ISRO: Aditya-L1 successfully escapes sphere of Earth’s influence

NEW DELHI — The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) first solar mission — Aditya L1 — has successfully escaped the sphere of Earth’s influence.It is now navigating its path towards the Sun-Earth

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UN condemns ‘abhorrent’ terrorist attacks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — At least 57 people were killed, including children in suicide bombings that targeted two religious ceremonies in Pakistan. Secretary-General António Guterres described the attacks as “particularly

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Government shutdown only hours away in the US

WASHINGTON — The US government is on the brink of another shutdown with Congress poised to miss a Saturday midnight deadline to fund federal agencies.The fourth shutdown to occur over the past decade,

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Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia: UN agencies

GORIS — Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.Some 65,000 have already

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WHO supports battle against cholera in the east of Sudan

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref state amid the ongoing brutal conflict between opposing militaries.The

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Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’

GENEVA — More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, an increase of 60 per cent compared

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Deadly blast rips through religious procession in restive southwest Pakistan

QUETTA — At least 52 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a blast tore through a religious procession in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, in what authorities have described

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Deadly blast rips through religious procession in restive southwest Pakistan

QUETTA — At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded after a blast tore through a religious procession in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, in what authorities have described

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Women found in lorry in France face deportation

PARIS — Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said.The four Vietnamese and two Iraqi women were found

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Trump loses bid to delay New York civil fraud trial

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to delay a civil fraud trial against him in a case that leaves his business empire in jeopardy.The decision paves

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Travis King in US custody after North Korea expulsion

WASHINGTON — US soldier Travis King, who fled from South to North Korea in July, is in American custody after being expelled by Pyongyang, officials say.Pvt King was transferred into US custody in China

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Trump rivals spar in unruly Republican debate

WASHINGTON — Seven Republican candidates tangled over the economy, immigration and China at the second 2024 presidential debate.Frontrunner Donald Trump, who skipped the event to woo voters more than

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Armenians rush to help Karabakh ‘brothers and sisters’

KORNIDZOR, Armenia — Every hour, the number of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh climbs even further. The official count of refugees is now close to half the population of the enclave.The scenes at the

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At least 100 killed as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq

BAGHDAD — A fire at a wedding in northern Iraq has killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, according to the Iraqi state news agency INA citing local authorities.The disaster in the Hamdaniya

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UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region

GENEVA — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concerns on Tuesday over the movement of a large number of civilians to Armenia as a result of the recent hostilities in the region.Some 19,000 refugees

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Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death

NEW YORK — Police have arrested a man accused of helping to distribute drugs found in a New York nursery where a one-year-old died after being exposed to fentanyl.Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, is

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Thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Armenia says ethnic cleansing under way

YEREVAN — A growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's seizure of the disputed region last week.More than 6,500 people have so far crossed into

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Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

CARACAS — Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the government, the head of a UN-appointed human rights body

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Over 340 first responders have died from 9/11 illnesses

NEW YORK — The Fire Department of New York has said the number of its members who have died from 9/11-related illnesses is now equal to the number lost on the day of the attacks, 343. Two recent deaths

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Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike

LOS ANGELES — Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months.The Writers Guild of America (WGA)

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Canada-India row puts spotlight on Sikh activism in UK

LONDON — Given the dramatic developments in Canada, where PM Trudeau has said there is credible evidence to suggest India was involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh, it is unsurprising that rumours

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Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military cooperation with Niger following a coup.“France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In

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Philippines condemns China for installing floating barrier in disputed South China Sea

MANILA — The Philippines on Sunday condemned the Chinese coast guard for installing what it called a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying that it prevented Filipino

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Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage

WASHINGTON — This week in New York, as he listened to questions from reporters, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reliable smile began to fade.Unsurprisingly, nearly all the questions were about

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear

NAGORNO-KARABAKH — The first group of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, days after the enclave was seized by Azerbaijan.They entered shortly after local officials announced

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Russian foreign minister hits out at West’s ‘empire of lies’

NEW YORK — Russia’s foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking

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This ‘hideous occupation’ will not last, Abbas tells UN Assembly

NEW YORK — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stating that those who think peace can prevail in the Middle East without the Palestinian people enjoying their

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Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan

NEW YORK — President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced more than

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Lebanon faced ongoing insecurity amid regional tensions and weak international cooperation

NEW YORK — Overlapping crises and regional tensions amid a weakened international system have led to economic, political, and institutional insecurity in Lebanon, the President of the Council of Ministers

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Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop

NEW YORK — Yemen has made compromises and worked hard to rebuild its country and regain the trust of its people, but the head of the Presidential Leadership Council on Thursday cautioned the international

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South Korea: Russia providing weapons tech to DPRK ‘will be a direct provocation’

NEW YORK — South Korea President Yoon Suk-Yeol said that if Russia helps the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) enhance its weapons programs “the deal will be a direct provocation” and Seoul and

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Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment

WASHINGTON — A veteran US senator has temporarily stepped down as head of the chamber’s powerful foreign relations committee as he battles bribery charges.Justice department prosecutors allege Robert

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Justin Trudeau repeats allegation against India amid row

OTTAWA — Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated that there are "credible reasons" to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.He first

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Tourists caught in India-Canada visa row

TORONTO — The phone line at a Vancouver-based tourism company has been ringing non-stop since India announced that it will be suspending visa services for Canadian citizens.Those who are planning to

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Poland stops supplying weapons to Ukraine as grain row escalates

WARSAW — One of Ukraine's staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbor, as a diplomatic dispute over grain escalates.Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said

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India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates

NEW DELHI — India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.Visa service provider BLS posted a message from India's

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Cyprus president: Do we have the resolve to make peace our top priority?

NEW YORK — President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, emphasized the need for the UN to live up to its founding principles to ensure respect for the sovereignty

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Mozambique calls for trust and mutual respect between UN members

NEW YORK — In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the president of Mozambique said that the main reason for lack of progress on the 2030 Agenda is similar lack of trust and solidarity

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Reforms vital to build confidence, Japanese leader tells UN Assembly

NEW YORK — The Prime Minister of Japan said on Tuesday that he is open to meeting President Kim Jong-Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at any time and without any conditions “to

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A haunted Australia stares down bushfire disaster again

SYDNEY — As Australia edged into spring in 2019, former fire brigade chief Greg Mullins warned the country was disastrously primed to burn.Over and over, he begged to be heard. In letters, phone calls,

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The world is bigger than five, says Erdogan

NEW YORK — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the UN Security Council no longer works to ensure global security but instead is an arena for its five permanent member states to engage in strategic

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Libya flood: Derna mayor’s house burnt down in protests

DERNA — The mayor’s home in the Libyan city of Derna has been burnt down, as hundreds of protesters demanded answers for last week’s catastrophic flood.They gathered on Monday night at the city’s

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Al-Asoumi lauds Saudi Arabia's achievements in human rights

CAIRO — Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Al-Asoumi praised the progress made by Saudi Arabia in the field of human rights and its efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate prisoners in the society.He made

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Japan firms cut ties with boyband agency over sex abuse

TOKYO — Major Japanese brands are cutting ties with the country's biggest talent agency after it was engulfed by a sexual abuse scandal.Firms including Nissan and Asahi say they will not renew any

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The temple murder that fuelled India-Canada tensions

TORONTO — A prominent Sikh leader was brazenly murdered this summer outside a temple in British Columbia (BC), Canada. The death has outraged his supporters and intensified global tensions between Sikh

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EU tries to stop Italy's far-right drift after record migrant arrivals

BRUSSELS — For days, the local news media have been warning Italians of an unfolding crisis on the small island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Sicily, after an unprecedented number of migrant arrivals

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India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA — Canada’s accusation that India may have been involved in the assassination of a Sikh activist on its soil has triggered a growing row with Ottawa and New Delhi both expelling senior

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India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh — Trudeau

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Indian government could be behind the fatal shooting of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on June

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Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster

DERNA — A masked doctor leans down into a black plastic body bag, and gently manipulates the legs of the man inside. "First we determine age, sex and length," he explains."He's in

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Landmark Khartoum skyscraper engulfed in flames

KHARTOUM — Buildings have caught fire in Sudan's capital after heavy fighting between the army and rival forces.Videos posted online on Sunday showed the iconic Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company

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UNESCO designates ancient West Bank city World Heritage site

RIYADH — The United Nations' (UN) cultural agency UNESCO on Sunday added the ancient West Bank city of Ariha to its list of world heritage sites, bringing the number of Palestinian locations with

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20mph: Wales first UK nation to drop speed limit from 30mph

LONDON — Wales has become the first country in the UK to reduce speed limits in built-up areas from 30mph to 20mph in Wales from Sunday.Welsh ministers said a 20mph (32km/h) limit would reduce deaths

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Brand allegations mean entertainment industry has questions to answer — Cleverly

LONDON — The entertainment industry has questions to answer over allegations against comedian Russell Brand, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said.Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults

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3 nations to defy EU and extend ban on Ukrainian grain imports

BRUSSELS — Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia will defy the European Union and extend a temporary ban placed on Ukrainian grain imports, in a move likely to anger the bloc’s leadership.On Friday, the EU

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Ukraine’s Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia

KYIV — This week saw spectacular Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, hitting Russian warships and missiles.Estimates of the damage done ran into billions of pounds and raised the question: is

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El Chapo’s son extradited to the US

WASHINGTON —A son of the infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been extradited to the US on drug trafficking charges, the US Attorney General has said.Ovidio Guzmán is suspected of

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Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says

DERNA, Libya — The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan

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Bangladesh jails activists for 2013 report on security force killings

LONDON — A Bangladesh court has sentenced two prominent human rights activists to two years in jail, in what critics say is part of a crackdown ahead of elections.Adilur Rahman Khan and Nasiruddin Elan

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Top US envoy questions China defense minister’s absence

HONG KONG — A top US diplomat has questioned the absence of China's defense minister Li Shangfu, renewing speculation of a possible corruption purge.General Li has been not seen in public for about

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Libyan rivals 'coordinating over flood relief'

TRIPOLI — The two rival governments in Libya are coordinating relief efforts for flood victims, the UN has said.More than 5,300 people died after two dam bursts brought devastating floods to the eastern

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Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air

MADRID — Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV.Isa Balado was reporting on a Madrid robbery on Tuesday

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Cavalcante: Dog ‘subdued’ crawling Pennsylvania fugitive

PENNSYLVANIA — A law enforcement dog caught a fugitive as he tried to crawl away in thick underbrush two weeks after his escape from a prison in the US state of Pennsylvania, authorities have said.Danelo

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Flooded Libyan city buries its dead in mass graves

DERNA, Libya — Bodies recovered from a devastating flood that wiped out parts of the port city of Derna in eastern Libya have been buried in mass graves.At least 2,300 people died when a tsunami-like

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China insurance boss jailed for life in corruption crackdown

HONG KONG — The former chairman of China Life Insurance, Wang Bin, has become the latest high-profile boss to be imprisoned as Beijing's crackdown on the financial industry continues.Wang was sentenced

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Trump faces new 14th Amendment candidacy challenge

WASHINGTON — A liberal group filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Minnesota, the second major lawsuit in two weeks that hopes to invoke

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Invasive fire ants have made it to Europe and are likely to spread as the climate heats up

ROME — Red fire ants are one of the world's worst and costliest invasive alien species — and they're making Italy their home.One of the world’s worst invasive alien species has arrived in

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MEPs spar over EU bans on Ukrainian grain as deadline for extension looms

BRUSSELS — Members of the European Parliament are split over the temporary bans that the European Union has imposed on Ukrainian grain.The prohibitions have been in place since 2 May and apply to five

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Over 5,000 presumed dead in Libya after ‘catastrophic’ flooding breaks dams and sweeps away homes

TRIPOLI — More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in northeastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water into already inundated areas.Tamer Ramadan,

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Israel’s top court debates law limiting its powers

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court opens hearings Tuesday on a law to curb its powers, in a case that could set the judiciary on a collision course with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline

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North Korean leader arrives in Russia before expected Putin meeting

BRUSSELS — Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday before an expected meeting with

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US explorer Mark Dickey freed from one of Turkey's deepest caves

ANKARA — More than 150 people were involved in efforts to save caver Mark Dickey after he developed stomach problems in the Morca Cave on 2 September. Organizers say it was one of the largest and

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Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of last tax evasion case

MANILA — Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been acquitted in the last of five tax evasion cases filed against her in the Philippines, in what is being hailed as a win for press freedom."You got to

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Morocco earthquake: 'We need help from whoever will give it'

ALGOU, Morocco — In the tiny village of Algou, high in the Atlas Mountains, screams came from under the rubble in the terrifying moments after the earthquake.But as the hours passed and with no specialist

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Canada's Trudeau stranded in India by plane problems

WASHINGTON — Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stranded in India after his plane experienced technical difficulties.The Canadian military is working to bring Trudeau home but his earliest

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More than 2,000 people feared dead in Libya after ‘unprecedented’ flooding

TRIPOLI —More than 2,000 people in Libya are feared dead in severe flooding, according to a Libyan leader, as Storm Daniel swept through the eastern part of the country.The head of Libya’s eastern

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FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

GENEVA — The UN food security agency on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide essential support to communities in Sudan grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing conflict.Over

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North Korea leader reportedly heading to Russia to meet Putin

SINGAPORE — North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly started his journey to Vladivostok for a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.The armored train that Kim uses for foreign

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Morocco quake leaves half of village's population dead or missing

By Nick BeakeTAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — The first resident of Tafeghaghte BBC met offered a blunt assessment of the devastation caused by Morocco's earthquake."People in this village are either

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US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit

HANOI — President Joe Biden has denied that the US is attempting to stem China's international influence, after signing a new historic deal with Vietnam.More than 50 years since the last American

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G20: How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine language

NEW DELHI — The G20 joint declaration in Delhi is being described as a significant diplomatic win for India.The agreement of a joint statement looked almost impossible a few days ago, given how sharply

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World leaders heap lavish praise on Delhi on achieving tricky consensus on declaration

NEW DELHI — The two-day G20 summit in Delhi has been a triumph for India as world leaders lavished praise over its role in negotiating a tricky consensus on the joint statement.We witnessed some surreal

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Russia didn’t expect consensus on Ukraine — Lavrov

NEW DELHI — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country did not expect a consensus on the section about Ukraine in the G20 Summit joint declaration.Lavrov was responding to a question

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Ukraine offensive could have only 30 days left — US Army chief

LONDON —Ukraine has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter-offensive, the top-ranking US military officer said.Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

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Two foreign aid workers die in Russian missile strike

KYIV — Two foreign aid volunteers have been killed and two others injured in a missile attack in Ukraine.The Road to Relief NGO said Anthony Ihnat, a Canadian, died in what it described as a “Russian

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UN welcomes G20 leaders’ declaration in New Delhi

NEW DELHI, India — The UN welcomed the adoption on Saturday of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, describing it as an example of effective leadership at a time of great divisions in the world.World

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UN stands ready to support relief efforts in quake-hit Morocco

MARRAKESH — The UN chief expressed his profound sadness over the deadly earthquake that struck central Morocco late on Friday night reportedly leaving over 1,000 dead, assuring of his solidarity with

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UK, Singapore elevate ties to ‘strategic partnership’

NEW DELHI —British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has signed, Saturday, a new strategic partnership with Singapore to grow the UK's economy and enhance shared security with Singaporean Prime Minister

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More than 1,000 dead in Morocco as tremors felt in several regions

MARRAKESH — A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people and causing severe damage in several areas.Residents rushed into the streets when the quake

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Escaped terror suspect Khalife arrested in northwest London

LONDON — Terror suspect Daniel Khalife has been arrested in northwest London after a four-day search, police have said.Scotland Yard said the 21-year-old ex-soldier was detained at 10:41 BST after being

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Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95 in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95.During the racist apartheid regime, he founded the Zulu Inkatha party

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Over 800 killed in powerful quake in Morocco

RABAT — At least 820 people were killed and 672 others injured following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, the country's Interior Ministry said Saturday. Fatalities from the magnitude

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reveals 'nuclear attack submarine'

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken part in a ceremony to reveal what Pyongyang says is its first submarine capable of launching nuclear weapons.State media said the sub strengthened the

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India seeks G20 consensus as Ukraine war shadow looms

NEW DELHI — India has turned the G20 into a diplomatic spectacle that has never been seen before.After 200 meetings held in 60 Indian cities through the year, the campaign to turn India's G20 presidency

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Spanish company recruiting volunteers to fight in Ukraine

KYIV — A Spanish company recruiting volunteers to fight in Ukraine claims to be in contact with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, offering contracts for up to €3,400 (about $3,650).The most difficult

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Hong Kong hit by heaviest rainstorm in 140 years

HONG KONG — Streets and subway stations were underwater in Hong Kong on Friday as officials shut schools and workplaces.Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region

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UN chief spotlights worsening rights in Myanmar as journalist jailed over cyclone coverage

JAKARTA — Myanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all political prisoners, the United Nations’ chief said Wednesday, as a leading local news outlet

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Gabon’s ousted leader free and is allowed to travel abroad, junta says

LIBREVILLE — The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he is now allowed to travel abroad, a junta spokesperson said Wednesday.Bongo has reportedly

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India's solar mission sends 'selfie' on way to Sun

NEW DELHI — The Indian space agency Isro has shared the first images sent by the country's solar observation mission as it makes its way toward the Sun.Aditya-L1 lifted off on Saturday and is on

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Security lapse let killer 'crabwalk' out of US prison

WASHINGTON — A dangerous killer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison climbed the same walls another inmate scaled earlier this year to get away, officials say.Danelo Cavalcante, 34, whose escape last week

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Japan joins Moon race with successful rocket launch

SINGAPORE — Japan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth try this year, after previous attempts were foiled by bad weather.The lander, dubbed the "moon sniper",

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Japan's top pop agency boss resigns over predator's abuse

TOKYO — The boss of Japan's biggest pop talent agency has resigned after finally admitting the sexual abuse committed by its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa.Julie Fujishima resigned from Johnny and

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US to arm Ukraine with controversial tank shells

KYIV — The US has announced it will send controversial weapons to Ukraine as part of more than $1bn (£800m) in military and humanitarian aid.Russia condemned the move to equip US Abrams tanks with shells

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California is first US state to pass a ban on caste discrimination

LOS ANGELES — California's legislature has become the first in the US to approve a bill banning caste discrimination.Legislators said the measure would protect people of South Asian descent who allege

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Trump suffers loss in second E Jean Carroll defamation case

NEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled Donald Trump is liable for defamatory comments he made in 2019 about writer E Jean Carroll.Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Wednesday that Carroll's second civil defamation

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Josep Borrell confirms Swedish national held prisoner in Iran is an EU diplomat

BRUSSELS — "We will not stop" until Johan Floderus is freed, Josep Borell said on Tuesday, confirming the identity of the Swedish national held prisoner in Iran.The 33-year-old Swedish citizen

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Cyberspace is Ukraine war 'frontline', warns Estonian PM

TALLINN — Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has said the online world is a key battleground between Russia and Ukraine."Cyberspace is not a sideshow, but a frontline" in Ukraine, she

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All 19 defendants in Georgia election interference case have pleaded not guilty

ATLANTA — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and the remaining defendants in the election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia, have pleaded not guilty and have waived their arraignments,

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Proud Boys sentenced to 22 years in prison, longest for a Jan 6 defendant

WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and leading a failed plot to prevent the transfer of power from Donald Trump

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Far-right network OAN settles 2020 election defamation suit brought by ex-Dominion executive

WASHINGTON — Far-right TV network One America News and one of its on-air personalities settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, the election technology company

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Cuba uncovers Russia-Ukraine war trafficking ring

HAVANA — The Cuban foreign ministry says it has uncovered a human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting Cubans to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine.It said that Cubans living in Russia and "even

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Kyoto Animation fire: Man admits setting 2019 blaze

TOKYO — A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to starting a fire at a popular animation studio that killed 36 people.The Kyoto Animation studio blaze on 18 July 2019 was one of Japan's worst-ever murder

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Ukraine war: Missing Russian general ‘reappears’ in Moscow

MOSCOW — A photo posted online appears to show a Russian general who has not been seen in public since a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June.Sergei Surovikin is said to have been close to Wagner

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India, voice for the poor, clears slums as G20 draws near

NEW DELHI — The bulldozers and government officials arrived just before dawn, tearing down the row of shanties as its bewildered residents watched inconsolably nearby.“We were so frightened,” said

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Kim Jong Un to visit Putin in Russia for weapons talks — US

WASHINGTON — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS.The two leaders will discuss the possibility

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Chancellor ‘Pirate Olaf’ Scholz injured jogging

BERLÍN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has published a photo of himself with an eye-patch after he fell while out jogging. The incident occurred on Saturday near his home in Potsdam, near Berlin.He

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Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in South Korea

SEOUL — On 5 June, Lee Min-so (not her real name) described in her diary the fear that overtook her body as she entered her classroom to teach: "My chest feels too tight. I feel like I'm going

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Four astronauts splash down off Florida coast, ending 6-month mission

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Four astronauts have returned home from a six-month stay on the International Space Station, making a splashdown landing aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast

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Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed

KYIV — Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced.Reznikov had led the Ministry since before the start

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Philippines: Indigenous knowledge takes on climate crisis

MANILA — In the mountainous province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines, local indigenous groups are being forced to adapt to the alarming impacts of climate change.With UN support, communities

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Madrid residents told to stay indoors as Spanish capital braces for torrential rain

MADRID — Residents in Madrid were instructed by city authorities to stay indoors Sunday with Storm Dana set to lash the Spanish capital.The state meteorological agency, AEMET, issued a warning for Madrid,

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Ukrainian oligarch and Zelensky supporter Kolomoisky arrested in fraud investigation

KYIV — One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs has been arrested in a fraud investigation, state media in the country are reporting.A Kyiv court on Saturday ordered Ihor Kolomoisky, a key supporter

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Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dies at 75

MASSACHUSETTS — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on

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India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun

NEW DELHI — India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole.Aditya-L1 lifted off from

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African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

GENEVA — Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the crisis, the

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Iraqi PM sets cornerstone for joint railway project with Iran

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani attended a ceremony on Saturday near the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran, setting the cornerstone for a railway project linking the two countries.A statement

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Minister of industry and mineral resources meets with officials of Turkish companies

Saudi Gazette reportANKARA — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef met with a number of Turkish companies’ officials during his visit to Türkiye.Al-Khorayef’s

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Philippines stands up to Beijing in South China sea tussle

MANILA — "We're scared of China," fisherman Benjo Atay says as wind and rain batter his small bamboo boat on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.He shouts orders at his young crew,

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Ukrainian forces advance towards ‘first line’ of Russian defenses in Zaporizhzhia

KYIV — Ukrainian forces said they had penetrated the “first line” of Russian strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region, in a sign that Kyiv is edging closer to Moscow’s sprawling network of fortified

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Hong Kong hunkers down as Typhoon Saola approaches

HONG KONG — Schools closed and flights were canceled as Hong Kong hoisted its third highest storm warning early Friday morning in anticipation of Typhoon Saola, which is expected to brush the city later

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Mushroom poisonings are up in France — and it’s all due to the weather

PARIS — Experts are warning that apps that claim to identify different mushroom species can get it wrong, so don't rely on technology to tell the edible from the poisonous.More than 250 cases of

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