India’s Foreign Ministry says Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged spying that were commuted last year. The eight men were accused of …
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2/12/24
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Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and members of other parties are blocking highways and striking to protest alleged rigging of last week’s …
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2/12/24
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Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, It says …
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By RAHIM FAIEZ
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2/12/24
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Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if Israel begins a large-scale offensive on Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians shelter in densely packed tent camps on …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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2/12/24
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Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto …
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By EDNA TARIGAN
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2/12/24
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Rio de Janeiro’s Salgueiro samba school has paid tribute to Brazil’s largest Indigenous group, the Yanomami, crafting its giant floats, costumes and songs based on the group’s ancient culture …
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By DIANE JEANTET and FABIANO MAISONNAVE
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2/12/24
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Carnival revelers in Brazil's Madre de Deus heard the aluminum can street party before spotting it. More than 30 paraders decked out in cumbersome outfits made from hundreds of beer and soda cans …
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By ERALDO PERES and ELÉONORE HUGHES
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2/11/24
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More than 1,500 protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Greece. The bill is set for a vote in parliament in days. Greece’s …
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and DEMETRIS NELLAS
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2/11/24
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NATO's leader is warning that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk. The alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement Sunday after the …
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By VANESSA GERA and LORNE COOK
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2/11/24
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Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international …
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By SARAH TETAUD
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2/11/24
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Pakistan's election body says independent candidates have secured the biggest number of parliamentary seats following last week's polls. That means allies of former premier Imran Khan won more seats …
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By RIAZAT BUTT
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2/11/24
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Argentina’s faith and politics have come together at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday canonized the country’s first female saint with Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, sitting …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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2/11/24
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Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era …
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By NINIEK KARMINI
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2/11/24
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The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer at a military base in the Somali capital. The attack Saturday …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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2/10/24
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A desperate rescue attempt in Gaza by medics with the Palestinian Red Crescent has ended with the discovery of their ambulance, blackened and destroyed. Twelve days had passed since the medics set …
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By The Associated Press
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2/10/24
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Myanmar’s military government has for the first time activated a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective …
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2/10/24
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Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups. The event Saturday underscored diplomatic tensions between Budapest …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/10/24
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Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. The decision has unleashed an …
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2/10/24
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Lebanese security officials say an apparent Israeli drone strike hit a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing at least two people and wounding two others. The strike near the …
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By BASSEM MROUE and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD
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2/10/24
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With fireworks, feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash for the kids, numerous Asian nations and overseas communities have welcomed the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Festivities in Taiwan on …
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
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2/10/24
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