Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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3/11/24
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Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war
Palestinians have begun fasting for Ramadan. The Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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3/11/24
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The loss of the city of Avdiivka last month marked the end of a long, exhausting defense for the Ukrainian military. One brigade had defended the same block of buildings for months without a break. …
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By ALEX BABENKO, HANNA ARHIROVA, SUSIE BLANN and LORI HINNANT
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3/11/24
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Ukrainian and allied officials have criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. The pontiff's statement was interpreted by …
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By SUSIE BLANN
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3/10/24
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Moldova's foreign minister says the past two years for his country have been the hardest and most tumultuous for European Union candidate Moldova in more than three decades as it faces threats from …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA
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3/10/24
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A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza is on its way to the Mediterranean. The voyage began just two days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to ramp …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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3/10/24
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Portugal is holding a general election Sunday against a backdrop of corruption scandals and economic hardship that have eroded faith in moderate mainstream parties. That could push a significant …
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By BARRY HATTON
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3/10/24
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Once-lush fields lie barren. Mothers, faces etched with worry, watch helplessly as their children weaken from malnutrition. Hundreds of people have died. The Ethiopian region of Tigray is peaceful …
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By AMIR AMAN KIYARO
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3/9/24
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Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. She was still in shock Saturday, …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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3/9/24
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Police and palace guards are working to retake some streets in Haiti's capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Guards from the National Palace accompanied by …
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By EVENS SANON
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3/9/24
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Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians says it will resume its funding. Sweden's decision on Saturday comes weeks after more than a dozen countries halted hundreds of millions of …
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
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3/9/24
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Police in Nigeria say armed men have broken into a school in northwestern Nigeria and abducted 15 children. The attack came at about 1 a.m. local time Saturday — about 48 hours after nearly 300 …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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3/9/24
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A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham radio. A poet assaulted by police after he recited a poem objecting to Russia’s war in Ukraine. A low-profile woman committed to a …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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3/9/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term in power this month on the heels of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in prison. The death demoralized Kremlin critics. …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and KATIE MARIE DAVIES
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3/9/24
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Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers, who will then choose a new government. Two moderate parties that have alternated …
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By BARRY HATTON
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3/9/24
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Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last month. Rome's city assembly and a group …
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By PAOLO SANTALUCIA
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3/9/24
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Njeri Migwi is the co-founder of a community-based organization called Usikimye, which means “Don't be silent” in Swahili. The organization helps women escape violent relationships, puts them up …
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By TOM ODULA
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3/9/24
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At the stroke of 10 every morning at the only zoo in Nepal, a 41-year-old pelican arrives at the entrance of the animal kitchen, waiting patiently for program officer Ganesh …
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By NIRANJAN SHRESTHA
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3/8/24
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Scores of foreigners are stranded in Haiti, unable to leave the country under siege by violent gangs that have shuttered its international airports, trapping citizens from the U.S., Canada and …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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3/8/24
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Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. In parka strongholds Burlington, Vermont, and Portland, Maine, …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/8/24
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