Indonesia’s navy says it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province. The province that forms part of Sumatra …
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By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN
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12/28/23
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African scientists warn that discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make an mpox outbreak in Congo worse. Last month, U.N. officials confirmed that a more severe form of …
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By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARIA CHENG
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12/28/23
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An AP investigation has found that Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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12/28/23
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An AP investigation has found that Russian occupation authorities vastly and deliberately undercounted the dead in one of the most devastating chapters of the 22-month war in Ukraine — the flooding …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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12/28/23
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Mexican immigration officials are clearing out a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande as U.S. pressure mounts to limit a surge of migrants reaching the border. Mexico are removing tents, …
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ
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12/28/23
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The number of Israeli soldiers wounded in the war with Hamas is growing. They are yet another sizable and deeply traumatized segment of Israeli society whose struggles are emerging as a hidden cost …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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12/28/23
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Thousands of union members and activists are taking to the streets of Argentina’s capital to protest President Javier Milei’s sweeping program of cutbacks, deregulation and austerity measures …
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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA
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12/27/23
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Jacques Delors, who transformed Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union's executive branch, has died in Paris. He was 98. The Delors Institute think tank confirmed his …
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By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG
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12/27/23
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A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest in the capital as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. Martin Fayulu …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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12/27/23
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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has praised Japan’s contribution to their military alliance, particularly a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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12/27/23
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A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race that President Vladimir …
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12/27/23
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Russia has fired almost 50 Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine and shelled a train station where more than 100 civilians were gathered to evacuate. Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that the …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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12/27/23
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office, his party says, noting he will be its consensus candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the office of the …
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12/27/23
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised what he called achievements and victories that strengthened national power this year, as he opened a key political meeting to set new policy goals for …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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12/26/23
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Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkish …
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By SUZAN FRASER
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12/26/23
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Sweden moves one step closer to NATO membership after Turkish parliamentary committee gives approval
The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO, drawing the previously non-aligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western …
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12/26/23
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Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime. Authorities …
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By NICOLAS GARRIGA and OLEG CETINIC
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12/26/23
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Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says
A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the landing ship Novocherkassk has been hit by plane-launched guided …
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12/26/23
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Firefighters and volunteers worked overnight to reinforce dikes in northern and eastern Germany against rising floodwaters as heavy rain falling on already soaked ground pushed rivers and streams …
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12/26/23
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf.” It was his first appearance since associates …
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12/26/23
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