Saudi Arabia has ambitous plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj pilgrimage could prove even …
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By RIAZAT BUTT
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6/22/23
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Authorities in Honduras are beginning to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women’s prison in recent memory. The emerging picture of …
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By MARLON GONZÁLEZ
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6/22/23
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New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery. In the country's largest city, Auckland, …
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By NICK PERRY
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6/22/23
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A year on from the floods in Pakistan that killed at least 1,700 people, destroyed millions of homes, wiped out swathes of farmland, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, the country …
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By RIAZAT BUTT
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6/21/23
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The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the country’s Taliban rulers that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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6/21/23
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has given Pope Francis a warm hug as he arrived for a meeting. The Vatican termed the meeting a “very friendly” reunion of two old friends. The …
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6/21/23
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The search for a submersible that disappeared while taking wealthy tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic has gripped many with its grim cinematic element. A ticking clock, passengers running out …
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By MUNIR AHMED and CARA RUBINSKY
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6/21/23
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Greenpeace activists are calling on the Polish prime minister to take action to protect Poland’s forests, asking in particular that this government limit the harvesting of timber in the old-growth …
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By VANESSA GERA
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6/21/23
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Residents are reporting that clashes between warring factions resumed in Sudan’s capital and a neighboring city after a three-day cease-fire expired. Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April …
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6/21/23
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What was Hungary’s role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know
The European Union's executive arm says it will ask Hungary to provide explanations and details about the country's role in the transfer to Hungary of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war freed by Russia. …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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6/21/23
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Japan's prime minister says he plans to visit Lithuania in July to attend a NATO leaders’ summit as his country steps up cooperation with the Western organization. Fumio Kishida's announcement …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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6/21/23
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A Swedish appeals court has upped a prison sentence for an Italian surgeon for causing bodily harm during experimental stem cell windpipe transplants on three patients who eventually died. Dr. Paolo …
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6/21/23
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One of Hong Kong’s most reputable sources for public opinion data is limiting its survey scope, including on sensitive topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown. The change comes on the heels of a …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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6/21/23
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The Israeli army has beefed up its forces across the occupied West Bank and prepared to demolish the homes of two Palestinian gunmen who killed four Israelis in one of the worst attacks in the past …
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6/21/23
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Diplomats from dozens of countries are meeting in London to drum up funds to rebuild Ukraine. That's a mammoth task whose cost is estimated by the World Bank at more than $400 billion – a figure …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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6/21/23
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There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. this week. But he’s starting his day Wednesday by highlighting a pursuit of …
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By JENNIFER PELTZ
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6/21/23
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Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CARA ANNA
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6/21/23
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Cuba is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation, including on oil and fuel supply, the sale of wheat and the resumption of flights …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
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6/20/23
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Thousands of people are marching in Colombia to voice their frustration with President Gustavo Petro’s government and its attempts to make sweeping changes to the nation’s health and pension …
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By MANUEL RUEDA
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6/20/23
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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021. The court had sentenced to death a man found …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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6/20/23
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