Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a …
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3/5/24
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Where the buffaloes roam can be a problem in South Africa. Two buffaloes were spotted walking down the middle of a major highway Saturday on the outskirts of the country's biggest city, Johannesburg. …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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3/5/24
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Frontex chief Hans Leijtens says the European Union’s border and coast agency has a duty to inform the Libyan authorities about migrant boats in trouble the country’s waters and will continue to …
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3/5/24
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Hungary’s president has formally signed a bill approving Sweden’s NATO bid, removing the last obstacle after 18 months of delays that frustrated the alliance. The presidential signature on …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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3/5/24
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. The court announced …
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By MIKE CORDER
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3/5/24
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Spain’s Catalonia region rolled out this week a pioneering women’s health initiative that offers millions of women and girls reusable menstruation products for free. About 2.5 million women and …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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3/5/24
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British officials say that Kate, the Princess of Wales, will attend a Trooping the Color ceremony in June. It is her first confirmed major official duty since the royal underwent abdominal surgery. …
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3/5/24
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Germany’s defense minister says a military officer used an unsecured phone line at a Singapore hotel to join a conference call that was hacked by Russians and leaked to the public. Boris Pistorius …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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3/5/24
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Police in India have arrested three men in the alleged gang rape of a foreign tourist, in a case that has highlighted the country’s long-standing problem of sexual violence against women. The …
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ
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3/5/24
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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war’s front line. Russian …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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3/5/24
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Singapore’s prime minister says Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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3/5/24
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Nepal's two largest communist parties joined forces to form a new coalition government that would include smaller parties as partners. Maoist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal will remain the prime …
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3/5/24
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Thousands of striking junior doctors in South Korea are facing proceedings to suspend their medical licenses Tuesday. Meanwhile, authorities are pushing for police investigations into leaders of the …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/5/24
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The Philippines says Chinese coast guard ships blocked Philippine vessels from a disputed South China Sea shoal, causing a minor collision. A Philippine coast guard spokesperson said Tuesday that …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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3/4/24
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China is increasing its defense budget 7.2% this year in a similar increase to last year's. It's already the world's second-highest behind the United States at $222 billion. Tensions with the U.S., …
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3/4/24
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France has become the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution and other Europeans wonder whether a rollback of rights like the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision …
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3/4/24
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Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent. The Viasna human rights center said …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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3/4/24
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The South African navy has been brought in to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks in a case that has captured national attention. Joslin Smith went missing on …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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3/4/24
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On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, VANESSA GERA and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
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3/4/24
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Benny Gantz, who is in Washington this week for meetings with U.S. leaders, is a crucial member of Israel’s War Cabinet. He is also the top political rival to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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3/4/24
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