India has launched its first space mission to study the sun, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south pole region of the moon. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off Saturday …
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By ASHOK SHARMA
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9/2/23
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For over three decades, Kashmiris have been living through multiple crises. Experts say violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization and securitization, and …
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By MUKHTAR KHAN
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9/2/23
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South Korea says North Korea has test-fired several cruise missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches early Saturday morning off the North’s …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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9/1/23
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The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the biggest meeting of all – the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly starting Sept. 18. …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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9/1/23
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France's public schools will enforce a dress code banning robes worn by some Muslims, president says
French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims. He says authorities will be “intractable” in …
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9/1/23
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Gabon’s opposition leader is accusing the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power as a way of retaining their control in the oil-rich Central African nation. …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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9/1/23
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An atmosphere of joy mixed with sorrow sets the tone for the start of the new school year in Ukraine. Despite schools being renovated, the educational process here is far from normal. Due to constant …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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9/1/23
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Palestinian health officials say that the Israeli military has raided a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank, besieging an apartment and sparking a gunfight with local militants that killed an …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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9/1/23
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The slaying of a brown bear near an Italian national park has left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in much of the country. Italy's environmental minister, animal rights advocates …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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9/1/23
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Thailand’s king has reduced the prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one year following the divisive politician’s return from 15 years of self-imposed …
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9/1/23
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German prosecutors say a 98-year-old man has been charged with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945. They say the German …
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9/1/23
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China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as contested parts of India and Russia, and …
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9/1/23
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The foundation that administers the prestigious Nobel prizes has reversed its policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as a far-right Swedish politician, who all were previously banned. …
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9/1/23
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Japan's prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a fictional state of emergency based on a real-life earthquake that devastated the capital region a century ago. …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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9/1/23
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In recent weeks, Lebanon's sharply divided political and religious leaders have come together to fight the LGBTQ+ community. The country that long showed a relative tolerance has seen a series of …
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By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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9/1/23
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The fragile security of Ecuador has been underscored by the explosions of four car bombs and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various detention facilities. …
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9/1/23
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A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan says the U.S. would act if the island was attacked and promised to resolve the $19 billion backlog in its defense purchases from the U.S. Rob Wittman, …
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By HUIZHONG WU
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9/1/23
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Two years ago Firooza Amiri was an 18-year-old batter for the Afghanistan women’s cricket team and ready to take on the world. But just like that, her world and that of millions of others in her …
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By DENNIS PASSA
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9/1/23
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Australia’s consumer watchdog has called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled. Australian …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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8/31/23
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Mexico City's old airport told to cut flights by 17%, leading airlines to warn of mass cancellations
The Mexican government has ordered Mexico City’s old airport to cut flights by 17%, sparking warnings by airlines of possible mass flight cancellations. The new rules scheduled to take effect by …
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8/31/23
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