Japan's prime minister visits Manila to boost defense ties in the face of China's growing aggression
Japan’s prime minister is visiting the Philippines, where he's expected to announce a security aid package and upcoming negotiations for a defense pact. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's two-day visit …
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By JIM GOMEZ and MARI YAMAGUCHI
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11/3/23
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Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns
The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S. …
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By NICK PERRY
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11/3/23
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A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has appeared in an Australian court. She's been charged with three counts of murder and five of …
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11/3/23
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North Korea has confirmed that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad, a move that rival South Korea suspects is likely the latest sign of the North’s economic troubles amid …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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11/3/23
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Thai agricultural workers in Israel have shared the fate those killed, kidnapped or forced to run for their lives when Hamas militants stormed into Israel last month in the assault that started the …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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11/2/23
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Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege
Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing alleged war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region where extremists and rebels are increasingly …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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11/2/23
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Russian shelling has killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old man in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region. Officials said Thursday's deaths were the latest civilian …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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11/2/23
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban. Moscow said the move was needed to establish parity with the United States. Putin has said that …
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11/2/23
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Major international aid agencies are warning of chaotic and desperate scenes among Afghans who have returned from Pakistan, where security forces are detaining and deporting undocumented or …
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11/2/23
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South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells. South Korea’s …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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11/2/23
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Vladimir Putin is expected to seek another term in the Kremlin when Russia holds presidential elections next March. But he is 71 years old, an age when death or serious illness are hardly distant …
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By JIM HEINTZ
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11/2/23
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A new report from the United Nations says Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year. The report to the U.N. …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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11/2/23
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Australian police have arrested the host of a luncheon gathering that left three guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning and a fourth fighting for life. Victoria state police executed a search …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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11/1/23
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Uruguay’s foreign minister has resigned shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an investigation over a passport issued …
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By DANIEL POLITI
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11/1/23
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Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have gathered near a state funeral home as China's former premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest. Retired high-level officials usually lie in state briefly as …
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11/1/23
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Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and along its international borders as part of a renewed …
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By DIANE JEANTET
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11/1/23
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Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference hosted there. Francis said that during an interview on Italian television network RAI that he would be in …
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
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11/1/23
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Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. …
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By SAM METZ
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11/1/23
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The US has strongly backed Israel's war against Hamas. The allies don't seem to know what comes next
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked this week who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMY TEIBEL
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11/1/23
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2 men arrested in an investigation into a famous tree that was felled near Hadrian's Wall in England
Police in England say two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree. Northumbria Police said Wednesday that the men were in their 30s. They …
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11/1/23
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