North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deploys a nuclear-armed submarine to …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/18/23
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Canadian officials say say wildfires have already burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the situation will probably get worse due to more hot, dry weather. …
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7/18/23
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Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering. Martinelli, 71, had been trying to mount a political comeback in next year’s …
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By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ
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7/18/23
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The leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party is expected to get a last chance to win parliament's confirmation as the country’s next prime minister. Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat …
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By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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7/18/23
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Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist working with the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opposition figures, independent …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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7/18/23
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The family of a Ukrainian veteran who was tortured and killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha finally has been able to give him a proper burial. His gravestone carries his photograph and …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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7/18/23
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The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies. The mass graves exhumed Monday are believed to a burial site for followers of …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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7/18/23
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A barge that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers has arrived in England as Parliament passed its controversial bill to curb migration. The boat Bibby Stockholm pulled into Portland on Tuesday after …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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7/18/23
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Ukrainian forces have shot down 25 exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa. The attack came a day after Moscow broke off a deal that had allowed …
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By FELIPE DANA
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7/18/23
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Authorities are investigating whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket. Police had cordoned off the …
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7/18/23
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A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’ …
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By CIARÁN GILES
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7/18/23
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A bilateral consulting group of South Korean and U.S. officials has met in Seoul to discuss strengthening their nations' deterrence capabilities against North Korea's evolving nuclear threats. The …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/18/23
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has told China's top diplomat that President Joe Biden's administration is “very committed" to stabilizing relations between the world's two biggest economies. Kerry …
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7/18/23
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Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean
An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters. The Grupomar fishing company said Monday that Tim …
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7/17/23
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Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, with high winds pushing flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by …
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By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS
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7/17/23
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A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland. Marine experts say it is the worst mass whale stranding in the area. Marine rescuers were called to …
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7/17/23
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The U.N.’s World Food Program says it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance. The 25% cut comes as a record 4.9 …
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7/17/23
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The World Health Organization says more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appear to have been sickened. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health …
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7/17/23
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Pope Francis’ peace envoy is traveling to Washington as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine. The Vatican said Monday he is hoping to support humanitarian operations, especially …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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7/17/23
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Italian health authorities are intensifying heat warnings as southern Europe enters a brutally hot week. The health ministry on Monday issued 10 recommendations to protect elderly people, the sick …
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7/17/23
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