The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard …
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By STEPHEN MCGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA
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9/8/23
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Clashes have resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents to flee Friday. Several days of street battles …
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9/8/23
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Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close. Videos circulating on social media show …
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By ZEN SOO
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9/8/23
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It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but the global ramifications of Russia’s war on Ukraine mean even greater challenges for meaningful …
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By DAVID RISING
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9/8/23
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Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not …
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By YURAS KARMANAU and DASHA LITVINOVA
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9/8/23
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Latin America women's rights groups say their abortion win in Mexico may hold the key to US struggle
Women’s rights activists in Latin America have long looked to the United States as a model in their decades-long struggle to chip away at abortion restrictions in their highly religious countries. …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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9/8/23
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Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station. Heavy …
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By ZEN SOO
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9/7/23
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North Korea says it has christened a purported nuclear attack submarine it had developed for years, which leader Kim Jong Un described as a crucial step in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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9/7/23
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Several thousand protesters supporting the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul have rallied in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court is set to hear a pivotal case next week on the …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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9/7/23
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Kosovo's president says Serb investigators are dragging their feet over attacks on NATO peacekeepers
Kosovo's president has accused Serbian investigators of dragging their feet over an inquiry into attacks on NATO peacekeepers. Dozens of troops and police officers were injured in the May clashes. …
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By LORNE COOK
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9/7/23
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Belgium has acknowledged that its primary rail gateway has become a festering sore of drug abuse, poverty and violence. The Brussels Midi Station is a major stain on a nation preparing to take on the …
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By RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY
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9/7/23
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Canada has announced that a judge will lead a public inquiry into whether China, Russia and other countries interfered in Canadian federal elections in 2019 and 2021 that re-elected Prime Minister …
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By ROB GILLIES
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9/7/23
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Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities …
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By GRANT PECK
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9/7/23
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Some pendants, rings and gold pearls. Norwegian archaeologists say it's the gold find of the century
A Norwegian man using a metal detector has found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls on a southern island in what was described as the gold find of the century in Norway. The gold pendants …
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9/7/23
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Japan’s prime minister says China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive water from a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant contrasts starkly with broad …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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9/7/23
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A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she will return to the island nation to press for his release. The planned trip comes while he and hundreds of other inmates in the …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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9/7/23
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Lebanon's caretaker prime minister is warning that Syrian refugees could become a threat to the small Mediterranean nation’s delicate demographic and sectarian balance. Over a thousand Syrian …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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9/7/23
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Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II. Researchers from the Pontifical Biblical …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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9/7/23
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Gabon’s junta says the country’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is now free and can travel on a medical trip. The junta said …
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BY CHINEDU ASADU AND YVES LAURENT GOMA
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9/7/23
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Greece's fire department says more than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from floods after severe rainstorms turned streets into raging torrents, hurling cars into the sea and …
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9/7/23
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