UK government slammed for 'wretched' migrant center

LONDON — Members of parliament from across the UK political divide have demanded that the ruling Conservative government improve the "wretched" conditions at an overcrowded facility for migrants.Hundreds

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Hungary closing public facilities due to soaring cost of energy

BUDAPEST — Dozens of cities are closing venues across Hungary due to soaring energy costs. The most common public facilities affected are theaters, spas, pools, libraries, museums and sports venues.Szeged,

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Lebanon's President Aoun leaves office after disastrous term bringing economic meltdown

BEIRUT — Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun vacated the palace of Baabda on Sunday, leaving a void at the top of the failing country.The 89-year-old Christian presided over the state's

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Putin hosts leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks in Sochi

SOCHI — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to help broker an agreement after recent violent armed clashes.Putin’s talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol

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Hundreds plunge into river after British-era India bridge collapses; 35 killed

AHMEDABAD — A British-era bridge in Indian state Gujarat's Morbi town has collapsed just a week after renovation, killing at least 35 people, according to Gujarat Minister Brijesh Merja.Search is

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Liz Truss phone hack claim prompts calls for investigation

LONDON — The government has been urged to open an investigation into claims former prime minister Liz Truss’s phone was hacked while she was foreign secretary.The Mail on Sunday reported private messages

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Nancy Pelosi: We are traumatized by hammer attack

LOS ANGELES — Nancy Pelosi has said she is “heartbroken and traumatized” by the violent attack on her husband.The US House of Representatives speaker said her family was “grateful for the quick

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Nine killed, 20 hurt as gas tanker explodes in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Nine people were killed and more than 20 wounded in an explosion in east Baghdad on Saturday, according to security and medical sources.The explosion took place in a garage near a football

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Finland's Marin apologizes for lack of action on rights of indigenous Sámi people

HELSINKI — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she's sorry for delays in acting on new human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi people.It comes after Euronews highlighted ongoing problems

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‘Dozens in cardiac arrest’ after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul

SEOUL — South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities

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GCC chief deplores German minister's anti-Qatar comments

RIYADH — Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Al-Hajraf on Saturday denounced recent remarks by German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Qatar's World Cup 2022. In

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Aboul Gheit calls for integrated Arab vision formulation to meet challenges of food security

ALGIERS — The Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit called Friday for the formulation of an integrated Arab vision to meet the challenges of food security in the region.Aboul Gheit said, in

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UN: Flooding in west, central Africa displaced 3.4M people

GENEVA — The U.N.’s refugee agency said Friday that destruction from flooding has displaced more than 3.4 million people in west and central Africa, the Associated Press (AP) reported. UNHCR said

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Pelosi’s home targeted in attack on husband

WASHINGTON — Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to

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Police officials sacked as protests continue to rock Iran

TEHRAN — Two police officials have been sacked amid ongoing protests sweeping Iran. State media said the sacking was over "malpractice" by police during clashes in the city of Zahedan on

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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter in $44bn deal

WASHINGTON — The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to a filing with the US government.Musk tweeted "the bird is freed" and

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Putin says Russia is not enemy of West

MOSCOW — Russia has not considered and does not consider itself an enemy of the West, the country's President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Speaking at a meeting of the International Discussion

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Greece ready to ‘extend hand of friendship’ to Turkey: Mitsotakis

ATHENS — Greece is ready to “extend a hand of friendship” to Turkey, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. Tensions have escalated between the two NATO allies, which are divided over a

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Lebanon, Israel sign US-brokered maritime border deal

BEIRUT — Israel and Lebanon have officially approved a historic US-brokered agreement laying out their maritime boundary for the first time, which opens up the possibility for both countries to conduct

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China warns against attempts to pursue 'Taiwan independence'

BEIJING — China has called on Taiwan compatriots to guard against moves by Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to prepare ground for seeking "Taiwan independence,"

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Egypt clinches $3 bln loan from IMF

CAIRO — Egypt has concluded a final agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a four-year economic reform program, whereby Cairo will be given a $3 billion loan.The agreement, which gives

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Jordan decides cabinet reshuffle

AMMAN — A royal decree was issued in Jordan on Thursday, approving a fifth reshuffle of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh's Cabinet, according to a royal statement.Under the royal decree, six cabinet

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Ahead of World Cup, Qatar scraps COVID-19 test requirement for fans

Saudi Gazette reportDOHA — World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the Gulf state, its health ministry said in a statement

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Sunak reintroduces fracking ban; questioned on Braverman appointment

LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the Conservatives’ moratorium on fracking in England. It reverses his predecessor Liz Truss’s decision to lift the ban in areas

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Clashes after crowds gather at Amini's grave amid Iran protests

TEHRAN — Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters have been reported in the home city of Mahsa Amini, after crowds gathered near her grave to mark 40 days since her death in custody.A Kurdish

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Pope Francis decries nuclear war risk in Ukraine

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday criticized the threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, and lamented that he sees peace ‘trampled’ in Europe.The Pope was speaking at an ecumenical event organized

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26 hurt as magnitude 6.4 quake jolts northern Philippines

MANILA — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the northern Philippines, injuring 26 people and damaging houses and public infrastructure, the DPA quoted the government agencies as saying Wednesday.The tremor

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China is building the world’s largest wind farm and it could power 13m homes

CHAOZHOU — China is planning the world’s largest wind farm, a facility so huge it could power the whole of Norway.Chaozhou — a city in China’s Guangdong province — has revealed ambitious plans

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Over 29,000 migrants died on route to Europe since 2014 — UN agency

GENEVA — More than 29,000 people have died on migration routes to Europe since 2014, according to a new report.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least 5,684 migrants had died

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Fire kills 11 at Uganda school for visually impaired children

KAMPALA — Parents are mourning the loss of their children who died in a fire at a Uganda school for the visually impaired.Eleven were killed after a dormitory blaze started in the early hours of Tuesday.“I

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Sunak admits ‘mistakes were made’ as he officially becomes UK PM

LONDON — Britain received its 57th prime minister on Tuesday, with Rishi Sunak becoming the third occupant of 10 Downing Street in less than three months.Sunak was formally invited to form a government

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Six killed as Israel targets gunmen in West Bank raid

WEST BANK — Five Palestinians, reportedly all gunmen, have been killed in a major Israeli raid against a group in the occupied West Bank.A sixth Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who were attacked

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Biden, Modi lead world leaders welcome of next UK prime minister

LONDON — World leaders have been reacting to Rishi Sunak's victory in the race to be the next British prime minister. Many offered their congratulations, and expressed hope for stability after a

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WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage

NEW YORK — The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world.Meta, which owns WhatsApp, said the problem had been fixed but did not give a reason

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New British PM pledges to serve with 'integrity and humility'

LONDON — Rishi Sunak, who will be the UK's next prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest, pledged to serve with integrity and humility."I pledge that I will service

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Philippines: Student ‘anti-cheating’ exam hats go viral

MANILA — Images of students wearing so-called “anti-cheating hats” during college exams have gone viral on social media in the Philippines, sparking amusement.Students at one college in Legazpi City

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Korean Air plane overruns Cebu runway in bad weather; all safe

MANILA — A Korean Air plane overran on the runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines.The Airbus SE A330 widebody, flying from Seoul to Cebu, had tried to land twice in poor weather

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Sunak named UK premier as Mordaunt drops out of race

LONDON — Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the Tory leadership race in the final minutes before nominations closed

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Italy's new PM Meloni meets Macron in Rome

ROME — French President Emmanuel Macron and new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held talks in Rome on Sunday in the first, though informal, meeting between the two political leaders.Macron, who's

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Johnson confirms he won't join the race to become UK's next prime minister

LONDON — Former prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that he will not stand in this week's Conservative Party leadership race to become the UK's next leader.In a statement, Johnson

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Group releases Iran nuke documents after hacking e-mail server

TEHRAN — Iran has announced Sunday that an e-mail server belonging to one of its Atomic Energy Organization subsidiaries has been hacked,The organization said its subsidiary was hacked in a "foreign"

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Some Europeans moving to Spain to escape soaring energy prices

MADRID — The Spanish town of Benidorm in the so-called Costa Blanca has long been a popular destination for people from all over Europe.It has also become a place for people to save on high energy bills

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Xi cements power in China by packing top team with loyalists

BEIJING — China’s leader Xi Jinping has moved into a historic third term in power, as he revealed a new leadership team stacked with loyalists.On Sunday the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled its

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Firefighters tackle blaze on Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro

DAR ES SALAAM — Firefighters in Tanzania are battling to extinguish a blaze on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials say.The fire started on Friday night along one of the mountain’s

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Huge rally in Berlin in support of Iran protests

BERLIN — About 80,000 Iranians and their supporters have marched in Berlin, German police say, in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran.Saturday's rally in the German capital is believed to have

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Indian rocket launches 36 OneWeb satellites

NEW DELHI — The London-based satellite company, OneWeb, is back on track with the launch of another 36 spacecraft for its global broadband Internet system.The platforms went up on a GSLV rocket from

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Profiling poverty beyond income shows where to have the biggest impact in a world in crisis

NEW YORK — The new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released recently finds that reducing poverty at scale is possible and unveils new ‘poverty profiles’ that can offer a breakthrough in development

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Hurricane Roslyn heads toward Mexico and could strengthen to a Category 4

FLORIDA — Forming off the western coast of Mexico, Hurricane Roslyn has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm and is expected to make landfall this weekend, forecasts show.Roslyn has sustained winds

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Cost of living protests and strikes across Europe might spell political trouble

LONDON — Across Europe, soaring inflation is behind a wave of protests and strikes that underscores growing discontent with the spiraling cost of living and threatens to unleash political turmoil.In

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Egypt, Arab Parliament condemn Houthi attack on Yemen's Dabba Port

CAIRO — Egypt strongly condemned on Saturday a Houthi attack on oil infrastructure at Al-Dabba port, Al-Makalla city in Hadhramaut province, Yemen, with two unmanned aerial drones.The Arab Parliament

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Penny Mordaunt to run for Tory leadership contest

LONDON — Penny Mordaunt, leader of the UK House of Commons, confirmed Friday she is standing in the Conservative leadership contest to replace Liz Truss as prime minister.In a short tweet, Mordaunt said

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EU leaders fail to agree on gas price cap, but to keep studying

BRUSSELS — The EU leaders failed to reach an agreement whether to put a ceiling price on natural gas after a debate ending in the early hours of Friday, but they decided to carry out studies to determine

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Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country amid escalation

TEHRAN — Iran on Friday asked its citizens currently stationed in Ukraine to leave the country and advised others against traveling there as the protracted military showdown gets intense. The Foreign

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Former-US vice president Pence hints he may not support Trump in elections

NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence hinted Wednesday that he may not support his former boss Donald Trump if he is nominated for the presidential race in 2024. “Well, there might be somebody

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Missile strikes hit residential building, local infrastructure in southeastern Ukraine

ANKARA — Missiles hit the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine on Friday, following an earlier wave of strikes in northeastern Kharkiv that injured nine people, local authorities said."Russia

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Johnson, Sunak lead race to become UK's next prime minister

LONDON — Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become

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Giant fire engulfs Mexico railway and homes after fuel truck crash

MEXICO CITY — A huge blaze has engulfed a train line and homes in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, after a fuel truck crash.Dramatic video of the fire went viral on social media, including aerial shots

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India fines Google $161m for unfair practices

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities have fined Google $161 million (13bn rupees) for using its Android platform to dominate the market.The country's competition regulator has accused the tech giant of

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Pakistan bars ex-PM Imran Khan from holding public office for five years

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's election commission has barred former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts.The governing coalition had sought the

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Chinese capital steps up COVID measures as cases quadruple

BEIJING — China has dialed up measures to stop COVID after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks.The city of 21 million people reported 18 new locally transmitted cases, bringing the tally

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Thunberg says she wants be more in background of climate campaigns

STOCKHOLM — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg wants to work more in the background for climate protection in the future. "I will still do a lot, but I will no longer be so visible in the

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NATO chief calls on Iran not to supply drones or missiles to Russia

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said all indications point that Iran is supplying Russia with drones and urged Tehran to stop supporting Moscow. "We are monitoring

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Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect one million people

N'DJAMENA — Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in the central African country. Floods

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NATO discusses Sweden, Finland's application to join the Alliance

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at NATO headquarters Thursday for discussion on Sweden and Finland's applications to join the Alliance.Speaking

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Liz Truss quits as UK prime minister after just 45 days in 10 Downing Street

LONDON — Liz Truss has resigned as UK prime minister after just 45 days in office.Speaking outside of No. 10 on Thursday afternoon, she announced there will be another leadership election within the

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Braverman quits on a day of chaos for Tory MPs in fracking vote

LONDON — British Home Secretary Suella Braverman quit from her post and criticized the embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss in a blistering resignation letter on a day there was more chaos in the Commons

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Berlusconi ‘rekindled’ friendship with Putin and exchanged ‘sweet letters’ amid Ukraine war

ROME — A controversy is brewing in Italy over a leaked recording in which former prime minister and recently-elected Senator Silvio Berlusconi claims to have “rekindled” ties with Russian President

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Borrell apologizes for controversial ‘garden vs jungle’ metaphor but stands his ground

BRUSSELS — After days of mounting international backlash, Josep Borrell, the European Union’s outspoken foreign policy chief, has apologized for his controversial remarks in which he described Europe

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Could floating ‘powerships’ save Europe from its energy crisis this winter?

BRUSSELS — Europeans have been lulled by unusually warm temperatures this October, which have allowed them to postpone the dreaded day they’ll have to turn the heating on and face higher energy bills

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Crowd greet Iranian climber who broke hijab rule on return

TEHRAN — A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber who competed without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea, calling her a “heroine”.Elnaz Rekabi, 33, broke Iran’s

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Sweden ditches ‘feminist foreign policy’

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s new foreign minister has ditched its pioneering “feminist foreign policy”, saying the label has become more important than its content.But Tobias Billstrom said, “We will

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Killing of Lola, 12, sparks immigration row in France

PARIS — Grief and outrage in France over the murder of a 12-year-old girl found dumped in a plastic trunk in Paris has turned into a political row over the migrant status of the suspect.Lola’s body

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Trump-Russia Steele dossier source acquitted of lying to FBI

NEW YORK — A Russian analyst who worked on a discredited dossier linking Donald Trump to Russia has been found not guilty of lying to the FBI.The Department of Justice charged Igor Danchenko, 43, as

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‘Devastating consequences’ as new Swedish government scraps Environment Ministry

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s new right-wing government has sparked an outcry after scrapping the Ministry of Environment in a move the opposition has branded “devastating”.Previously, the ministry was

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Germany extends nuclear power amid energy crisis

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country’s three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April, as the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Federal army seizes strategic city of Shire in Ethiopia civil war

ADDIS ABABA — Tigrayan forces have admitted that Ethiopian troops have taken control of the strategic city of Shire.The news comes as diplomats grow increasingly worried about the civilian impact of

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Paris shocked by murder of Lola, 12, found in box

PARIS — Parisians have been stunned by the shocking murder of a 12-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found on Friday in a container in the courtyard of her apartment building.The girl, named Lola, had

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Drugs kingpin Colombian Don Mario sentenced to 35 years

NEW YORK — A court in New York has sentenced an infamous Colombian paramilitary leader and drug kingpin to 35 years in jail.Daniel Rendón Herrera, better known as Don Mario, led the right-wing paramilitary

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Concerns grow for Iranian female climber Rekabi who competed without hijab

TEHRAN — Concerns are growing for a female Iranian athlete, who took part in a climbing competition in South Korea without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf covering.The decision by Elnaz Rekabi,

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‘Critical’ threat to power supplies as new Russia strikes hit energy plants

KIEV — Ukraine’s government has described the situation as “critical” after new Russian strikes pounded the country’s power plants on Tuesday, causing major blackouts as winter approaches.The

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If EU wants to save power it should cut monthly Strasbourg move, says MEP

BRUSSELS — Whether it’s to reduce reliance on Russian imports or making savings ahead of winter, cutting energy consumption is a hot topic across Europe right now.In Brussels, key institutions including

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13 die as Russian warplane crashes into apartment building in port city of Yeysk

KIEV — Thirteen people were killed after a Russian warplane crashed into a nine-story apartment building and ignited a massive blaze that engulfed several floors.The Su-34 bomber came down in the Russian

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Truss admits budget mistakes and apologizes after Hunt announces mini-budget U-turn

LONDON — The UK’s prime minister apologized as she admitted her government had made mistakes over the mini-budget last month that spooked the financial markets.Liz Truss was speaking after new finance

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Egypt supports Kingdom's position on OPEC+ decision

CAIRO — Egypt reiterated that it is following closely and with interest the reactions to the OPEC+ decision, which was recently issued, and the reactions that arose around it.The Egyptian Ministry of

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Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Environment Minister Jassem Al-Falahi has acknowledged that pollution from oil production is the main reason for increases in local cancer rates.His comments came after a BBC Arabic investigation

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Kiev attacked by 'kamikaze drones', say officials

KIEV — Russia has hit Ukraine with a wave of attacks, including Iranian-made "kamikaze" drones on the capital, Kiev.The strikes hit critical infrastructure in three regions, cutting off electricity

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Liz Truss's government is living hour by hour

LONDON — The Liz Truss program for government is dead. This is a hand-to-mouth government, living hour by hour.If you pick up the hint of panic in the air, you're not the only one. Make that a stench.

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Iran Evin prison death toll jumps, state says

TEHRAN — The death toll from a fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison has risen from four to eight, Iran's judiciary has said in a statement.Officials said dozens more were injured in the blaze

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Japan to investigate religious group after Abe killing

TOKYO — Japan's prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the Unification Church, a religious group that has come under the spotlight after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe.The man

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Miranda House: India inquiry after men crash women's college event

NEW DELHI — Indian police have opened an investigation after a viral video showed some men scaling the walls of a women's college in capital city Delhi.The incident occurred during an event organized

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New Kuwaiti Cabinet formed with 11 new faces, two women

KUWAIT — An Amiri order was issued on Sunday naming the new Kuwaiti Cabinet lineup, which included only three ministers from the outgoing Cabinet and 11 new faces, of whom two are MPs and two women.The

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Jaishankar delivers a personal message from PM Modi to El-Sisi

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar here on Sunday.During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing cooperation

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Australia PM tours flood-hit Victoria State

SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured flood-hit parts of Victoria State, including the city of Melbourne, as three southeastern states continued to grapple with a flood crisis after

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Xi says China will seek to lift birth rate in face of ageing population

BEIJING — China will enact policies to boost its birth rate as policymakers worry that an imminent decline in China's population could hurt the world's second-biggest economy."We will establish

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Gunshots and sirens heard following Evin prison fire

TEHRAN — Iran's notorious Evin prison appears to be alight, with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area.Gunshots and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail,

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New Delhi invites Cairo to attend G20 summit in 2023

CAIRO — Egypt and India have agreed on boosting their trade and cooperation in various fields as they celebrate this year the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.The remarks were made on Saturday

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‘Catastrophic’ hunger recorded in Haiti for first time, UN warns

PORT AU PRINCE — An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture

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Election of hard-line politicians as new Italian parliament speakers stirs controversy

ROME — Lawmakers have elected new speakers for its parliament’s two houses, and both appointments have caused a stir.On Thursday, Ignazio La Russa became the speaker of the Senate.La Russa is considered

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Backlash after Musk says he can no longer fund Starlink satellites in Ukraine

NEW YORK — Elon Musk is again under fire. This time it is because he threatened to cut off financial support for Starlink in Ukraine on Friday.These Internet terminals — produced by Musk’s SpaceX

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British finance minister fired over economic plan crisis

LONDON — Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Friday finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked due to the financial crisis caused by his plan to cut taxes through government borrowing. The

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Putin urges CIS countries to make payments in national currencies

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to make payments in national currencies. Speaking at the CIS leaders’ summit

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Attack on TurkStream gas pipeline will be terrorism: Hungary

BUDAPEST — Any attack on the TurkStream gas pipeline will be an act of terrorism, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Speaking to state media, Orban said Budapest will “respond

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UK, GCC hold first round of negotiations on FTA

LONDON — The British government announced, in a statement issued on Thursday that the first round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom (UK) and the Gulf Cooperation

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Ankara, Moscow to jointly work on building natural gas hub

ANKARA — Ankara and Moscow will work jointly on building a natural gas hub in Türkiye's Thrace region after a Russian proposal earlier this week, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "For

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Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC

GENEVA — The World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday that another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin

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Pakistan bus fire kills at least 18 flood survivors

NOORIABAD — At least 18 Pakistani flood survivors, including eight children and nine women killed when the bus they were traveling in caught fire, police said. Police officer Hashim Brohi said the bus

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NATO defense ministers discuss boosting support for Ukraine

BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers discussed boosting support for Ukraine and replenishing allies' depleted military stockpiles as they meet in Brussels starting on Wednesday."The message from

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Climate change: WMO report urges faster action on transition to clean energy

GENEVA — The UN weather agency issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for governments everywhere to switch to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar, wind and hydro-electric power.In its new report the World

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UK businessman charged with 'helping Russian oligarch evade sanctions'

LONDON — A British businessman has been charged with allegedly helping a Russian oligarch evade US-imposed sanctions.Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on Tuesday accused of funding properties purchased

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UAE, Russia presidents underscore importance of dialogue, political solutions

SAINT PETERSBURG — President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed the UAE's endeavor to contribute to strengthening the foundations of global peace and stability to reduce tensions and find

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OIC-IPHRC calls for coordinated action to ensure access to education for refugee children

JEDDAH — The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held its 8th international seminar in Kuala Lumpur on the topic, “Islamic Perspectives

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Death toll from missile strikes climbs as Ukraine vows to continue counter-offensive

KYIV — Ukraine has vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting

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US condemns 'brutal' Russian strikes on Ukraine

KYIV — Russia has been widely condemned after bombarding cities across Ukraine, including launching missile strikes on the center of Kyiv for the first time.The US said the "brutal" attacks

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Russian large-scale strikes in Ukraine are ‘unacceptable escalation’, says Guterres

NEW YORK — The UN chief António Guterres said that large-scale strikes by the Russian military on the Ukrainian capital Kiev and other locations on Monday, were deeply shocking and represented “another

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UAE President to visit Russia on Tuesday

ABU DHABI — UAE President Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will pay a visit to the Russian Federation on Tuesday, during which he will meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to

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Vote-rigging allegations in Bosnia election spark more mass protests

BANJA LUKA — Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader rigged a ballot during a general election in the Balkan country

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Shock and horror after Russia's wave of strikes across Ukraine

KYIV — The past few hours have seen wave after wave of explosions, not just here in Kyiv, but all across this vast country, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and Odesa in the south.For those

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Nigeria boat accident kills at least 76 fleeing floodwaters

ABUJA — At least 76 people have been reported dead after a boat accident in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra.The boat, which was carrying at least 80 people, capsized on Friday in the Ogbaru

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Defiant Taiwan's identity is moving away from China

TAIPEI — Taiwan is marking "Double Ten" or 10 October, the self-ruled island's national day.The annual celebration is especially significant this year — tensions with Beijing, which claims

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Indian political stalwart Mulayam Singh Yadav dies, aged 82

NEW DELHI — Veteran Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav has died at the age of 82.The former federal defense minister had been admitted to a private hospital near Delhi for more than a fortnight.After

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Prayers held for children killed in Thailand preschool massacre

BANGKOK — Prayers for the 37 people killed, including 23 children, at a preschool in northern Thailand began on Saturday.Grieving families gathered at Buddhist temples to make offerings to the spirits

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Royal Navy’s HMS Montrose seizes drugs worth £15 million in Arabian Sea

LONDON — The Royal Navy has seized drugs worth more than £15 million from a boat in the Arabian Sea.Hundreds of kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were recovered from the dhow by the crew of HMS Montrose

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Scores dead and wounded after ‘Russian’ missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

KIEV/MOSCOW — A “Russian” barrage of missiles pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the city of Zaporizhzhia on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores more, according to

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Air France and Airbus face trial over deadly 2009 plane crash

PARIS — Air France and aircraft maker Airbus will go on trial in Paris on Monday.The French companies face charges of “involuntary manslaughter” over the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil, which

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Strikers set for talks as some French petrol stations run dry

PARIS — Around 20 percent of petrol stations in France were dealing with fuel shortages on Saturday, amid an ongoing strike in the country’s energy sector.Strikes by workers at TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil

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Police investigate deaths linked to medicine in Gambia cough syrup scandal

BANJUL — Police in The Gambia have started an investigation into the deaths of 66 children, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup.Senior officials from the Medicine Control Agency

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Russia appoints new military commander after series of Ukraine setbacks

MOSCOW — Russia appointed a new commander on Saturday to lead its troops in Ukraine after suffering a series of military setbacks over the past weeks.Sergey Surovikin, a general, previously led Russian

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MED 5 calls for more EU support fearing a possible migration spike due to Ukraine war

PAFOS — A group of Mediterranean countries, known as the MED 5, have called for more EU support, fearing the fallout from the Ukraine war could cause a surge in migration to the bloc.Ministers from Cyprus,

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‘Sabotage’ disrupts train travel in northern Germany

BERLIN — An act of “sabotage” disrupted train travel across northern Germany Saturday morning.All high-speed, regional and freight trains in the north of the country were interrupted for nearly three

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More anti-government protests sweep through Iran

TEHRAN — Protestors came out across Iran on Saturday as anti-government demonstrations enter their fourth week.Footage shared online showed Iranians on the streets in several towns and cities chanting

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Haiti asks world for military help to curb chaos

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti has asked for foreign military support to curb its gang violence crisis, which has paralyzed the country.The Haitian government authorized Prime Minister Ariel Henry to request

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New York City declares emergency over migrant ‘crisis’

NEW YORK CITY — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared a state of emergency to address a “crisis situation” over an influx of migrants. More than 17,000 have arrived in the city from the southern

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Seven dead after explosion at petrol station in northwest Ireland

DUBLIN — At least seven people have been killed following an explosion at a petrol station in northwest Ireland, police said on Saturday.Gardaí (Irish police) said eight people were rushed to hospital

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France urges its nationals to leave Iran

PARIS — France urged its nationals on Friday to leave Iran as soon as possible, saying they were exposed to the risk of arbitrary detentions. "Any French visitor, including dual nationals,

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Russia's nuclear weapon threats are 'most serious' since Cuban Missile Crisis, says Biden

NEW YORK — Russian threats to use nuclear weapons are the most serious such warnings since the Cuban Missile Crisis, said US President Joe Biden.Biden warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was

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India investigates cough syrups after Gambia deaths

NEW DELHI — The Indian government has ordered an investigation into four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) linked them to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia.The WHO said the

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WWE: Sara Lee, Tough Enough star, dies aged 30

WASHINGTON — Wrestling stars have been paying tribute to the winner of a WWE reality show who has died at the age of 30.Sara Lee won the 2015 edition of Tough Enough — an elimination-style program

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Easter Island statues damaged by fire

SANTIAGO — A fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable.An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze, Chile's

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Rights advocates in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO — This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties, the award's

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European leaders gather to discuss new club of nations

PRAGUE — More than 40 European leaders are gathering in Prague on Thursday for the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community.The new club of nations has been billed as a possible international

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Sydney beats 1950 rainfall record with 3 wet months to spare

SYDNEY — Sydney has been soaked by its wettest year on record with almost three months of expected above-average rain to spare.The city of 5 million people beat its 1950 record of 2,194 millimeters (86.4

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UN Security Council holds Houthis responsible for impeding truce negotiations

NEW YORK — The UN Security Council held the Houthis responsible for not reaching a truce agreement in Yemen. It said the militia’s extreme demands during negotiations impeded the efforts of the United

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Ukraine 'liberates' more villages in Kherson as Russia's annexation map shrinks

KYIV — Ukraine says its army has recaptured more settlements in Kherson, one of the four Russian-occupied regions annexed by the Kremlin.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the villages of Novovoskresenske,

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Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 10 years jail in Myanmar

YANGON — A Japanese documentary filmmaker has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail by a court in Myanmar.Toru Kubota, 26, was first detained in July near an anti-government rally in the capital

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Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks

MOSCOW — Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed the final papers to annex four regions of Ukraine - even as his military suffered further setbacks.The Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson

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Bahrain announces new labor market reforms, replacing Flexi Permits

MANAMA — Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Wednesday announced a set of new labor market reforms that will replace Flexi Permits. The reforms aimed at enhancing

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Embattled Truss talks of Brexit, growth and breakaway referendum

BIRMINGHAM — Liz Truss, the UK's embattled prime minister, spoke Wednesday in a much-anticipated address that was interrupted by Greenpeace protestors.The PM has come under fire in recent days for

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Denmark calls snap general election after government support dwindles

COPENHAGEN — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday called a general election for Tuesday, Nov. 1, seven months ahead of the end of her term in office.Frederiksen, who has headed the Social

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Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf appointed as prime minister of Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY — An Emiri decree was issued Wednesday appointing Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the eldest son of Kuwait’s ruler, as prime minister of the State of Kuwait.He is tasked with nominating

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Avalanche leaves at least 10 dead and dozens missing in Indian Himalayas

NEW DELHI — At least 10 people have been killed and many more are missing after an avalanche struck a team of mountaineers high in the Indian Himalayas.The 34 trainees and seven instructors were practicing

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Dussehra 2022: Celebrations take over India's streets

NEW DELHI — Millions of Indians are celebrating Dussehra — an important Hindu festival — as fears about the Covid-19 pandemic have subsided.For the past two years, celebrations were either muted

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Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians

KYIV — Ukrainian forces have liberated a key village in the southern region of Kherson, hastening another Russian military retreat.The defense ministry in Kyiv posted a video showing the 35th marine

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Australia vows new plan to stop extinction crisis

SYDNEY — Australia plans to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as "the mammal extinction capital of the world", its government says.More than 100 threatened animals and plants

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Ukraine troops make breakthrough in south

KYIV — Ukrainian troops have broken through Russian positions on the Dnieper river northeast of Kherson, a strategic Russian-held city in southern Ukraine.The advance was reported by the Russian military

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Wig and mustache for Gandhi 'demon’ statue after India outrage

NEW DELHI — Police in India's Kolkata city have opened an investigation into allegations that independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was depicted as a demon at the ongoing Durga Puja festival.A festival

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North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

TOKYO — North Korea has fired a suspected missile over Japan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington.The ballistic missile traveled about 4,500km (2,800

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Elon Musk under fire for inflammatory Ukraine Twitter comments

NEW YORK/KIEV — Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has been strongly criticized after posting a series of Tweets about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign

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UK chancellor U-turns on plans to scrap tax rate

LONDON — The government has U-turned on plans to scrap the 45p rate of income tax, the chancellor has confirmed.Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a

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Iran protests: Students trapped amid clashes in Tehran

TEHRAN — Iranian police clashed with students at one of the country's most prestigious universities on Sunday, according to social and state media reports.Reports say a large number of students at

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Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro to face run-off

BRASILIA — Brazil's election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.With almost all the votes counted, Lula had

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Yemen truce ends without agreement to extend: UN Envoy

ADEN — The UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg on Sunday has expressed his regret for not reaching an agreement to extend the truce in Yemen. He confirmed that he would continue to work with both sides to

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Arab League chief warns repercussions of truce denouement in Yemen

CAIRO — The Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul-Gheit on Sunday warned against failure to extend the truce in Yemen, saying, “Ending the truce would bring back the crisis.”“The humanitarian

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Ground should have been laid for tax cuts, admits Liz Truss

LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has admitted she should have “laid the ground better” for her mini-budget, after it sparked days of market turmoil.The prime minister told the BBC’s Laura

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Latvia prime minister’s New Unity party wins general election

RIGA — The center-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš won Saturday’s election, according to provisional results, with its 19% of the vote putting him in

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Bulgaria goes for fourth vote in just 18 months

SOFIA — Bulgaria is embroiled in such political turmoil that Sunday’s snap election is the fourth such vote in just 18 months.As of Sunday morning, only nine percent of voters had cast their ballots,

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28 people injured in protests in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD — At least 28 people were injured in protests in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on the third anniversary of the October protests, said Iraqi security media Saturday.In a statement, the Iraqi

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Yemen government positive about UN proposal for nationwide truce

ADEN — The Yemen government said Saturday it got a positive attitude to the updated UN proposal for extending and expanding the truce “out of keenness to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.”“The

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Al-Asoumi re-elected as Speaker of Arab Parliament

CAIRO — The Arab Parliament Saturday re-elected Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi as its speaker for a new two-year term of office.Al-Asoumi collected 51 votes at a special session attended by 66 members and

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Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for former PM

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan in a contempt case, the Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday. The September 30 warrant relates

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Kuwaiti Cabinet submits resignation

KUWAIT — The Kuwaiti Government has submitted its resignation to the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a senior official announced on Saturday. The announcement was made by the Deputy Prime

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Biden says US will not be intimidated by reckless Putin

NEW YORK/MOSCOW — President Joe Biden has warned Russia that the United States will not be intimidated by reckless threats after Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine.On

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Eurostar cancels services as Brexit border checks cut capacity by 30%

PARIS/LONDON — Border checks for British travelers introduced after Brexit have caused Eurostar’s peak capacity to drop by 30 percent.The rail operator is also facing “unique” financial pressures

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‘Trust me’ says Truss after mini-budget causes havoc and as UK energy bills rise

LONDON — The British prime minister has appealed to voters to “trust me”, defending her government’s policies after a disastrous week in which its mini-budget brought market turmoil and widespread

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Latvia holds general election amid Ukraine war and record-high inflation

RIGA — Latvia began voting on Saturday in a general election that has been overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising energy costs.Polls indicate that Prime Minister Krišjānis

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Greece-Bulgaria pipeline starts operations to boost non-Russian gas flows

SOFIA — Greece and Bulgaria have started commercially operating a long-delayed gas pipeline, which will help decrease southeast Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and boost energy security.The 182-kilometer

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