Mystery leak kills 11 in Indian city

NEW DELHI — At least 11 people have died following a gas leak in northern India.Women and children are among those who died in the port city of Ludhiana in Punjab state. Several people were found unconscious

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Sudan crisis: Air strikes hit Khartoum despite truce

KHARTOUM — Air strikes have pounded Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee.The army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the

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Turkish forces kill suspected Daesh chief in Syria

ANKARA — Turkish forces have killed the suspected leader of the militant group Daesh (Islamic State, or IS) in Syria, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi

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Sudanese army, RSF agree on extending ceasefire truce

KHARTOUM — Sudan's Army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed on Sunday to extend a ceasefire truce by 72 hours as of this evening, in response to some local and international calls. Despite

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Kuwait’s new Ambassador in Washington submits credentials to Biden

WASHINGTON — Kuwait’s new Ambassador to Washington Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah submitted her credentials during a meeting with US President Joe Biden, said a statement on Sunday.The Kuwaiti Embassy in

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Aboul Gheit, Kishida reiterate historic bonds between Arab world, Japan

CAIRO — Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit on Sunday affirmed significance of the historic bonds between the Arab world and Japan emphasizing the League’s keenness on promoting cooperation

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Cuba cancels May Day parade because of fuel shortages

HAVANA — Cuba’s communist government has canceled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages.Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in from across the island

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Erdogan appears in public after missing campaign due to illness since Tuesday

ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been reportedly unwell since Tuesday evening, appeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul.The Turkish leader was visiting the

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Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home

CLEVELAND, Texas — A gunman has killed five people, including an eight-year-old child, at a home in Texas.Among the other victims were two women found lying on top of two surviving children, police told

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Prince Harry prepares to take stand to pursue hacking claims

LONDON — “Any one of the thousands of people that I met or was introduced to on any given day could easily have said: ‘You know what, you’re an idiot. I’ve read all the stories about you and

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Environmental collective behind pipeline hoax in several French cities

PARIS — Environmental activists tricked people into believing a massive oil pipeline project was planned in several French and Belgian cities.A giant oil pipeline passing through Marseille, Lyon, Paris

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Explosive new book claims Spain's King Juan Carlos has secret love child

MADRID — Spain's Juan Carlos is said to have had a fourth daughter from an extramarital affair. A new book claims to lift the lid on an open secret in the Spanish royal court.When Juan Carlos left

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Pence gives historic testimony to federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday to a federal grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of then-President Donald Trump and others,

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Ukraine war looms over Pope Francis's trip to Hungary

BUDAPEST — Pope Francis arrives in Hungary on Friday for a three-day pastoral visit — his first full trip to the country since he became Pope 10 years ago.What kept him away was the tough anti-migrant

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Palestinians condemn EU's von der Leyen for 'racist trope'

JERUSALEM — Palestinians have described remarks about Israel by the head of the European Commission as "inappropriate, false and discriminatory".It follows a congratulatory video message by

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Chinese defense minister in India amid border tensions

NEW DELHI — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has arrived in India to attend a key security summit meeting amid strained ties between the countries.Li will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

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Turkey's Erdogan falls ill on TV and cancels election rallies

ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suspended election campaigning after he fell ill during a live TV interview in which the broadcast was abruptly brought to a halt.After a 20-minute

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Mention of 'Covid war' in China textbook sparks debate

BEIJING — A history textbook for Chinese schoolchildren mentioning the country's Covid pandemic response for the first time has sparked discussion online.Some are questioning whether the book's

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WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 percent

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as latest

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Anger in India over German magazine's 'racist' cartoon on population

NEW DELHI — Many Indians, including a minister, have been criticizing a cartoon in German magazine Der Spiegel that they say was racist and in bad taste.The cartoon shows a dilapidated Indian train —

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War crimes suspect free amid Sudan chaos

KHARTOUM — A former Sudanese politician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity has said that he and other former officials are no longer in jail — following reports of a break-out.Ahmad Harun was

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North Sea states plan world’s largest green energy hub

BRUSSELS — A North Sea coalition of nine countries Monday committed to develop the North Sea into the world’s largest green energy power plant.The North Sea Summit brought together heads of state or

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US women arrested in Sydney with golden gun in luggage

SYDNEY — A US woman has been arrested in Australia after a 24-carat gold-plated gun was found in her luggage.The woman, who has not been identified, arrived in Sydney from Los Angeles and did not have

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EU set to boost cooperation with Gulf countries, appoint special rep

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday reiterated its intention to boost strategic cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and announced that a decision on the appointment of the first

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OHCHR calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU — Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing of scores of civilians in a village near the border with Mali, the UN human rights

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New Sudan ceasefire announced but doubts remain

KHARTOUM — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire from midnight (22:00 GMT).It is at least the third ceasefire to be announced since violence

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Kyiv secures bridgehead across key Dnipro River — reports

KYIV — Ukrainian troops have set up positions on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Kherson region, reports say.The region is partially Russian-held and crossing the river could be significant

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India’s population to surpass China this week — UN

NEW DELHI — India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the end of this week, the United Nations has said.India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people

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Shahabuddin sworn in as Bangladesh's 22nd president

DHAKA — Mohammed Shahabuddin, a retired judge, has been sworn in as the new president of Bangladesh for a five-year term, replacing outgoing president Abdul Hamid.The 74-year-old retired judge of the

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UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’

KHARTOUM —The UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, amid the continuing intense fighting

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Israel arrests Jordanian MP for alleged gun-smuggling

AMMAN/ TEL AVIV — A Jordanian MP has been arrested by Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank, Jordan's Foreign Ministry said.Imad Al-Adwan was detained on Saturday

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Nine teenagers shot at prom after-party in Texas

JASPER COUNTY, Texas — Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers' party in Jasper County, Texas.The shooting early on Sunday took place at a private residence where some

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China disowns ambassador's remarks questioning Ukrainian independence

BEIJING —China has distanced itself from the remarks of one of its envoys who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet countries.Paris ambassador Lu Shaye's comments last week

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21 bodies found in investigation into Kenyan ’starvation cult’

NAIROBI — Kenyan police have exhumed 21 bodies near the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death.Dead children were among those exhumed,

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UN chief urges accelerated climate action and protection of biodiversity on Earth Day

NEW YORK — On the occasion of International Mother Earth Day, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement calling for urgent action to protect the environment and combat climate change.In

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Special forces airlift US diplomats from Sudan

LONDON — The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, President Joe Biden has said. The operation was “fast and clean”, a US official said.Fewer than 100 people

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Separatist Amritpal Singh arrested in Punjab, flown to Assam’s Dibrugarh

NEW DELHI — Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher who had been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga. He has been arrested by the police and taken to the central jail

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Twitter restores blue tick to high profile accounts

LOS ANGELES — Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe.Beyoncé, Harry Kane, Richard Osman and Victoria

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Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid dystopian future

NEW YORK — Climate change campaigners gathered in New York’s Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared

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Moscow decides to expel over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

MOSCOW — Russia announced Saturday expulsion of more than 20 German diplomats, in retaliation to an unconfirmed similar move taken by Berlin.Russia will expel more than 20 diplomats, in retaliation to

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Russia’s Belgorod sees mass evacuations over undetonated bomb

MOSCOW — More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the Russian city of Belgorod after an undetonated explosive was found.It comes two days after Russia accidentally dropped a bomb

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GOP 2024 hopefuls attend Iowa forum as they look to court evangelical voters

IOWA — Several Republican presidential hopefuls are slated to speak at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s spring kickoff event Saturday as they look to court Christian conservatives amid signs

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UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts

KHARTOUM — The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan issued a strong statement on Friday calling on both sides in the military power struggle to “implement humanitarian pauses” allowing civilians

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EU to adopt new round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

BRUSSELS — The European Union Foreign Affairs Council, during its formal meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, will adopt the 7th round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations, a senior EU official

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Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO

GENEVA — The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the

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Multiple Hillarys and New Yorks as Twitter verifications disappear

LOS ANGELES —Twitter’s removal of blue ticks is forcing accounts to find new ways to prove authenticity as concerns over copycats mount.At the same time, Elon Musk has gifted blue ticks to a few celebrities

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Why are so many British kids stabbing each other?

LONDON — With children as young as 12 getting stabbed in brutal knife attacks, campaigners and local authorities have installed “bleed control kits” up and down the country.Placed outside conflict

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Death toll in March 26 Ecuador landslide rises to 43

QUITO — The death toll from the March 26 landslide in central Ecuador's Chimborazo province rose to 43, the Attorney General's Office said Wednesday.The agency said on social media that it had

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Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data

LOS ANGELES — Twitter boss Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft as he accused the technology giant of using data from his social media company without permission.“They trained illegally using

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Thousands flock to remote Australian town for rare celestial event

SYDNEY — A rare solar eclipse has thrilled thousands of people who flocked to a remote Australian town for the best vantage point on Earth to watch it.The sky over Exmouth in Western Australia turned

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85 die and hundreds injured in crush at charity distribution in Yemen

SANAA — At least 85 people were killed and more than 322 injured on Thursday in a crush at a school in Yemen’s capital Sanaa.Hundreds of people had gathered to collect cash donations from a charity

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Austin says he hopes Turkey decides to allow Sweden into NATO ‘sooner versus later’

STOCKHOLM — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that it’s important that Turkey will decide to allow Sweden into NATO “sooner versus later”, saying he “feels confident” it will

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Stranded Indonesian fishermen rescued after six days without food

SYDNEY — Eleven Indonesian fishermen have been rescued after surviving for six days without food or water on a tiny island off Australia's coast.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said they

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Multi-story car park collapses in New York

NEW YORK — One person has died and five others were injured when a multi-story car park partially collapsed in New York City, officials say.The second floor of the four-story structure in Manhattan's

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Chechen dissident claims he 'staged own death' to avoid assassination

WARSAW — A Chechen dissident has alleged he "staged his own death" last year to avoid assassination.In a recent YouTube video, opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claimed he planned and

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Peruvian archaeologists unearth 500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath

LIMA — Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have discovered an Inca bathing complex built half a millennium ago, which they believe may have served the elite of the sprawling empire than once dominated

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21 die in Beijing hospital fire, dozens evacuated

BEIJING — Twenty-one people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of dozens of patients, Chinese state media reported.Staff removed 71 patients after the fire broke out

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Moscow court denies appeal by jailed WSJ reporter

MOSCOW — A Russian court has rejected the appeal of US journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention.He appeared in court in Moscow on Tuesday - the first time he had been seen in public

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Chinese tech giant denies Pentagon spy claim

SINGAPORE — Chinese surveillance technology giant Hikvision has denied it is illegally disguising its products sold to the US government to enable Chinese espionage.It was responding to BBC queries about

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Blinken says US diplomatic convoy attacked in Sudan

KHARTOUM — A US diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan on Monday but nobody was hurt, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said."This action was reckless, it was irresponsible and of course

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Man found dead in landing gear of KLM aircraft

LONDON — The body of a man was found in the undercarriage of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane that flew from Canada to the Netherlands, according to reports on Monday. The body was found in the landing

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Yemen at ‘critical juncture’ in bid to end eight-year war: UN special envoy

NEW YORK — An expired truce still delivering positive results, and a recent mass prisoner exchange, are signs of hope in Yemen, but more work remains to end the war between the Saudi Coalition-backed

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Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket system

BOCA CHICA — Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first uncrewed test flight of the vehicle into space. The two-stage

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Thousands of workers strike in Norway demanding higher pay

OSLO — Tens of thousands of workers in Norway began a strike on Monday, after negotiations between the country’s two main unions and employers’ representatives broke down late last night.Transport,

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Italian authorities seize ‘record’ cocaine drugs haul in Mediterranean

ROME — Italian authorities found almost two tons of cocaine floating at sea off the island of Sicily in what the Guardia di Finanza — the country’s tax and customs police — called a “record”

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Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years for criticizing Ukraine war

MOSCOW — Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine.He was found guilty of treason, spreading "false"

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Religious leaders join UN in praying for peace – ‘our most precious goal’

NEW YORK — At a time of terrible divisions in the world, leaders from multiple faiths joined together at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to observe a moment of prayer for peace.UN Secretary-General

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Pakistan's religious affairs minister dies in road accident

ISLAMABAD — Religious Affairs Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor died in a road accident in Islamabad on Saturday, capital police said.Police said on Twitter that the minister’s car was “hit by a Hilux

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Rescue crews in Sloviansk work through the rubble as death toll rises

KYIV — Rescue operations continued on Saturday afternoon in Ukraine’s eastern city of Sloviansk following a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building on Friday that killed at least

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Over 50 killed and hundreds injured as rival military factions clash in Sudan

KHARTOUM — Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely Saturday in the capital and other areas, leaving dozens dead and hundreds wounded while dealing a new blow to hopes for

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Teixeira’s hometown of Dighton reacts to his arrest

BOSTON —The street that was blocked by the FBI and swarmed by the media a few days ago is quiet now.But a man and a woman are nailing “No Trespass” signs to the trees on both sides of the driveway,

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China launches new meteorological satellite

JIUQUAN — China launched Sunday morning a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space, Xinhua reported.The rocket blasted off at 9:36 a.m. (Beijing time) from the Jiuquan Satellite

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Aboul Gheit calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan

CAIRO — The Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has expressed his deep concern over the current combat operations taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces

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G7 energy, environment leaders haggle over climate strategy

SAPPORO — Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations met on Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the urgency

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Fighting erupts in Khartoum as army and paramilitary force clash

KHARTOUM — Gunfire and explosions have been heard in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after days of tension between a notorious paramilitary force and the country’s army.The dispute centers around a

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Huge win for Macron as French top court clears pension age rise to 64

PARIS — France’s top court on Friday approved the government’s unpopular plans to raise the age of retirement by two years to 64, a huge win for President Emmanuel Macron in the face of mass protests

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Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson not invited to coronation King Charles III

LONDON — The Duchess of York has not been invited to King Charles's coronation next month, sources have confirmed.It is understood that there is no "ill will" from the duchess, Sarah Ferguson,

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GCC chief welcomes Yemen prisoner swap

RIYADH — Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Al-Budaiwi on Friday welcomed the starting of a major prisoner swap between the Yemeni government and Houthis.The prisoner deal,

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Cyclone Ilsa smashes into Australia's western coast

SYDNEY — Cyclone Ilsa smashed into a remote stretch of coast in Western Australia around midnight Thursday local time with wind speeds that broke previous records set more than 10 years ago in the same

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US airman to appear in court over intelligence leak

WASHINGTON — A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues.Jack Teixeira

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Cyclone Ilsa: Western Australia braces for category five storm

SYDNEY — A powerful storm that is charging towards Western Australia (WA) has intensified to a category five system.Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is expected to hit Port Hedland, in the state's north,

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Pentagon leaks suggest US spied on UN chief

Pentagon leaks suggest US spied on UN chiefWASHINGTON — The US government believes the UN Secretary General is too willing to accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in classified

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Qatar, Bahrain resume diplomatic relations

MANAMA — The Bahraini-Qatari Follow-up Committee announced, in a joint statement on Wednesday, that both countries decided to resume their diplomatic relations out of a shared desire to enhance the GCC

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Kyiv to probe video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldier’s beheading

KYIV — Ukraine promised Wednesday to investigate a gruesome video circulating on social media that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier.The video spread quickly online and sparked outrage

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First quarter of 2023 deadliest in Mediterrenean since 2017, says UN

GENEVA — The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017, with hundreds of lives lost trying to reach Europe, the UN said on Wednesday.The United Nations’

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‘Creative’ Russian hackers tapping into CCTV in cafes in Ukraine, says US

WASHINGTON — Russian hackers are monitoring CCTV cameras in Ukrainian cafes to gather information, a US intelligence official said on Tuesday.Supported by the state, they are trying to find out information

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Ukraine war: Russian parliament approves online call-up

MOSCOW — The Russian parliament has approved legislation to start serving call-up papers online.The Kremlin has denied the move is aimed at speeding up further mobilization of Russian men or putting

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Horrific aftermath of Myanmar junta airstrike that killed 100

BANGKOK — Relatives were still recovering the charred bodies and limbs of victims killed in a military airstrike on a village in central Myanmar Wednesday, a day after one of the deadliest attacks since

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Western special forces inside Ukraine, leak shows

WASHINGTON — The presence of Western special forces in Ukraine has been the subject of quiet speculation for more than a year. But it’s never been confirmed, until now.The US Department of Defense

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Myanmar military airstrike kills at least 53, say witnesses

BANGKOK — At least 53 people have been killed, according to survivors, in one of the deadliest airstrikes by the Myanmar military in the ongoing civil war.They say that the dead include at least 15 women

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Pentagon leak shows South Korea torn on sending Ukraine weapons

WASHINGTON — Leaked Pentagon documents appear to reveal a sensitive conversation between high-level South Korean officials on whether to send weapons to Ukraine.The secret document, seen by the BBC,

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US, Philippines begin largest-ever drills after China exercises

SINGAPORE — The US and the Philippines are holding their largest-ever joint military drills a day after China concluded large-scale exercises around Taiwan.Beijing staged three days of drills simulating

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Palestinian teen killed in raid as thousands of Israeli settlers march to West Bank outpost

TEL AVIV — Thousands of Israelis — led by at least seven Cabinet ministers — marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement on Monday, threatening to raise tensions that have been heightened by days

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78-year-old Missouri woman arrested on bank robbery charges

WASHINGTON — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions was arrested again for a third heist in Missouri, police said.Bonnie Gooch walked into Goppert Financial Bank and allegedly handed

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Russia mulls lifting Twitter ban after Musk reinstates Kremlin account

MOSCOW — Russia is considering lifting its ban on Twitter after the social media network reinstated access to accounts of Russian state agencies.The ban was imposed before Elon Musk took over running

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Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor dies, aged 103

WASHINGTON — The last surviving prosecutor from the post-World War Two Nuremberg trials has died aged 103.Ben Ferencz was just 27 when he secured the convictions of Nazi officers for war crimes and crimes

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Indian bride on the run after firing gun at wedding

NEW DELHI — Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are on the lookout for a woman who fired a gun at her wedding.A video on social media showed the woman firing four rounds into the air

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King Charles joined by family for first Easter service as monarch

LONDON — The King and other senior royals have attended their first Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.Charles was accompanied by Camilla, the Queen Consort,

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Pope Francis prays for both Ukrainian and Russian people at Easter Mass

ROME — In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, and praised nations which welcome refugees.He celebrated Easter Mass in

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Germany: toxic fumes alert after massive warehouse fire in Hamburg

HAMBURG — Police warned people in the German city of Hamburg to close their windows early on Sunday after a large fire that engulfed several warehouses sent black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over

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Hundreds attend assassinated Russian propagandist Tatarsky funeral in Moscow

MOSCOW — Hundreds of Muscovites came to the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in the Russian capital on Saturday to pay their last respects to propagandist military blogger Maxim Fomin, aka Vladlen Tatarsky,

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Designer Paul Smith gives Paris museum a makeover to mark Picasso’s death

PARIS — Fifty years after the death of Pablo Picasso, British designer Paul Smith has taken over the Musée National Picasso-Paris to celebrate the renowned artist.The result is three floors of colorful

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China lashes out at WHO over accusations it withheld COVID-19 information

BEIJING — China has lashed out at the World Health Organization for its latest accusation that China withheld crucial data concerning the origin of COVID-19.Shen Hongbing, director of the Chinese Center

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China ‘trying to have it both ways’ with Russia, Antony Blinken says

BRUSSELS — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year triggered Finland’s application to NATO along with that of Sweden.On Tuesday, Helsinki completed the fastest accession process in the

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Immigration, EU policy and climate goals are biggest roadblocks to forming new Finland govt

HELSINKI — The dust is settling this weekend on the Finnish election result, which saw Sanna Marin’s left-wing Social Democrats pipped at the post by less than one percentage point by the right-wing

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GCC chief receives newly-appointed general coordinator for negotiations

RIYADH — Jassem Albudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met with Dr. Raja Al Marzouqi, the newly-appointed general coordinator for negotiations and head of the negotiating

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Pentagon investigating alleged leak of classified documents

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is investigating what appear to be screenshots of classified US and NATO military information about Ukraine circulating on social media, a Pentagon official told CNN.CNN has

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Welsh man gets tax bills for 11,000 Chinese firms

LONDON — When Dylan Davies went to check his post last November, 580 brown envelopes fell to the floor.Over the next six months he got tax bills for 11,000 Chinese companies after they fraudulently used

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Thousands of Burmese flee to Thailand after intense fighting

BANGKOK — Some 10,000 Burmese people have fled to Thailand to escape fierce fighting between the military and units of a powerful ethnic armed group since Wednesday, Thai authorities said.They are fleeing

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Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack

GAZA CITY — Israel’s military has launched air attacks on southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip following a spate of reported rocket attacks on the country.The escalation in tensions comes after Israeli

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Protesters storm BlackRock’s Paris office holding red flares and firing smoke bombs

PARIS — Demonstrators forced their way into the building that houses BlackRock’s office in Paris Thursday, taking their protest against the government’s pension reforms to the world’s biggest money

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Japan's beloved zoologist Masanori Hata dies at 87

TOKYO — Japanese zoologist and filmmaker Masanori Hata, who made connecting humans with animals his life's purpose, has died at 87.Mutsugoro, as he was fondly known, was famous for directing The

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Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge Biden for White House

WASHINGTON — Robert F Kennedy Jr has filed election paperwork to run for US president in 2024 as a Democrat.The 69-year-old is the son of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of President

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China sends warships near Taiwan as hackles flare

BEIJING — China sent warships to the waters around Taiwan on Thursday, following a meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and the US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Beijing promised a "determined"

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Chinese unilateral move on Taiwan would hit ‘literally every country on earth,’ Blinken warns

BRUSSELS — Any attempt by China to forcefully change the status quo with Taiwan would hit “quite literally every country on earth,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in an interview with

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Egypt underlines Al-Aqsa protection against Israeli aggression; EU, GCC slam attack

CAIRO — Egypt vowed Wednesday that Israeli occupation authorities would never be allowed to control or split Al-Aqsa mosque.This came in a speech delivered by Egypt’s Permanent Representative at the

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‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough

NEW YORK — The UN on Wednesday called for a “sustainable industrial transformation” to close the widening development gap between countries, meet ambitious climate targets, and reach the 2030 Sustainable

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Kremlin likely to ‘coerce Belarus into further union’, claims analyst

MOSCOW — Russia may try and force Belarus to move towards unity, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).In its daily briefing, the US-based analysts said: “The Kremlin will likely attempt

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France to invest in drone tech and space, as new €413 billion military budget unveiled

PARIS — The French military is to be set at €413 billion over the next seven years.A year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France’s government presented the new Military Programming Budget

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Trump accused of falsifying records to conceal crimes

NEW YORK — Former US President Donald Trump has pled not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges during a court hearing in New YorkTrump was accused of falsifying records to conceal crimes in the almost

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Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges in New York City courtroom

NEW YORK — Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom after surrendering to authorities.Trump left the courthouse after hearing the charges to return

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Russia cafe bomb suspect Trepova charged with terrorism

ST. PETERSBURG — A suspect in the killing of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been charged with terrorism, Russian officials say.Darya Trepova was taken to a Moscow court on Tuesday after

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One dies, 30 injured in train derailment in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM —Dutch investigators are focusing on maintenance work as a possible cause of a deadly rail accident near The Hague.According to rail network company Pro Rail, the passenger train struck a small

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Iran President Raisi to visit Saudi Arabia: VP

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Mokhber announced on Monday.Speaking to the state-run Mehr News Agency,

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Worst drought forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hours every night

TUNIS — Tunisia is cutting off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night. The extreme measure is a response to the country’s worst drought on record.The water will be cut off daily from 9

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Aboriginal 'giant of a nation' Yunupingu dies aged 74

SYDNEY — One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders Yunupingu has died in the Northern Territory, aged 74.Yunupingu was a trailblazer in the fight for land rights and the constitutional

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India's Congress leader moves court challenging conviction in defamation case

NEW DELHI — Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi filed an appeal challenging his conviction and jail sentence in a criminal defamation case.Along with the appeal, the Congress leader also filed two

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Russian anti-war activist detained over killing of pro-Kremlin blogger

MOSCOW — Russian investigators have detained a woman in the hunt for the killers of a pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe.Darya Trepova, 26, was earlier placed on the

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Cafe bomb in St Petersburg kills Russian military blogger

MOSCOW — An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia’s Interior Ministry has confirmed.At least 25 people were injured in the bomb blast

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Pope Francis defends the ‘marginalized’ at Palm Sunday mass a day after hospital release

ROME — Pope Francis has presided over Palm Sunday Mass, a day after leaving hospital due to bronchitis. In his homily, he defended the “abandoned” of the world.“No one can be marginalized,” he

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Finnish fence on Russian border to cost hundreds of millions of euros

HELSINKI — The cost of constructing a fence in Finland at the Russian border is estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros and could take around three to four years to be finished.The work is

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Florida protesters stay faithful to Trump

PALM BEACH, Florida — When 31-year-old hot dog vendor Dirk Frazel heard the news that Donald Trump had been indicted, he “knew he had to do something”, so he got in his car.His destination was Trump’s

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Tate swaps prison for house arrest after winning appeal in Bucharest

BUCHAREST — Self-proclaimed misogynist and influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to be released from prison in Romania and put under house arrest for 30 days after winning an appeal in Bucharest

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‘QAnon Shaman’ freed early from federal prison

WASHINGTON — The US Capitol rioter known as the QAnon Shaman has been released early from prison to a halfway house.Jacob Chansley, 35, was sentenced to 41 months in prison in November 2021. He was originally

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11 killed after tornadoes rip through Arkansas and Illinois

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Unrelenting tornadoes have swept through parts of the South and Midwest killing at least 11 people, collapsing the roof of a packed theater during a heavy metal concert in Illinois,

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The West is an ‘existential’ threat to the Russia — Lavrov

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that a new foreign policy document adopted by President Vladimir Putin identifies the West as posing an “existential” threat to Moscow.“The

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