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German court convicts a Palestinian man of murder over a fatal stabbing on a train last year

A court in Germany has convicted a man of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for carrying out a fatal stabbing on a train last year
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FILE - The defendant Ibrahim A. is brought into the courtroom in handcuffs, in Itzehoe, Germany, Monday April 15, 2024. A court on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, convicted Ibrahim of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for carrying out a fatal stabbing on a train in northern Germany last year. (Marcus Brandt/Pool via AP, File)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office says he has postponed upcoming foreign visits amid a Russian offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office says he has postponed upcoming foreign visits amid a Russian offensive
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Massive manhunt in France for prison-break gang that gunned down officers

A massive manhunt is underway in France for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and seriously injured three others to spring an inmate they were escorting
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Thai prime minister promises investigation after activist died in detention

Thailand’s prime minister offered his condolences to the family of a young activist who died in detention after a monthslong hunger strike, amid a public debate on the country’s justice system
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FILE - A Thai activist holds a portrait of Netiporn Sanesangkhom, a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for their bold and aggressive campaigns demanding reform of the monarchy and abolition of the law that makes it illegal to defame members of the royal family outside of Criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 14, 2024. Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. offered his condolences to the family of the young activist who died in detention after a months long hunger strike, amid a spark of public debate on the country's justice system. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
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Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity

Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity over the repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator
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Philippe Currat, lawyer for Gambia's former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, talks to the media after the conviction of her father, in front of the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland in Bellinzona, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity over the repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator, a legal advocacy group said Wednesday. (Maria Linda Clericetti/Keystone via AP)
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Advocacy group says Swiss court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia over his role in years of repression

Advocacy group says Swiss court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia over his role in years of repression
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An Afghan military helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills at least 1, the Taliban say

The Taliban say a military helicopter crashed in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one person
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Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers

South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers, including a monk who went viral on Instagram and a comedian who also DJs dressed like a Buddhist monk
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NewJeansNim, a comedian and a DJ, whose real name is Youn Sung Ho, performs at an annual lantern-lighting festival dressed up as a monk, in Seoul, South Korea on May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Juwon Park)
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A fire at a marina in Croatia destroys 22 boats, causes huge damage but no injuries

A fire at a marina in Croatia has destroyed 22 boats and caused huge damage but no injuries
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Boats are on fire in Medulin, Croatia, early Wednesday, May 15, 2024. A fire early on Wednesday at a marina in northwestern Croatia destroyed 22 boats and caused huge damage but no injuries. (AP Photo/Goran Sebelic, Cropix)
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A third miner is declared dead in a cave-in in southern Poland

Rescuers in southern Poland have recovered the body of a third miner a day after a cave-in in which 12 other workers were hurt
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An ambulance is leaving the Myslowice-Wesola coal mine in Myslowice, southern Poland, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 where two miners were killed, one went missing and another 12 were injured in a cave-in near the coal face. (AP Photo/Kasia Zaremba-Majcher)
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French president convenes top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in territory of New Caledonia

At least two people were killed and three were seriously injured overnight in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, as President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss the spiraling violence
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FILE - French gendarme patrol at a roundabout in Noumea, New Caledonia, Sunday Dec.12, 2021. At least two people were killed and three were seriously injured overnight in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, French officials there said Wednesday, May 15, 2024, as President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss the spiraling violence. (AP Photo/Clotilde Richalet, File)
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French president convenes top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in French Pacific territory of New Caledonia

French president convenes top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in French Pacific territory of New Caledonia
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Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original 'catastrophe' with eyes on the war in Gaza

Palestinians across the Middle East are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel
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Palestinians mourn their relatives killed during Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, next to the morgue in Deir al Balah, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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A Dutch anti-Islam party is on the verge of forming the EU's latest hard-right government

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections, opening the prospect that yet another European Union nation will veer toward the hard righ...
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Chairman of the Dutch Freedom Party Geert Wilders speaks at the third Hungarian edition of the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC Hungary, in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 26, 2024. The two-day event is hosted from April 25 to 26 by the Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary for the third consecutive year. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
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The Latest | Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe looms in Gaza

Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
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Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on a school run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Zelenskyy postpones upcoming foreign visits as Ukraine faces a new Russian offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office says he has postponed all his upcoming foreign visits amid a new Russian offensive
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, looks on as grain is moved during his visit to an agricultural logistics and transshipment facility in Vyshneve, Kyiv region Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
May 15

Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after floods killed at least 58 people while 35 are missing

Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 58 people dead
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People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka)
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India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows

The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracy
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Muslims offer prayers at a mosque in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Some two hundred million Muslims make up the predominantly Hindu country's largest minority group. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era

Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades
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Cars are placed on a production line inside Renault factory outside of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
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South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players

After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time
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FILE - Then African National Congress (ANC) leader, Nelson Mandela casts his vote on April 27, 1994 near Durban, South Africa, in the country's first all-race elections. South African politics has been dominated by the ruling ANC since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago but this month's election is expected to be a turning point for Africa's most advanced country. (AP Photo/John Parkin, File)
May 15

YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city

YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city
May 15
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage

The passinho is a Brazilian dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
May 15
Youth perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The passinho, or “little step”, created in the 2000s by kids in Rio’s favelas, was declared an “intangible cultural heritage” by state legislators, bringing recognition to a cultural expression born in the sprawling working-class neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
May 14

About 100 Filipino activists and fishermen sail on wooden boats to disputed shoal guarded by China

About 100 Filipino activists and fishermen, along with journalists, are sailing to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders
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In this photo provided by Atin-Ito/Akbayan Party, activists and volunteers on fishing boats begin their journey at Masinloc, Zambales province, northwestern Philippines on Wednesday May 15, 2024. A flotilla of about 100 mostly small fishing boats led by Filipino activists sailed Wednesday to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing's coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders. (Atin-Ito/Akbayan Party via AP)
May 14

11 people die in shootings in small town in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, prosecutors say

Authorities in Mexico say 11 people have been killed by shootings in a small town in the southern of Chiapas
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Wong will be sworn in as Singapore's prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years

Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub
May 14
FILE - Singapore Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong attends the second day of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua,Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Singapore’s deputy leader Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday, May 15, 2024, as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. (Sonny Tumbelaka/Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 14

Protesters in Israel arrested after attacking Gaza aid trucks

This is a culmination of weeks of demonstrators attempting to block aid trucks from reaching Gaza
May 14
This is a culmination of weeks of demonstrators attempting to block aid trucks from reaching Gaza
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Flood-stricken Brazil continues to battle rising river levels, 149 confirmed dead

2.1 million people have been affected by the flooding, officials said.
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Ariel view showing the flooded ERS-448 road in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 13, 2024.
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Protesters in Israel arrested after attacking Gaza aid trucks

Footage shows protesters apparently destroying boxes of aid bound for Gaza.
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Israeli right-wing activists look at damaged trailer trucks that were carrying humanitarian aid supplies on the Israeli side of the Tarqumiyah crossing with the occupied West Bank, May 13, 2024.
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Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of defense minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the defense minister with a former deputy prime minister who is an economics expert with no military background
May 14
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 13, 2024. (Aleksey Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Killer whales attack and sink 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar: Spanish officials

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Orca breaching off the San Juan Islands.
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Massive manhunt underway in France for escaped inmate

Two officers were killed in a brazen ambush on a prison van and three officers are injured, two of them reportedly in serious condition.
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VIDEO: Massive manhunt underway in France for escaped inmate
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Netanyahu will not end war until Hamas is destroyed: Nagl

Retired Lt. Col John Nagl said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should learn from what went wrong in the Iraq war and encourage Israel to learn from mistakes the U.S. made.
May 14
VIDEO: Netanyahu will not end war until Hamas is destroyed: Nagl
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Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home

Government data in Argentina says the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year
May 14
A child eats a free breakfast served by a soup kitchen that was set up at the Obelisk as a protest against the city government's "hygiene and cleanliness" policy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The policy involves authorities removing the homeless from the streets. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
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Argentina's inflation drops to 1st single-digit rate in 6 months, a triumph for President Milei not felt on the streets

Argentina's inflation drops to 1st single-digit rate in 6 months, a triumph for President Milei not felt on the streets
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A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray

Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta have been ordered out
May 14
Firefighters arrive at the Flin Flon airport, as wildfires burn in northern Manitoba on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press via AP)
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8 watches owned by F1 great Michael Schumacher fetch more than $4 million at auction in Geneva

Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction
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Two watches belonging to Michael Schumacher are on display: F.P., left, Journe, Invenit et Fecit, piece Unique, Vagabondage 1 Model, it is estimated to sell between 1,200,000 to 2,300,000 US dollars and Audemars Piguet, right, Royal OAK Chronograph model, it is estimated to sell between 180,000 to 280,000 US dollars, during a preview at the Christie's, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
May 14

Ukrainian border city nearly destroyed amid Russian offensive: Official

Thousands of civilians have been evacuated during the heavy fighting.
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A police officer helps a local resident during an evacuation to Kharkiv due to Russian shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, May 13, 2024.
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King Charles III unveils his first official portrait since his coronation

King Charles III unveiled his first completed portrait since the coronation, a vivid image in reds depicting the monarch in the uniform of the Welsh Guards
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Artist Jonathan Yeo, at the unveiling of artist Jonathan Yeo's portrait of the King, in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace, in London, Tuesday May 14, 2024. The portrait was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company in 2022. The artwork depicts the King wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The canvas size - approximately 8.5 by 6.5 feet when framed - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers' Hall and the context of the paintings it will eventually hang alongside. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
May 14

Sec. Blinken says Ukraine is not alone in surprise visit

The visit comes as Ukraine said 30,000 Russian soldiers are attacking amid the offensive in Kharkiv region. Thousands of civilians have been evacuated during the heavy fighting.
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VIDEO: Sec. Blinken says Ukraine is not alone in surprise visit
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Messi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore

The first star to arrive on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival came on four legs
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Messi the dog poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Invision/AP)
May 14

Blinken publicly reaffirms American support of Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Ukraine as the Russian offensive pushes closer to the country’s second largest city in the northeast.
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VIDEO: Blinken publicly reaffirms American support of Ukraine
May 14

Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza

Israel's Independence Day is normally a raucous affair, celebrated with day parties and barbecues in parks, but this year, celebrations — from Monday evening through Tuesday — were muted
May 14
People prepare their food on a grill as they spend the day on a park during Israel's Independence Day celebrations in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Israelis are marking 76 years since Israel's creation. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg).
May 14

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, a master of the short story, dies at 92

Canadian literary giant, one of the most honored short story writers, dies at 92
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Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally

The University of Amsterdam has canceled classes and shut buildings for two days after the latest demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive
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Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)
May 14

2 men accused of plotting Islamic State-inspired attack against Jews in England

Two men accused of plotting to gun down Jews in an Islamic State-inspired attack in northwest England have been held without bail after appearing in a London court
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Ontario will suspend driver’s licenses for convicted car thieves for at least 10 years

Canada’s most populous province will suspend driver’s licenses for at least 10 years for those who have been convicted of stealing a car
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Spain warns boats of possible orca run-ins near the Strait of Gibraltar this summer

Spanish authorities are recommending small vessels stick to the coastline around the Strait of Gibraltar after an orca rammed a boat that later sank
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May 14

Mining giant Anglo American to break up its sprawling business as it tries to fend off takeover

Mining giant Anglo American plc plans to break up its sprawling worldwide business — including the DeBeers diamond operation — as it seeks to fend off a takeover and focus on minerals that are expected to boom amid the global shift to green energy
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May 14

What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?

Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union
May 14
Demonstrators with Georgian national and EU flags gather during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Georgia's parliament on Tuesday began the third and final reading of a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country's aspirations to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva

Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled Tuesday in closed-door talks in Geneva to discuss ways to ensure that emerging artificial intelligence technologies don't become existential risks
May 14
FILE - President Joe Biden, left, greets China's President President Xi Jinping, right, in Woodside, USA, Nov. 15, 2023. High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva for talks about artificial intelligence including the risks of the technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting Tuesday is billed as an opening exchange of views in an inter-governmental dialogue on AI agreed during a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)