Organizers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have asked police not to march at their annual parade this weekend due to the alleged murder of a couple by a police officer. New South Wales …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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2/26/24
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Police in Grenada say they believe an elderly U.S. couple aboard their catamaran that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners last week were killed and thrown into the Caribbean Sea. Monday's …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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2/26/24
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. He also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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2/26/24
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A Ukrainian army spokesman says Kyiv's troops have withdrawn from a village in the east of the country, as Russian forces make their advantages in manpower and ammunition tell on the battlefield at …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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2/26/24
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Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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2/26/24
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Denmark has joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Copenhagen police and the Danish security service said Monday in a joint …
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2/26/24
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says combatants in places such as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are turning a “blind eye” to international law. He made a plea for greater …
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2/26/24
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Hungary's parliament is set to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, likely bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/26/24
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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority. President Mahmoud Abbas must …
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2/26/24
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The Taliban have held a public execution of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium. Monday's death sentence was the third to be carried out …
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By RAHIM FAIEZ
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2/26/24
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More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn’t wavering as the …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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2/26/24
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Concrete barriers and barbed wire have been set up around the European Union’s headquarters as farmers angry at red tape and competition from cheap imports converge on Brussels in scores of …
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By SYLVAIN PLAZY
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2/26/24
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Survivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just off Italy’s southern coast, returned for three days of commemorations, …
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and VALERIA FERRARO
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2/26/24
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Tuvalu’s former attorney general Feleti Teo has been named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation after elections a month ago ousted the last government leader. A government official said …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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2/25/24
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Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of …
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2/25/24
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Tens of thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have rallied in the country's biggest city to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The …
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By FELIPE CAMPOS MELLO and MAURICIO SAVARESE
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2/25/24
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An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe National Parks and …
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BY FARAI MUTSAKA
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2/25/24
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Belarusians will cast ballots Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement an authoritarian leader’s rule amid opposition calls for a boycott. President …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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2/24/24
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Polls suggest South Africa faces a historic turning point in a national election in May. The ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time having transformed from a …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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2/24/24
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A court in Tunisia has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied. The charges against …
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By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA
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2/24/24
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