March 22-28, 2024
Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual …
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By The Associated Press
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3/29/24
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A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon. The Lebanese Shiite militant …
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By BASSEM MROUE and MARIAM FAM
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3/29/24
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A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco has brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's Holy Week …
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By FERNANDA PESCE
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3/29/24
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The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies. While the government register of terrorist and extremist …
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By The Associated Press
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3/29/24
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Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people. The only survivor of …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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3/28/24
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March 21-28, 2024
From celebrations marking Holy Week to a volcano erupting in Iceland to cherry blossoms in Washington, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from …
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By The Associated Press
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3/28/24
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Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army. It's a blockbuster ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for …
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By MELANIE LIDMAN
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3/28/24
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The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the …
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3/28/24
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Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison. The 87-year-old Francis performed the Holy Thursday ritual from his wheelchair. The Rebibbia prison venue was …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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3/28/24
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Russia vetoes UN resolution, abolishing monitoring of UN sanctions against North Korea by UN experts
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution, effectively abolishing the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea by a panel of U.N. experts. The Security Council resolution sponsored by the United …
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3/28/24
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LONDON (AP) — The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace” as the company responsible for its upkeep …
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By STEVE DOUGLAS and PAN PYLAS
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3/28/24
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Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as …
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By REESE DUNKLIN
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3/28/24
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The federal government has struggled for years to track deaths that happened after police used force like physical restraints and Tasers that isn’t supposed to be lethal. After George Floyd was …
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By TAYLOR STEVENS, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and HELEN WIEFFERING
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3/28/24
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As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/28/24
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An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel’s war against Hamas …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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3/28/24
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Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
The special U.N. envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/27/24
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SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron told Brazilian executives on Wednesday that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/27/24
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The missing workers from the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area. Police managed to close bridge traffic seconds before a …
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By CLAUDIO ESCALÓN
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3/27/24
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HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (AP) — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets fired by the militant group Hezbollah killed one Israeli man, making Wednesday …
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By MOHAMMAD ZAATARI and MELANIE LIDMAN
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3/27/24
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Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister …
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3/27/24
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