Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has marked the 500th day of the war by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in …
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By FELIPE DANA
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7/8/23
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. The …
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By MIKE CORDER
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7/8/23
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Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to tackle pressing political goals as a way of …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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7/8/23
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One of the smallest members of NATO is preparing to hold one of the most important summits in the alliance’s 74-year history. Russia's war on Ukraine has dragged on for 17 months. Like its Baltic …
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By LIUDAS DAPKUS
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7/8/23
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A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern
The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has lead to concern among opponents of the party. The recent win …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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7/8/23
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Keeping up pressure, China sends warships and fighter jets near Taiwan during Yellen's Beijing visit
Taiwan's Defense Ministry says China has sent 13 aircraft and 6 vessels to airspace and waters around Taiwan as of early Saturday. The period overlaps with United States Treasury Secretary Janet …
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7/7/23
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Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its attack on the Jenin refugee camp. The U.N. condemned the …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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7/7/23
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London police say an 8-year-old girl is in life-threatening condition in a hospital following a car crash at an elementary school in Wimbledon that claimed the life of another girl of the same age. …
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By PAN PYLAS
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7/7/23
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will agree next week to help modernize Ukraine’s armed forces, create a new high-level forum for …
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By LORNE COOK
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7/7/23
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An Iraqi government spokesman says Baghdad has opened an investigation into the case of a dual Israeli-Russian academic who has been missing in Iraq since last March. The spokesman's comments on …
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By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD
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7/7/23
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Poland's prime minister and Catholic church leaders have begun observances to honor victims of World War II massacres. The lack of official reconciliation over Poles killed by Ukrainian nationalists …
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7/7/23
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U.N. human rights experts are calling for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies. One …
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7/7/23
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The Belarusian military has shown off a field camp it has offered to Russia’s Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny. An assistant to Belarus’ …
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By ANNA FRANTS
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7/7/23
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A Lebanese security official says at least one person is dead and several more are wounded after a shooting inside a mosque in Lebanon. The motive behind Friday's shooting was not immediately clear. …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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7/7/23
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The head of the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, says he’s pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Ukrainian officials that the …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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7/7/23
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Muslims in Pakistan are holding rallies to observe a “Day of the Sanctity of Quran” after the prime minister of the South Asian Islamic nation issued a call for anti-Sweden protests over last …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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7/7/23
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Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives. Cities including …
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7/7/23
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China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing is ignoring its calls for a crackdown on …
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7/7/23
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Thousands of thrill seekers have taken part in this year's first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona. Several runners took knocks and hard falls …
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By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS
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7/7/23
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Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in a flashpoint West Bank city, days after Israel concluded a major two-day offensive meant to crack down on militants. The Israeli domestic security agency …
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7/7/23
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