Spain gripped by 'Leonormania' as princess turns 18

MADRID — Among the next generation of young European royals, Spain's Princess Leonor has seen her popularity soar as she turns 18.In a gesture that went viral, Spain's Princess Leonor broke protocol

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Fukushima: US buys Japan seafood to counter China ban

TOKYO — The US military in Japan has started to bulk buy the country's seafood in response to a Chinese import ban after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.The US ambassador

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White Island: Company found guilty over NZ volcano disaster

SINGAPORE — A company in New Zealand has been found guilty of not "minimizing risk" to 22 people who died in the 2019 White Island volcano disaster.Judge Evangelos Thomas criticized what he

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US rejects global calls for Israel-Gaza ceasefire

WASHINGTON — The US has rejected global calls for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, arguing it is not the "right answer right now".National Security spokesperson John

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Judge reinstates gag order on Trump in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election subversion criminal case has reinstated the gag order she issued on the former president earlier this month.US District Judge Tanya

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Hong Kong court acquits US politician over airport firearms charge

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who turned himself in to customs authorities after bringing a gun into the city’s airport in what he called “an honest

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Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

GAZA — Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and other aid distribution centers in the

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International efforts renewed: Sudanese ceasefire talks resumed in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — In a collaborative effort, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and IGAD, along with the African Union, have recommenced ceasefire talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)

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‘White hydrogen’ could help save the world — scientists

PARIS — When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate

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Hidden feedback loop under Antarctica’s glaciers could accelerate sea level rise, scientists find

CALIFORNIA — Glaciers in East Antarctica could lose ice faster in the future than previously thought, scientists reported Friday, in an alarming feedback loop where glacier meltwater is triggering even

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Mahua Moitra: The firebrand Indian MP in ‘cash-for-query’ scandal

NEW DELHI — An Indian MP who is known to be a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is embroiled in a controversy over alleged misconduct in parliament.Nishikant

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At least 22 people feared dead in mass shootings in US city

PORTLAND, Maine — Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine have warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 22 people have been killed.Residents of the city, the second-largest in the

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Conservative Johnson elected new US House Speaker

WASHINGTON —Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of chaos and Republican infighting on Capitol Hill.The conservative Louisiana lawmaker won with 220 votes

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Russia says it rehearsed 'massive' nuclear strike

MOSCOW — Russia has rehearsed its ability to deliver a "massive" nuclear strike, the Kremlin says.The military exercise involved delivering a "response to an enemy nuclear strike",

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Mike Johnson picked as new GOP speaker nominee just hours after Tom Emmer drops bid

WASHINGTON — The House GOP picked Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest speaker nominee Tuesday evening, though the Louisiana Republican so far lacks the 217 votes needed to win the gavel – the latest

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Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

GAZA — On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from

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Republicans pick Emmer as third nominee for House Speaker

CAPITOL HILL — Republicans have chosen Tom Emmer as their third nominee to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, three weeks after their last leader was ousted in a right-wing revolt.The full chamber

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Pakistan Supreme Court halts military trials of Imran Khan supporters

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that military trials for civilians are unconstitutional which experts are calling a win for democracy.Monday's decision comes months after the government

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Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ study finds

ANTARCTICA — Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially devastating implications for sea level rise around the

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JetBlue plane tilts back while unloading at JFK Airport, no injuries reported

NEW YORK — A JetBlue passenger jet lost its balance and tipped like a seesaw while unloading Sunday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the airline.“Once at the gate,

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India will resume Canada visas if diplomats safe, says minister

MUMBAI — India will resume issuing visas to Canadian citizens if it "sees progress" in the safety of its diplomats there, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said.India had stopped visa services

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Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll found murdered

DETROIT —The president of a synagogue in the US city of Detroit, Samantha Woll, has been found stabbed to death in a park not far from her home.Police said they responded to a call in the Lafayette Park

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‘The world must do more’ for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say

GAZA — The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday “is only a small beginning and far from enough”, five UN agencies said in a joint statement. They called for a humanitarian ceasefire and safe access

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China, Philippines accuse each other over collisions in disputed South China Sea

HONG KONG — China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries

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Hamas frees two US hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan

GAZA — Hamas has released two US hostages who were abducted during the Palestinian group’s deadly raid on Israel this month.Israel confirmed they had received mother and daughter Judith and Natalie

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US House remains paralyzed following Jordan’s exit

WASHINGTON — There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago.The search is on for a new GOP speaker nominee

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Pakistan’s former leader Nawaz Sharif returns after nearly four years in self-exile

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Nawaz Sharif, the fugitive former prime minister of Pakistan, has returned to the South Asian nation after nearly four years in self-exile, stirring up the country’s already fraught

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US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials say

WASHINGTON — A US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday, two US officials told CNN.One of the officials said the missiles were

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Manhunt underway as newlyweds killed on honeymoon in Uganda

KAMPALA — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular

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Rishi Sunak lands in Israel as world leaders seek de-escalation

TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel where he is expected to press for humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza as soon as possible.His visit comes right after President Biden's

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Jeremy Bowen: Joe Biden's search for a Middle East solution just got harder

LONDON — Even before the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza was destroyed, Joe Biden's full-throated support for Israel had convinced Palestinians and millions of other Arabs that the United States was more

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Over 500 killed as Israel strikes hospital in Gaza

GAZA — A devastating toll of more than 500 lives was reported in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza this Tuesday, as confirmed by Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf

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Trump gets gag order in 2020 election meddling case

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has barred former US President Donald Trump from criticizing prosecutors, the court and possible witnesses ahead of his trial on election subversion charges.It follows recent

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‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

GENEVA — A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the third to hit the impoverished region since Oct. 7, causing more suffering for families left with little to survive

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Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority

GENEVA — Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief

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Palestinian statehood has long been put on hold, Chinese foreign minister says

BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday reiterated Beijing’s support for an independent Palestinian state as a way out of the conflict in Israel and Gaza.In a phone call with his Iranian

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Boy, 6, killed in anti-Muslim knife attack, say US police

CHICAGO — A man has been charged with murder and hate crimes after allegedly stabbing two people because they were Muslim.Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of killing a six-year-old boy and injuring a woman,

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Polish ruling party set to lose majority — exit poll

WARSAW — The right-wing populist Law and Justice party is on course to win most seats in Poland’s general election, an exit poll suggests, but may struggle to secure a third term in office.Known as

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UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

GENEVA — Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the UN said in

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GCC countries record remarkable growth in GDP by 7.3% in 2022

Saudi Gazette reportMARRAKECH — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries record remarkable growth in gross domestic product (GDP) by 7.3% in 2022, GCC Secretary General Jassem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi

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Gaza: UNRWA issues urgent call for civilians to be protected

GAZA — The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza.The statement came as the Israeli-imposed deadline

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Israel-Gaza crisis dominates close of Human Rights Council session

GENEVA — At the concluding segment of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday in Geneva, several States seized the opportunity to address the conflict engulfing Gaza and Israel, now

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Trump-backed Jordan chosen as US Speaker nominee

WASHINGTON — Conservative firebrand Jim Jordan has been chosen as Republican nominee to become Speaker of the House.The Ohio congressman won 124 votes from party members in the secret ballot held on

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New Zealand election: National party’s Chris Luxon claims victory

WELLINGTON —The opposition National Party has won the New Zealand election, taking enough seats to form a coalition with its allies on the right wing of politics.Incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins,

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Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill

CAPITOL HILL — A day after one Republican nominee to be Speaker of the House of Representatives withdrew, another with equally long odds is making a fresh bid for the gavel.Jim Jordan, a leader of the

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Russia attacks Avdiivka stronghold in eastern Ukraine

KYIV — Russian troops have launched a major offensive on the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. Three battalions involving some 2,000 troops, dozens of armored vehicles as well as jets have been reportedly

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35 hours of flight won’t suffice to discover magnificent treasures of even a single Chinese region

By Abdullah ObianURUMQI, XINJIANG — Anyone who visits the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, located in northwest China, realizes that China’s strength is not limited only to its commercial and industrial

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Israeli hostages' relatives call for their release in Brussels rally

BRUSSELS — The relatives of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas into Gaza joined a rally in Brussels on Wednesday, asking European leaders to use their political clout to ensure the immediate release of their

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Israel hostage crisis is every government's worst nightmare

TEL AVIV — As hundreds of thousands of Israeli troops, regular and reservist, gather on Gaza's borders, the Israeli government faces a near impossible situation.At least 150 hostages seized by Hamas

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Israel says no electricity, water or fuel to Gaza until Hamas returns hostages

TEL AVIV — Gaza will not be provided with any electricity, water or fuel until Israeli hostages being held by Hamas are returned home, Israeli energy minister Israel Katz said Thursday."No electrical

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Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says

WASHINGTON — Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said.House of Representatives Foreign Affairs

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Osiris-Rex: NASA reveals first look at ‘beautiful’ asteroid sample

LONDON — “It’s beautiful, it really is —certainly what we’ve seen of it so far,” said Dr. Ashley King.The UK scientist was in a select group to put first eyes and instruments on the rocky samples

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EU warns Elon Musk 'disinformation' is spreading on X after Hamas attack

BRUSSELS — The EU has warned Elon Musk that X is being used to spread "disinformation" after Hamas' attack on Israel. In a post on the site formerly known as Twitter, the bloc's

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Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days

KABUL — Another earthquake has hit western Afghanistan just days after two large quakes in the same region killed more than 1,000 people.The new 6.3 magnitude quake struck at around 05:10 local time

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Finland investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic-connector gas pipeline

HELSINKI — Finland says damage to an underwater natural gas pipeline with Estonia on Sunday may have been deliberate and was probably caused by “external activity”.The Baltic-connector pipeline was

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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

NEW YORK — The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly

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President Biden interviewed over handling of classified files

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents after he left the vice-presidency in 2017.Biden met voluntarily with Special Counsel

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Liberians head to the polls in high stakes elections amid flaring tensions

MONROVIA — Liberians are voting Tuesday in high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections – the first since the 2018 exit of a UN mission that kept the peace for more than a decade in a country

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No fuel, medicine or food for Gaza, says Israel

GAZA CITY — The Gaza Strip could be on the brink of a new humanitarian crisis if supplies are not allowed in, authorities say, as Israel responds to the Hamas attacks.On Monday, Israel declared a "complete

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president

WASHINGTON — Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden

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Labour conference votes to nationalize energy

LONDON — Labour’s leadership has lost a showdown over the party’s approach to nationalizing critical infrastructure.Delegates voted for a motion, proposed by Labour’s largest backer, the union

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Death toll continues to climb as Israel pummels Gaza

TEL AVIV — Some 1,100 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza as Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday following a large-scale assault

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Afghanistan earthquake: Race to rescue victims in Herat Province

KABUL — Emergency teams in Afghanistan are racing to rescue people from the rubble left by a powerful earthquake that struck the west of the country.More than 1,000 people are feared dead after the 6.3-magnitude

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Afghanistan: Aid efforts rapidly expand as post-quake death toll rises

GENEVA — The death toll from the major earthquake that pummeled western Afghanistan soared over 1,000 overnight as rescue operations continued to fan out over affected villages, UN agencies said on Sunday.“The

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Biden cannot escape Trump’s shadow in border crisis

WASHINGTON — The recent surge of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border has put President Joe Biden in a difficult, politically threatening bind.State and local Democratic leaders who should be among

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Afghanistan earthquake kills over 2,000 people

HERAT, Afghanistan — The death toll from the earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again Sunday, to more than 2,000, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).Saturday's magnitude

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Hamas attack shocks Israel, but what comes next?

JERUSALEM — Fifty years on from the Yom Kippur War, which began with a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria, Palestinian militants have launched a major assault.This too was unexpected, on another

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UN agencies call on Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees

GENEVA — Following Pakistan’s announcement to repatriate Afghan nationals, the UN’s refugee and migration agencies together appealed to Islamabad on Saturday to continue protecting those who sought

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120 killed and 1,000 injured in 6.3 Afghanistan quake

KABUL — Hundreds of people are feared dead and at least 1,000 are injured after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border.The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the

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Netanyahu says Israel is ‘at war’ as Palestinians launch surprise air and ground attack from Gaza

GAZA AND JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” on Saturday, after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and sent

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Bavaria election: Toxic campaign heralds big vote for Germany’s populists

BERLIN — Voters in Germany’s largest state, Bavaria, choose a new parliament on Sunday, after a very nasty election campaign in which populist upstarts have rattled the status quo.The far-right AfD,

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GOP speaker candidates pull out of Fox forum after fierce blowback

WASHINGTON — House speaker candidates have pulled out of a planned joint interview on Fox News next week just hours after it was announced amid fierce blowback from GOP lawmakers, the latest sign of

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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO — The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom

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Australian man rowing across Pacific Ocean rescued after capsizing

SYDNEY — A man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean in a homemade boat has been rescued by a cruise ship after his boat capsized.Tom Robinson, 24, hoped to become the youngest person to complete

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South China Sea: Philippines restocks outpost after flare-up with China

SINGAPORE — The Philippines has sent fresh supplies to its decrepit outpost in the South China Sea, despite a Chinese blockade.The mission to Second Thomas Shoal came as long-running tensions flared

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Ukraine war: Every family in Hroza village affected by missile attack

KYIV — People from "every family" in the Ukrainian village of Hroza have been affected by a missile attack that killed 51 people, Ukraine's interior minister has said.At least 51 people

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EU countries agree new rules to manage future migration

BRUSSELS — A preliminary agreement reached on Wednesday paves the way for establishing common rules to manage an unexpected mass arrival of asylum seekers, a crucial element of the European Union's

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Venice bus crash: The heroes who pulled survivors from burning wreck

MESTRE — When Boubacar Touré and his flatmates heard a sudden, thundering crash beside their apartment, they thought it was an earthquake. But then they opened the windows of their kitchen, where they

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US House devolves into angry round of retribution following McCarthy’s ouster

WASHINGTON — As Kevin McCarthy was on the brink of losing his speakership, some of his allies delivered a not-so-veiled threat to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina: If you vote to oust McCarthy,

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Dead UK soldier suffered relentless sexual harassment: Army report

LONDON — A female teenage soldier is believed to have taken her own life after relentless sexual harassment by one of her bosses, an Army investigation has found.Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck,

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At least 21 dead as Venice bus plunges from bridge

VENICE — At least 21 people including two children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, officials say.The bus broke through a barrier and plunged

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House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic vote

WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker – a historic moment that threatens to plunge House Republicans even further into chaos and turmoil.The House

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Venice bus crash leaves 20 dead as vehicle plunges from bridge in Mestre

VENICE — At least 20 people have died after a bus fell off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice, local officials say.The bus broke through a barrier and plunged about 10m onto railway tracks in

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John Kelly goes on record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump

WASHINGTON — John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.Kelly set the record

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US state senator and family perish in plane crash

SALT LAKE CITY — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two youngest children, have died in a small plane crash in Utah, officials said on Monday.The plane carrying Doug Larsen and his

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US House Speaker McCarthy stares down a right-wing coup

WASHINGTON — To become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy was compelled to change a rule, to enable a single lawmaker to move to oust him.It was one of many actions he took —

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Indonesia opens China-backed high-speed railway Whoosh

JAKARTA — Indonesia has inaugurated its first high-speed railway, a $7.3bn (£5.9) project backed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative.President Joko Widodo launched the service, which connects

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UK defense giant BAE Systems wins $4.82bn Aukus submarine contract

LONDON — Britain's biggest defense firm, BAE Systems, has won a £3.95bn ($4.82bn) contract to build a new generation of submarines as the security pact between the US, UK and Australia moves ahead.In

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Ten dead as Mexico church roof collapses

MEXICO CITY — At least 10 people, including three children, were killed when the roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico.The collapse happened on Sunday afternoon local time as around 100 people

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House Democrat steps down from leadership role over party’s support of Biden’s re-election

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party’s support of President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election bid.“My convictions

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HS2: Sunak refuses to commit to Manchester link

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has again refused to say if the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 will be axed.Asked by the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg if the high-speed line would reach Manchester,

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Turkey: Two officers injured in blast outside Interior Ministry

ANKARA — An explosion outside Turkey’s Interior Ministry in the capital, Ankara, was a “terrorist attack”, the interior minister has said.Two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 09:30

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Spain: Nightclub fire kills 13 in Murcia

MADRID — At least 13 people have died in a fire at a nightclub in the south-eastern city of Murcia, Spanish authorities say.The blaze broke out in the popular Teatre nightclub, in the Atalayas area,

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Slovakia elections: Populist party wins vote but needs allies for coalition

PRAGUE — A populist pro-Moscow party led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico has won Slovakia’s parliamentary elections, with almost all votes counted.The Smer-SSD party had a clear lead with almost

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US Congress avoids government shutdown in last-minute deal

WASHINGTON. — The US government has avoided a federal shutdown after both House and Senate agreed on a short-term funding deal.A bill ensuring funding until Nov. 17 received overwhelming support, and

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New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals

BONN, Germany — A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a UN conference on Saturday, with countries committing to phase out the most harmful ones.Agreed

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Chinese modernization: Harmony between humanity and nature

Imagine a place with blue sky, white clouds, lush mountains and lucid water... It is everyone’s dream to live in a clean and beautiful world, no matter where they are.To make this dream come true, China

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