European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies. Friedrich Merz, the likely next …
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By RAF CASERT
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3/6/25
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Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit. And most are Lutheran. About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identity as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today. That is more than …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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3/6/25
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Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit. And most are Lutheran. About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identity as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today. That is more than …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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3/6/25
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Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender discrimination is …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/6/25
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As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him. Dating back to the …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
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3/6/25
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Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by …
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By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK
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3/5/25
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Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have won their bid at the top court to overturn their conviction over their refusal to …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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3/5/25
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South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their large annual joint military drills next week to enhance their readiness against North Korean threats. Thursday's announcement from Seoul comes days after …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/5/25
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Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest. He considers the bones silent witnesses of Okinawa’s …
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By AYAKA McGILL, HIRO KOMAE and MARI YAMAGUCHI
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3/5/25
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Protesters have launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament. The protest Wednesday in central Athens is part of a nationwide wave of demonstrations …
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS
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3/5/25
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A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not willing to lift Canada’s retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada, The official confirmed the stance …
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By ROB GILLIES
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3/5/25
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European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and also …
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By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT
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3/5/25
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Greenlanders are waking up to a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination and also welcomed its people into the …
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3/5/25
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Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for double pneumonia. In its latest update, the Vatican said on Wednesday that the …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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3/5/25
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St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace. He’s been a key inspiration for the pope — who chose Francis as his papal name. As …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
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3/5/25
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A dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds appeared to fall out of the sky before landing in a small fishing boat off the coast of New Zealand, shocking the three men on board. The 11-foot bottlenose …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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3/4/25
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China says it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. It was announced Wednesday at the National People’s Congress, the annual meeting of China’s legislature. The increase is the same …
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3/4/25
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The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one sought to …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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3/4/25
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France’s prime minister has decried the U.S. pause on military aid for Ukraine as “unbearable.” François Bayrou mounted his second sharp criticism of the administration of U.S. President …
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By JOHN LEICESTER
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3/4/25
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Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, presenting their case before the Inter-American Commission on Human …
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By STEVEN GRATTAN
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3/4/25
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