov Regiment in return for a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the largest prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion

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Ukraine war: Zelensky calls for a special tribunal to punish Russia for its invasion

NEW YORK — A special tribunal should be created to punish Russia for its aggression in Ukraine, the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly.Zelensky, speaking in a pre-recorded

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Vloggers rekindle the joys of India train journeys

MUMBAI — The video begins with the chugging sound of a train in motion.A yellow board with Rameswaram written in black lets you know you're departing the island town in India's southern state

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Malaysian in US Navy scandal recaptured after jailbreak

CARACAS — A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after he escaped house arrest two weeks ago.Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard",

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North Korea denies supplying weapons to Russia

SEOUL — North Korea says it has never sold weapons to Russia and has no plans to do so, following US reports that Moscow was turning to Pyongyang to replenish stockpiles.US officials had said Russia

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Ukraine war: Russia arrests hundreds as call-up sparks protests

MOSCOW — Russian police are reported to have arrested hundreds of protesters rallying against the Kremlin's decision to call up thousands of extra troops to fight in Ukraine.Russian human rights

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Russian protesters take to the streets over Putin's mobilization order

MOSCOW — More than 800 protesters have been arrested in cities across Russia as they protested Vladimir Putin's order to mobilize 300,000 troops to fight in the Ukraine war.Putin's speech sparked

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World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres

NEW YORK — The world is falling ”far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, appealing for concrete

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Denmark becomes first country to pay for ‘loss and damage’ from climate change

COPENHAGEN — Denmark has just promised 100 million Danish crowns (€13.4 million) to developing nations damaged by climate change.On Tuesday, it became the first country to offer “loss and damage”

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US Congress set to consider proposal for legislation to prevent another January 6

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday is set to consider legislation introduced by GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California to make it harder to overturn

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US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud

WASHINGTON — US prosecutors have charged 47 people in the largest Covid relief fraud scheme alleged to date.The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid program that was

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Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia

HONG KONG — It was an offer he could not resist: an easy job overseas, a sizeable salary, and even a chance to live in a swanky hotel with his own personal trainer.When Yang Weibin saw the ad for a telesales

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West condemns Russian plans for 'sham' Ukraine vote

NEW YORK — Western nations have condemned Moscow's plans to hold urgent so-called referendums in parts of Ukraine that are currently under Russian control.The votes have been called by Russian-backed

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Six-month wait for Pakistan floodwater to recede, warn relief agencies

ISLAMABAD — Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday.Close to eight million people have

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UN chief warns world is in ‘great peril’ as leaders arrive for General Assembly

NEW YORK — Warning that the world is in “great peril,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate

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Sperm whales die in mass stranding on Australian beach

SYDNEY — Fourteen young sperm whales have died in a mass stranding on a beach in Tasmania, Australia.The whale carcasses were discovered by locals on King Island and reported to authorities on Monday

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Sri Lankans freed from Russian brutality in Ukraine

KHARKIV — Ukraine's recapture of the city of Izyum has brought multiple allegations of atrocities under Russian occupation. Among the accounts emerging is that of a group of Sri Lankans held captive

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Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US, says Joe Biden

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise.Biden said that while "we still have a problem",

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Deadly blasts hit separatist-run Ukraine city

KYIV — Thirteen people have been killed and others wounded in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to its Russian-backed mayor.Alexei Kulemzin blamed

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Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’

NEW YORK — The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals

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Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted

NEW YORK — Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our world,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact Board meeting on Sunday.Climate

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Strong earthquake shakes Taiwan

TAIPEI — A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking

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Britain bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth with an outpouring of emotion

LONDON — Britain will bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a majestic funeral steeped in tradition and a send-off reflective of the broad popularity she managed to retain over her remarkable

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Gaza farmer finds Byzantine mosaic while planting tree

GAZA CITY — A Palestinian farmer has discovered an ornate Byzantine floor mosaic while trying to plant an olive tree on his land in the Gaza Strip.Salman al-Nabahin said he and his son had been digging

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Nasa Mars rover collects 'amazing' rock samples

WASHINGTON — The US space agency's Perseverance rover is close to completing its first set of objectives on Mars.The Nasa robot has collected a diverse set of rock samples that it will soon deposit

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Chinese official warns against touching foreigners after monkeypox case

BEIJING — A top Chinese health official has warned locals against touching foreigners, a day after China recorded its first monkeypox infection.In a post on Weibo, the chief epidemiologist at the Chinese

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Covid-19: Quarantine bus crashes in Chinese city, killing 27

BEIJING — A bus carrying infected people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China has crashed, killing 27 of those on board.The coach overturned on a motorway in the southwestern province of Guizhou.

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World leaders head to London for Queen Elizabeth II funeral

LONDON — Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II a spectacular display of national mourning

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Pelosi blames Azerbaijan for renewed Armenia conflict

YEREVAN — US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has openly blamed Azerbaijan for the renewed conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, though this was challenged by Baku.Speaking in Armenia on

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Biden declares emergency measures due to Hurricane Fiona

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden declared on Sunday morning “emergency exists” in Puerto Rico, and ordered federal assistance and local response efforts due to Hurricane Fiona.“The president’s

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Royal mourning gives a boost to local businesses in London

LONDON — Royal fans have poured into the heart of London to experience the flag-lined roads, pomp-filled processions and, above all, brave an enormous line for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to bid adieu

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High-speed railway that’s uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia and their Soviet past

BRUSSELS — The largest infrastructure project in the Baltic region for a hundred years is under way.The 870 km Rail Baltica project will connect the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with Warsaw

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Strong earthquake shakes southeastern Taiwan, building collapses

TAIPEI — A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse

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Ukraine war has started a new era of global security: Adm. Bauer

TALLINN/ BRUSSELS — The Chair of the NATO Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer said Saturday that the Ukraine war has started a new era of global security and underlined the Alliance’s continued support

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William and Harry lead historic coffin vigil

LONDON — The Queen’s eight grandchildren, including the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, have stood vigil around her coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.At King Charles’s request,

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People urged not to join Queen queue with waiting times hitting 24 hours this morning

LONDON — People have been urged not to join the queue to see the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday, with waiting times hitting 24 hours at one point.Tens of thousands of mourners have spent huge

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Ukraine counter-offensive won’t change Russia’s plans — Putin

MOSCOW — Ukraine’s recent counter-offensive will not change Russia’s plans, Vladimir Putin has said in his first public comments on the matter.In a rapid counter-attack, Ukrainian forces say they

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India PM reintroduces extinct cheetahs on birthday

NEW DELHI — Cheetahs are set to roam in India for the first time since they were declared officially extinct in 1952.A group of eight cats arrived from Namibia on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra

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Fake goods are prohibited from entering Saudi Arabia: ZATCA

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) confirmed that fake and counterfeit goods are prohibited from entering Saudi Arabia.The authority said that all necessary requirements

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17 killed in Nepal after heavy rain triggers landslides

KATHMANDU — At least 17 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in western Nepal in the past 24 hours, an official said on Saturday.The landslides occurred in different parts of

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Japan warns powerful typhoon to hit southern region on Sunday

TOKYO — The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Saturday of a large and powerful typhoon that is expected to reach landfall in the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday, Reuters reported.The agency said

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Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday

LONDON — Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey, giving the British public across the nation

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Depositors storm banks in Lebanon demanding deposit

BEIRUT — A number of people nationwide in Lebanon started storming banks, demanding their full control on their deposits, said a media source on Friday. The National News Agency (NNA) said that

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Chinese skyscraper engulfed in massive flames

BEIJING — An enormous fire has engulfed a skyscraper in the Chinese city of Changsha, state media reported.Footage posted on social media showed massive flames racing up the 42-story building's side

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At least eight dead as flash floods hit central Italy

MILAN — Heavy rains and floods hit the central Italian region of Marche from the late hours of Thursday, killing at least eight people, while three others were still missing, Italian media reported on

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Stone Age tools found in India cave

NEW DELHI — Over the years rock carvings of a previously unknown civilization have been found in India's western state of Maharashtra. Now, a cave in the same region is promising to shed more light

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Russian leader praises China's balance on Ukraine, slams 'unipolar ugliness'

SAMARKAND — Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced what he calls Western attempts to create a "unipolar world" as he met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Samarkand.Putin praised

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Woman arrested in Korea over dead children found in suitcases

SEOUL — South Korean police say they have arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children who were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month.In a case that shocked the country, the bodies were

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Dengue cases soaring in Pakistan after record monsoon

KARACHI — Pakistani health officials are warning of a looming health crisis in the country after devastating recent floods.Thirty-three million people have been affected by the flooding, which has left

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Houses flooded after missiles hit major Ukraine dam

KYIV — Russian missiles have hit a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, officials say.Residents in some areas were told to evacuate, city head Oleksandr Vilkul said, but he added

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India, France to deepen strategic partnership

NEW DELHI — India and France on Wednesday agreed to set up an Indo-Pacific trilateral framework to roll out development projects, decided to expand strategic cooperation and vowed to work closely to

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Nigeria delists a million newly registered voters

ABUJA — Nigeria's electoral commission says it has delisted more than a million newly registered voters after a verification process and ''cleaning up'' its voters' register.Those

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Clinton investigator Kenneth Starr dead at 76

WASHINGTON — Kenneth Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment, has died at the age of 76, his family says.Starr, a former judge and US solicitor general,

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Armenia-Azerbaijan: Almost 100 killed in overnight clashes

YEREVAN — Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday night killed almost 100 soldiers, it has emerged.Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said 49 of its soldiers died in overnight clashes,

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Triple talaq: India Muslim women in limbo after instant divorce ruling

NEW DELHI — In 2017, India's Supreme Court outlawed the Islamic practice of "triple talaq" which allowed a Muslim man to divorce his wife in minutes just by saying "talaq" (divorce)

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Putin and Xi to discuss Ukraine war at Uzbekistan meeting: Kremlin

MOSCOW — China's leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other "international and regional topics" at their meeting later this week, the Kremlin

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Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat to Mideast region, says UN

The Syrian health ministry said 20 cases of cholera had been confirmed by laboratories in Aleppo provinceALEPPO, Syria — The UN has expressed concern about the first confirmed cholera outbreak in Syria

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Police transfer opposition leader Lee's alleged third-party bribery case to prosecution

SUWON, South Korea — Police wrapped up their reinvestigation into allegations of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's third-party bribery surrounding a corporate donation to a football club years ago

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William Ruto sworn in as Kenyan president

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of people cheered as William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's president at a ceremony in the capital Nairobi following his narrow election win last month.With his hand on

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India ad on road safety criticized for promoting dowry

NEW DELHI — An Indian government advertisement on road safety is being criticized for allegedly promoting dowry.The ad, which features Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, was tweeted by federal transport minister

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Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

YEREVAN — Fresh clashes have broken out on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, it's been claimed.Armenia's defense ministry claimed Azerbaijani forces had started "intensive bombardment"

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8 dead as electric bike showroom catches fire in Indian city

HYDERABAD — At least eight people died and several others sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out at an electric scooter showroom in the Indian city of Secunderabad late Monday night.The fire

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Activist jailed for mocking Thai queen at red carpet protest

BANGKOK — An activist in Thailand has been jailed for two years after a court found she insulted the monarchy by dressing like the Thai queen.Jatuporn 'New' Saeoueng, 25, wore a pink dress at

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Australian man killed by kangaroo he kept as pet

SYDNEY — An Australian man has died after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet, police say.A relative found the 77-year-old man with serious injuries on Monday at his home in Redmond,

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Thousands queue overnight to pay respects to Queen

EDINBURGH — Thousands of people have been queuing through the night to see the Queen's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland,Queen Elizabeth's coffin will be flown to London

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Ukraine forces retake 6,000 sq km from Russia, says Zelensky

KYIV — Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country's president has said.Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more

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Procession with Queen's coffin arrives at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral

EDINBURGH — The UK's new monarch King Charles III accompanied his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital on Monday.He walked behind his mother's

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Kiev claims to have recaptured 500 km2 from Russia in south of country

KIEV — Ukraine claims it has recaptured around 500 square kilometers of territory from Russian forces during a two-week counteroffensive. It is the first quantified estimate of Kiev's progress in

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100-year-old gets surprise royal telegram day after Queen's death

LONDON — Gwendolyn Hoare thought her chances of receiving a 100th birthday card from Queen Elizabeth II were gone when the monarch died on Sept. 8.But to her surprise one came through the post on Friday,

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Number of quake victims in China's Sichuan Province rises to 93

BEIJING — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province has risen to 93, with 25 more people missing, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday.Earlier,

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Sweden's left-wing coalition in slight lead after Sunday election, exit polls show

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's ruling left-wing Social Democrats won the most votes in the country's general election Sunday, while a right-wing populist party had its best showing yet, exit polls showed.The

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GCC, India sign MoU to facilitate consultations

RIYADH — Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf

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NASA eyes two dates in late September for Artemis I launch but several hurdles remain

NEW YORK — NASA has two new dates in mind — Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 — for the next attempt at launching its massive new moon rocket on an uncrewed test mission. But there are still several things that

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Queen Elizabeth II's cortege arrives to huge crowds in Edinburgh

EDINBURGH — Queen Elizabeth II's cortege has arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral.Mourners lined the streets as the hearse traveled from Aberdeenshire to the Palace of

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Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area

KIEV — Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine.The remarkable advance, if confirmed, means Kiev's

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UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday reiterated that the needs in flood-ravaged Pakistan are enormous and called for urgent financial support, as he wrapped up a two-day trip aimed

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Russian forces retreat as Ukraine takes key towns in Kharkiv offensive

KIEV — Russian forces have withdrawn from key eastern towns, as a rapid Ukrainian counter-attack makes further gains.Ukrainian officials said troops entered Kupiansk, a vital eastern supply hub for Russian

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Prince William: I knew this day would come

LONDON — Prince William in an emotional Instagram post said that while the world has lost a leader, "I, however, have lost a grandmother". He was speaking two days after Queen Elizabeth II

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5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

WELLINGTON — Five people died Saturday in New Zealand after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another six people aboard

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Papua, Indonesia, no tsunami warning

JAKARTA — An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said.The quake struck

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Charles III proclaimed King to fanfare and gun salutes across Britain

LONDON — As the United Kingdom and the world continue to mourn Queen Elizabeth, who passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, her son Charles was proclaimed King by the Accession Council in the state

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Classrooms must be places of ‘peace and learning’, UN chief says on education protection day

NEW YORK — Education is a fundamental human right and “an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable development”, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Friday, the International

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King Charles holds first meeting with PM Truss

LONDON — King Charles III held his first official audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday. The meeting came at Buckingham Palace, shortly after the new king flew back to London from Balmoral,

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Queen Elizabeth II: World leaders remember a 'kind-hearted Queen'

LONDON — World leaders and dignitaries have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96.They have honored the Queen's deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as her sense

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Queen Elizabeth II: A life of service, dedication and duty

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.She reigned for more than 70 years and will be remembered for

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UK's Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her

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UK unveils plan to decrease energy costs on British households

LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced on Thursday a plan to put a cap on annual energy costs at 2,500 Pound Sterling (around $2,872) annually to help households to cope with expenses.Truss,

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Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral

LONDON — UK’s Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said.All the Queen's children are either at, or are

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Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Marshall Islands

Aerial view of an atoll in the Marshall Islands.WASHINGTON — A Chinese couple plotted to set up a mini-state on the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, bribing MPs and officials along the way, US prosecutors

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Baltic states reach agreement to severely restrict entry to Russian citizens

VILNUIS — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are to restrict entry to Russian citizens over the invasion of Ukraine.The punitive measure, agreed upon at a meeting of Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers, is

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Oath Keepers: Leaked membership list includes police and politicians

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of US public officials, police officers and soldiers are or have been involved with the far-right Oath Keepers militia, according to a report from an anti-extremism organization.The

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Albania cuts Iran ties, orders diplomats to leave

TIRANA — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama ended on Wednesday his country diplomatic relations with Iran and has ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24 hours following an investigation

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Car bomb leaves head of Russian-occupied Berdiansk fighting for his life

KYIV — In the latest of a series of apparent assassination attempts in occupied regions of Ukraine, the Russian-installed leader of a southern Ukrainian city was badly injured in a blast on Tuesday,

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Eliza Fletcher: US police identify body found in search for missing heiress

WASHINGTON — Police in Tennessee say a body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher.The 34-year-old mother-of-two was a teacher in the area, and the granddaughter of a local billionaire.She

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Liz Truss rewards allies with key cabinet roles

LONDON — Liz Truss has rewarded her key allies with top jobs in a major reshuffle hours after succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister.Kwasi Kwarteng is made chancellor, James Cleverly becomes foreign

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Ukraine backs UN call for nuclear plant safe zone

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed calls by the UN nuclear agency for a safety protection zone at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The plant has been occupied by Russia since

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China approves world's first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use

BEIJING — China has become the first country to greenlight an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for potential use of the needle-free product in the country, where suppressing the spread of Covid-19

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Liz Truss — From teenage Lib Dem to Tory PM

LONDON — Liz Truss is to become the UK's next prime minister after winning the contest to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. But where did she come from and what makes her tick?A

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Ukraine war: North Korea supplying Russia with weapons, say US reports

WASHINGTON — Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow's ability to supply its military, US media have reported.According to declassified intelligence

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Malaysian businessman linked to Navy scandal escapes US house arrest

WASHINGTON — A Malaysian businessman at the heart of a massive bribery scandal involving the US Navy has escaped house arrest, the US Marshals Service has said.Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat

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Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’

GENEVA — As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering more food aid to Somalia than ever

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Liz Truss vows energy crisis action ahead of first day as PM

LONDON — Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes, after she won the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM.Her plan, set to be announced on Thursday, is likely

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Russian embassy staff killed in Kabul bombing

KABUL — Two Russian embassy staff are among at least six people killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, Russian and Taliban officials say.Guards shot the attacker dead as he approached

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21 killed as deadly tremor rocks Chinese city in lockdown

BEIJING — At least 21 people have been killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China, state media said.The quake struck at 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in Sichuan province at a depth

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Liz Truss to be the UK's next prime minister

LONDON — Liz Truss will become the UK's next prime minister.She beat off competition from former finance minister Rishi Sunak to become the leader of the ruling Conservative Party.It comes after

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Rescuers search for survivors after eight die while trying to climb Russian volcano

MOSCOW — Rescuers are trying to reach survivors of a climbing expedition on Eurasia's highest volcano that has already claimed eight lives as of Monday, local authorities say.The deceased were part

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Chile constitution: Voters overwhelmingly reject radical change

SANTIAGO — Voters in Chile have overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution which was due to replace the one drawn up under Gen Augusto Pinochet's military rule.In a referendum, almost 62% voted against

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Canada rocked by deadly stabbings in Saskatchewan

OTTAWA — At least 10 people have been killed and another 15 injured in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province, police say.The victims were found in 13 locations in the James

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Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference amid unprecedented global weather shocks

CAIRO — Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed

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Germany unveils new plan to tackle soaring energy costs

BERLIN — The German government announced on Sunday a huge new aid plan to combat skyrocketing energy costs and inflation, which will total 65 billion euros in support.“Germany stands together in a

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One dies as wildfire in northern Kazakhstan spreads over 106,000 acres

NUR-SULTAN — Raging wildfire in northern Kazakhstan has engulfed over 43,000 hectares (106,255 acres) of land by Sunday morning, the Minister of Emergency Situations, Yuri Ilyin, told reporters, according

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Abdoulaye Bathily appointed Special Representative for Libya

NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as his Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support

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20 dead in terrorist attack in Somalia

MOGADISHU — Twenty civilians were killed Saturday in a terrorist attack that was carried out by Al Shabaab group and targeted a fleet of vehicles in Somalia's central region.According to the Somali

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Small plane lands safely in Mississippi after security alert

NEW YORK — A Beechcraft King Air landed safely at a field in Ripley city after circling at low altitude over Tupelo city, northeast Mississippi State, in the southeastern region of the United States,

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Eight people to stand trial for role in 2016 Bastille Day attack

PARIS — Six years after the attack in Nice, eight defendants will appear on Monday before the special court of Paris for a new extraordinary terrorist trial, scheduled to last more than three months.This

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NASA: Artemis Moon rocket second launch attempt called off

HOUSTON — The US space agency NASA has had to postpone the launch of its new Artemis I Moon rocket for the second time in a week.Controllers were unable to stop a hydrogen leak on the vehicle, almost

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Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

GENEVA — Did you know that women represent just 38 percent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organization in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore

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Queen Elizabeth II to skip Highland Games event in Scotland

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, as she struggles with issues getting around. The 96-year-old monarch previously decided to formally appoint

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Russians line up to bid farewell to former Soviet leader Gorbachev

MOSCOW — Muscovites lined up near the Kremlin on Saturday to pay their respects to Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who was widely admired in the West for his reforms and who lived long enough

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Zelensky hits out at IAEA over visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out over the UN visit to Europe's largest nuclear power plant.He's upset the nuclear watchdog inspecting the Zaporizhzhia facility, the International

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Human rights lawyer Teesta Setalvad gets bail in 2002 Gujarat riots case

NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court has granted bail to one of the country's best-known rights lawyers.Teesta Setalvad has long fought for the victims of the deadly 2002 riots in the western state

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UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school

NEW YORK — The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some 244 million children out of the classroom, according to data

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Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres

NEW YORK — Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent “multilateralism in action”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Thursday.Guterres

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Putin snubs Gorbachev’s funeral

MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a snub of the former Soviet leader with whom the Russian President had a fraught relationship.Spokesman

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Joe Biden says Trump ideology threatens US democracy

PHILADELPHIA — Supporters of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" (Maga) agenda are a threat to democracy, President Joe Biden has said."Maga forces are determined to take this

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Russian oil executive 'dies after plunging from 6th-floor hospital window'

MOSCOW — The head of Russia’s second-largest oil producer, who criticized Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, has died after falling out of a hospital window, according to reports.Ravil Maganov, chairman

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Russian shelling forced Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor to shut down

KYIV — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of waging attacks on Thursday near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, causing one of its reactors to shut down just as a team of UN inspectors came in

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Poland to demand €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations

WARSAW — The Polish government on Thursday estimated the financial cost of World War II losses under Nazi occupation at €1.3 trillion and said it would "ask Germany to negotiate these reparations"."It's

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10 killed as truck crashes near school in Indonesia

BEKASI, Indonesia — At least 10 people, including children, died and several others received injuries when a truck crashed on Wednesday near a bus stop outside a school in Indonesia's West Java province,

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Taiwan shoots down unidentified drone over island near China

TAIPEI — Taiwan says it has shot down an unidentified civilian drone over one of its islands that lies just a few kilometers from mainland China.The drone was spotted shortly after midday Thursday above

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Baby dies in Spain after being hit by giant hailstone in rare storm

BARCELONA — A 20-month-old girl has been killed after being hit by a massive hailstone during a rare storm in northeastern Spain.The baby died on Wednesday morning in hospital after being struck on the

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