Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid anger over the ruling party’s financial scandals. Ishiba was battered in …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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11/11/24
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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11/11/24
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Israel has begun a construction project along a demarcation line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, apparently laying asphalt for a road right along the frontier. That's …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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11/11/24
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The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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11/11/24
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Officials say Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Ukraine President …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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11/11/24
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The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase …
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11/11/24
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Chad's army says Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead. The army spokesperson says The attack in the Lake …
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By EDOUARD TAKADJI
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11/11/24
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is joining French President Emmanuel Macron at a Paris ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Armistice on Monday. It's a celebration of their countries’ …
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11/11/24
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Japan's parliament has reelected struggling Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after his governing coalition suffered its worst election loss in more than a decade. The parliamentary vote for a new prime …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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11/11/24
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Thousands of people are being forcibly evacuated from 2,500 villages in the northern Philippines as another typhoon threatens the region already devastated by floods and landslides from three storms …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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11/10/24
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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake Sunday was located approximately 25 …
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11/10/24
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Rival political groups of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in the nation's capital. The party is attempting to make a …
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By JULHAS ALAM
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11/10/24
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The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country’s nuclear program. The visit comes amid wider tensions gripping …
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11/10/24
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An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency said on …
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11/10/24
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A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring a woman and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says a total of 32 drones …
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11/10/24
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On Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles from the devastated city center. Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of …
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By ANTON SHTUKA and EVGENIY MALOLETKA
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11/10/24
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A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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11/9/24
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Hungarian police say a 31-year-old American tourist has been killed while on vacation in the capital. The suspect is a 37-year-old Irish man who was arrested. The victim is Mackenzie Michalski from …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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11/9/24
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Thousands of Spaniards have marched in the eastern city of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods. More …
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By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and JOSEPH WILSON
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11/9/24
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While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Many who fled to Lebanon after the …
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By ABBY SEWELL
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11/9/24
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