Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the grisly case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the …
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Russian authorities say that a Russian passenger jet has crashed near Moscow while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three. The Sukhoi Superjet went down in the Moscow region on Friday, …
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Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his coalition government which would now force him to step down from office. …
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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
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7/12/24
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. As a first step last week, he …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE and LORNE COOK
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7/12/24
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A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza. The …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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7/12/24
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The German government says it “won’t be intimidated” by Russian attempts to undermine the country’s support of Ukraine, but is refusing to comment on a report that Moscow planned to …
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French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in …
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Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners. Shabana Mahmood, who took over with …
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7/12/24
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A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one …
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By RUTH ALONGA
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7/12/24
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KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The empty bedrooms of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 remain frozen in time.
Nine months into their captivity in Gaza, some hostages’ bedrooms still show …
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By ODED BALILTY and MELANIE LIDMAN
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7/12/24
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The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the North’s growing …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/12/24
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The first candidate on the ballot in Venezuela's upcoming presidential election is Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent seeking reelection. His smile is confident, his hair well-combed and his eyes are …
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By JORGE RUEDA
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7/12/24
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Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame. The leader is running virtually unopposed after three decades in power in the eastern …
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By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and RODNEY MUHUMUZA
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7/12/24
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U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local cease-fires. A spokesman …
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By JAMEY KEATEN and EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/11/24
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An Australian army private and her husband are accused of spying for Russia in the first charges brought under Australia’s sweeping espionage laws enacted in 2018. The Russian-born couple are …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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7/11/24
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A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion. The report on Thursday — World …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/11/24
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An investigation into Brazil’s federal police alleges that the country’s intelligence agency spied on members of the judiciary, lawmakers and journalists under former President Jair Bolsonaro. …
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES
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7/11/24
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The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide says Israel has agreed to use an improved system across the Gaza Strip to ensure humanitarian workers and aid can …
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By LEO CORREA and AMI BENTOV
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7/11/24
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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm. The U.N. and the prime ministers …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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7/11/24
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Jens Stoltenberg has said farewell to U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts after chairing his last NATO summit. Stoltenberg steps down as NATO’s 13th secretary-general in the fall, after …
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By LORNE COOK
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7/11/24
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