Oleksii Yukov says the same thing to all the mothers: We will bring your dead children home. The 38-year-old martial arts instructor leads a team of volunteers in Ukraine who collect both Ukrainian …
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By ERIKA KINETZ and SOLOMIIA HERA
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4/4/24
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Plans are underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off Canada's northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family. …
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4/4/24
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A Ukrainian regional governor says a Russian drone attack on Kharkiv has killed four people and wounded 12. At least 15 Shahed drones were launched at the city and some were shot down by air …
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4/4/24
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NATO is marking its 75th anniversary. But Russia’s war on Ukraine and rising populism is eating away its unity and resolve. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts will mark on …
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By LORNE COOK
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4/4/24
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More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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4/4/24
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Rescuers are searching for dozens of people out of contact a day after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In …
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By JOHNSON LAI and KANIS LEUNG
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4/3/24
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Egyptian state media say the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes have been transported out of the Gaza Strip before their repatriation. Qahera TV says the bodies …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY
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4/3/24
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Thai wildlife officials laid out a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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4/3/24
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A crowd of people, some weeping, has gathered at an amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to a giant panda before her departure to China. Fu Bao has been a major attraction at the Everland …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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4/3/24
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent …
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By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI
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4/2/24
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Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks
More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks as deadly gang violence continues. That's according to a new U.N. report. The majority of people fleeing are headed to …
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By EVENS SANON
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4/2/24
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Pope exposes confidential details of past conclaves and settles scores with Pope Benedict XVI's aide
Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes in a book-length interview. The revelations are contained in “Pope Francis, …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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4/2/24
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran and one of its key proxies vowed Tuesday to respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus and killed …
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By NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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4/2/24
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An aid group says an Israeli that hit its workers in Gaza killed at least six international aid workers and their Palestinian driver. The World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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4/2/24
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For days, Heba al-Haddad and her family huddled in their Gaza City home, watching Israeli troops drive their neighbors out of nearby buildings. Then in the dead of night, it was their turn. After …
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By SARAH EL DEEB
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4/2/24
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More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion. And some …
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By MARIA CHENG and MISPER APAWU
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4/2/24
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Two years have passed since Russian forces withdrew from the Ukrainian suburb of Bucha and left exposed one of the worst atrocities of the war. Now there are signs of renewal and rebuilding in …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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4/2/24
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Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has replaced six ministers after they resigned as her government is rocked by a political crisis fueled by an alleged illicit enrichment scandal involving luxury …
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4/2/24
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On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened. Despite the …
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4/1/24
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Heavy gunfire erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot on …
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By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA
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4/1/24
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