Germany is strongly rejecting a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations’ top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by …
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By MIKE CORDER
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4/9/24
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A top Chinese leader will lead a delegation to North Korea this week. China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Zhao Leji would visit the isolated country from Thursday to Saturday. He is chairman …
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4/9/24
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Russian space officials have aborted a test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from a far-eastern launch pad just moments before the planned blastoff. The Angara-A5 rocket had been scheduled to lift …
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4/9/24
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Iran has released two conservationists who worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before spending five years in prison on espionage charges. A report by the Tehran newspaper Etemad said …
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4/9/24
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The chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation says the charity will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh and provide them with skills …
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By JULHAS ALAM
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4/9/24
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In times of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to seeing prices for household goods skyrocket, but even they are shocked by the cost of this season’s must-have item: mosquito repellent. …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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4/9/24
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Europe’s highest human rights court will rule on a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The …
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By MOLLY QUELL
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4/9/24
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Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site. Officials say some YouTubers are physically abusing the macaques to earn cash by …
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By DAVID RISING
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4/9/24
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The commander of a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea wants to significantly increase its size to better defend against attacks by Houthi rebels. Just four warships are currently patrolling …
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By LORNE COOK
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4/8/24
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The U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member. But the United States says relations between Israel and the Palestinians are …
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By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
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4/8/24
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Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that lasted more than five hours. Authorities said Sunday that two policemen …
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4/8/24
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Panama has started the trial of 27 people charged in the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering case. Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart …
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4/8/24
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Iran’s foreign minister has accused the United States of giving Israel the “green light” for a strike on its consulate building in Syria that killed seven Iranian military officials, including …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI
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4/8/24
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Austria faces its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former intelligence officer brings to light evidence of extensive Russian infiltration, lax official oversight and behavior …
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By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
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4/8/24
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As South Koreans head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament on this week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic concerns as the most important election issues. It's in a …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
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4/8/24
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Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Beijing to emphasize ties with strongest political ally
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic ally China amid Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine. The two continent-sized …
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4/8/24
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. He will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that’s meant to achieve a major upgrading of their …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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4/8/24
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs. Yellen said this on Monday after four days of talks with …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU
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4/8/24
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An exit poll released after Poland’s local and regional elections show Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU party slightly trailing the conservative opposition party that governed Poland for eight …
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By VANESSA GERA
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4/7/24
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A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy …
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO
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4/7/24
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