North Korea and Russia have clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/19/23
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Survivors of a massacre in central Mexico told investigators that a group of people turned away from a holiday party returned later with gunmen who killed 11 and wounded 14. Navigio Agustín Gallardo …
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12/19/23
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The Security Council has voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/19/23
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Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected …
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, Associated Press and RUBENS VALENTE, Agencia Publica
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12/19/23
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In an unusual series of legal actions, Brazilian prosecutors have sued multinational meatpacker JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses for allegedly buying cattle directly from illegal ranches in a …
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, Associated Press and RUBENS VALENTE, Agencia Publica
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12/19/23
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UN Security Council in intense negotiations on Gaza humanitarian resolution, trying to avoid US veto
U.N. Security Council members are in intense negotiations on an Arab-sponsored resolution to spur desperately needed humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza during some kind of a halt in the fighting, …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/19/23
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Pope's approval of gay blessings could have impact where rights are restricted, LGBTQ+ advocates say
Pope Francis’ authorization for Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples is in many ways a recognition of what has been going on in some European parishes for years. But LGBTQ+ …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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12/19/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that the military has seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine after repelling Kyiv’s counteroffensive and is well positioned to achieve …
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12/19/23
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Germany's top court orders a repeat of the 2021 national election in parts of Berlin due to glitches
Germany’s highest court has ordered the 2021 national election to be partially repeated in Berlin because of severe glitches at many polling stations in the capital. The Federal Constitutional …
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12/19/23
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A man convicted on terrorism charges whom Australia had wanted to strip of his citizenship and deport has been released into the community under strict conditions. Algerian-born Muslim cleric Abdul …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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12/19/23
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A French court is expected to rule Tuesday on charges against a Rwandan doctor for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Prosecutors have requested a sentence of 30 years in …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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12/19/23
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The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day with the expectation that judges will rule by the end of the week on his lawyers' bid to throw …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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12/19/23
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North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed “more offensive actions” to repel what he called U.S.-led threats after watching the third test of his country’s most advanced long-range missile. …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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12/18/23
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The Western powers in the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran are accusing Tehran of developing and testing ballistic missiles, transferring hundreds of drones to Russia, and enriching uranium to an …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/18/23
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The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas …
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
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12/18/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted documents to Russia’s Central Election Commission to register as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Supporters of Putin on Saturday …
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12/18/23
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Ukraine’s military chief says a covert listening device was found in one of the offices where he works and he is hinting that other bugs were detected in other locations. Army Cmdr. Valeriy …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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12/18/23
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Baghdad’s streets are nearly empty on Monday, the main day of polling in the country’s first provincial elections in a decade. The vote has been boycotted by an influential political bloc and …
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
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12/18/23
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Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses. While accurate figures on the number of deaths do not exist, entire boats have gone missing in the Atlantic, becoming what are known as …
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By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA
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12/18/23
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Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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12/18/23
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