At first, it seemed like the kind of shooting that has become all too common in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. A Palestinian aroused suspicions and an Israeli soldier shot him dead. But then the …
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By JACK JEFFERY
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5/16/24
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The United Nations’ top court is opening two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to make sure Israel halts its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. More than half of …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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5/16/24
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While many of the migrants who reach Europe are escaping war, conflict and poverty, an increasing number are fleeing possible prison terms and death sentences because they are gay. International law …
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By VERONICA ANDREA SAUCHELLI, MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and GIADA ZAMPANO
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5/16/24
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At an intersection packed in four directions, rally-goers scream and light up cellphones in the evening as Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado climbs onto a flatbed truck like a …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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5/16/24
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Bridget Chanda is intent on helping educate Zambia’s deaf community about climate change. As the southern African nation has suffered from more frequent extreme weather, including its current …
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By TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI
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5/15/24
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Dawud Assad still has nightmares of the day Jewish militias attacked his village of Deir Yassin outside Jerusalem 76 years ago, killing more than 100 people. That massacre, along with similar attacks …
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By NOREEN NASIR
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5/15/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, an amateur musician, may have thought he had the perfect upbeat song to perform with a Kyiv bar band. Fresh from a day of delivering optimistic prognoses about …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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5/15/24
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Two Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied's government. Borhen Bsaies and Mourad Zeghidi …
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By SAM METZ and MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL
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5/15/24
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Prime Minister Robert Fico returned to power in Slovakia last year. Having previously served twice as prime minister, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, the 59-year-old's third term made …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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5/15/24
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The world of “Mad Max” has lived in George Miller's head for nearly half a century. Unlike most other long-running film franchises, it’s exclusively his. Miller has written and directed every …
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By JAKE COYLE
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5/15/24
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Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity for his role in murder, torture and other repression by the west African country’s …
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By JAMEY KEATEN and ABDOULIE JOHN
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5/15/24
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The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers Wednesday. CDC officials noted the data is provisional and could change after more …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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5/15/24
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A massive manhunt is underway in France for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to spring an inmate they were escorting. French Interior Minister Gerald …
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By JOHN LEICESTER
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5/15/24
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened nearly two days earlier and saw the …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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5/15/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says his regime is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview with Chinese media. The remarks come on the eve of his visit to partner China …
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5/15/24
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Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from some areas of the country’s northeast and were battling Russian troops in others. Meanwehile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed all his upcoming foreign …
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By MATTHEW LEE and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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5/15/24
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PARIS (AP) — Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games.
Paris City Hall said Wednesday …
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5/15/24
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Palestinians across the Middle East are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. Protests and other events will be held across the region on Wednesday at a time of …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS, ABBY SEWELL and SAMY MAGDY
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5/15/24
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The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracy. Tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India are not new, but they have gotten worse under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI
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5/15/24
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After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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5/15/24
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