Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him back. Royalist …
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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
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3/12/24
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea with missiles on Monday, producing an explosion near the vessel but causing no damage. The master of the vessel …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/11/24
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MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was a somber scene as Randa Baker and her family sat on the ground in their tent in southern Gaza at sunset Monday for their meal breaking their first day of fasting in …
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By MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY
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3/11/24
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Mexico's presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with Catholic Church leaders that proposes strategies to reduce the violence in the country. During the meeting led by the …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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3/11/24
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/11/24
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Vanity Fair's post-Academy Awards party had its usual decadent food, dancing and opulent fashions where the most popular accessory is an Oscar. The night's biggest winner, “Oppenheimer” director …
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By ANDREW DALTON and LINDSEY BAHR
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3/11/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica as part of an urgent push to solve Haiti’s spiraling crisis. Monday's meeting comes as pressure grows …
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3/11/24
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Some Belgium soccer players in the European Championship this summer could resemble a world famous reporter.
Belgium's Euro 2024 alternate jersey is a tribute to Tintin, the …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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3/11/24
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Sweden’s national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters to cement the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member. The ceremony on Monday came more than two years after Russia’s full-scale …
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By LORNE COOK
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3/11/24
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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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