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Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. He's learned it over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics. Now he will bring …
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By MIKE CORDER
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6/26/24
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NATO has appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European …
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6/26/24
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Authorities fired blanks to disperse protesters in Nairobi suburb overnight Wednesday, hours after protestors stormed parliament in deadly demonstrations, burning parts of the building while …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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6/26/24
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The International Criminal Court is delivering its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a suspect accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by al-Qaida-linked insurgents on the …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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6/26/24
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Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. The …
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By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL
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6/26/24
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An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden. The attack happened Monday morning some 450 …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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6/25/24
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South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made on Wednesday morning but did not elaborate. …
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6/25/24
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Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use. That makes Brazil one of the last countries in Latin America to do so and could reduce its massive prison …
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By DIANE JEANTET and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA
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6/25/24
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Police in northern England say four men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing on the grounds of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s home. North Yorkshire police say the group was detained just …
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6/25/24
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Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics, they could attack the U.S. …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
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6/25/24
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Puerto Rico’s Justice Department says it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in public funds. Among those sued is former legislator …
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By CORAL MURPHY MARCOS
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6/25/24
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Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler” and vowing relief from economic pain. But Tuesday’s deadly chaos in Nairobi shows how far …
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
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6/25/24
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades. That's raising doubts about Trudeau’s …
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By ROB GILLIES
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6/25/24
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Officials say a days-long intense heatwave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke. Several …
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By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ
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6/25/24
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Before he emerged as an eccentric internet publisher of state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was born in Townsville, Australia. He experienced an itinerant childhood and attended dozens of …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and JILL LAWLESS
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6/25/24
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. The court is accusing …
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By MIKE CORDER
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6/25/24
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Ukrainian soldiers say relentless Russian attacks on their positions defending the strategically important eastern city of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies. …
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By VASILISA STEPANENKO
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6/25/24
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A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany says it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants’ attack …
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6/25/24
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Russian authorities say that the death toll in the attack by Islamic militants in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has risen to 21 after a wounded police officer died in a hospital. In …
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6/25/24
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Iran’s supreme leader is calling for “maximum” voter turnout in Friday’s presidential election to “overcome the enemy.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments in a speech Tuesday …
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6/25/24
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