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Taliban enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque: UN
The U.N. says more than half of people detained by the Taliban's morality police in the first 6 months of new laws regulating personal conduct were men who had noncompliant hairstyles or their barbers
April 10, 2025
Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on Ukraine future
Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia
April 10, 2025
NATO chief raises concern over China's arms buildup, calls on allies to work together
NATO's chief has raised concern about China’s arms buildup and military drills near Taiwan and called on the organization's members and friendly nations to work together to keep free and open sea lanes in the region
April 08, 2025
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At least 221 dead, including former MLB pitcher, in roof collapse at nightclub
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Lightning strikes five students in western Japan and leaves one unconscious, reports say
Media reports say that a lightning strike in western Japan has injured five students at a school playground, including one who remains unconscious
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Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
Morocco’s social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app
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Greenpeace activists arrested in London after red dye poured into US Embassy pond
Six people have been arrested in London after environmental activists from Greenpeace poured 300 liters (79 gallons) of blood-red dye into the U.S. embassy’s pond in protest against arms sales to Israel
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Ksenia Karelina, US ballet dancer, released from Russia in prisoner exchange
Karelina was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason.
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Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun at woman's face ahead of London civil case
One of four women suing influencer and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate for sexual assault said he whipped her with a belt and once stuck a gun in her face, according to court documents that have been filed in London
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Zimbabwe makes first compensation payments to white farmers over land seizures
Zimbabwe has started compensating white farmers who lost land during chaotic and often-violent land reforms more than 20 years ago, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said
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What ballerina’s release means for other Americans held in Russian prisons
ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual citizen who was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange.
April 10
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Indonesia says 17 people slain by Papua rebels were gold miners
Indonesian authorities have denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by insurgents were members of security forces
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Turkey releases over 120 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests
More than 120 people detained during anti-government protests in Turkey have been released from prison after more than two weeks behind bars
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Tanzania arrests prominent opposition leader after calling for electoral reforms at rally
Tanzania’s main opposition leader is in custody after he was arrested at a public rally ahead of planned general elections in October
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Prada Group buys Versace fashion house from its U.S. owner in a deal valued at $1.4Bn
The Prada Group has announced the purchase of the Versace fashion house from the U.S. luxury group Capri Holding in a cash deal valued at 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion
April 10
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Germany's economy is expected to stagnate at best this year
Leading think tanks say that Germany’s economy is likely to stagnate at best in 2025 after shrinking for two years and the impact of U.S. tariffs could weigh down an already unimpressive showing
April 10
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Protesters in Russia try to disrupt Poland's commemoration of president's plane crash
Poland’s ambassador to Russia says a group of Russians tried to disrupt a small commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 other people
April 10
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Turkey and Israel hold talks to avoid accidental conflict in Syria
A Turkish official says Turkey and Israel have held technical talks aimed at preventing conflict between their troops in Syria
April 10
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Sudan tells top UN court that UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels
Sudan has told the United Nations’ top court that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces
April 10
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Taliban enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque: UN
The U.N. says more than half of people detained by the Taliban's morality police in the first 6 months of new laws regulating personal conduct were men who had noncompliant hairstyles or their barbers
April 10
April 10
EU chief welcomes Trump's pause but quiet about the bloc's own retaliatory duty plan
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily halt most U.S. tariffs, but she did not say whether the EU will press ahead with its own retaliatory measures
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Turkish journalists detained on charges their newspapers say are based on their work
Turkish newspapers say two leading journalists have been detained over what they say are false charges stemming from their work
April 10
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Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on Ukraine future
Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia
April 10
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Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces
Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13
April 10
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South Korean opposition leader Lee opens presidential bid following Yoon's ouster
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, officially announced his presidentia...
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Mexican drug lord convicted in killing of DEA agent released
Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who was convicted in the 1985 killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, has been freed from prison after completing his 40-year sentence
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50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books
April 10
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Inside the notorious prison housing hundreds of deported Venezuelan migrants
ABC's Matt Rivers takes us to El Salvador, inside the notorious prison that's holding hundreds of deported Venezuelan migrants.
April 10
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By The Numbers: Chinese goods will get expensive
You might think the latest iPhone is expensive now, but it could soon cost $700 more with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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An Iranian official was fired over his 'lavish' Argentina trip. Argentines are angry, too
Furious that an Iranian official had entered Argentina as an ordinary citizen on a tourist visa, Argentine lawmakers this week attacked the nation’s spy agency
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Beloved Zurich Zoo gorilla euthanized after years of declining health
The Zurich Zoo's beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down
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Detained South Sudanese opposition leader ousted amid party division
Some leaders of South Sudan's main opposition party have voted to replace the party's leader, two weeks after government forces arrested him
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Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence
Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary
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UN special envoy Julie Bishop makes trip to war-torn Myanmar after devastating earthquake
The U.N.’s special envoy for Myanmar, Australia’s Julie Bishop, has met with the military-run nation’s foreign minister
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Gabon will hold its first presidential election since the 2023 military coup
The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty lasting over 50 years
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Serbian press freedom faces 'critical' situation, media monitoring group warns
An international media monitoring group is warning that the situation with the press and media freedom in Serbia is ‘critical’ with attacks and threats against journalists on the rise since the start of massive anti-corruption protests
April 09
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Hong Kong company denies that it failed to pay Panama under a contract to operate its canal ports
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate, which is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets has denied allegations that it had failed to pay about $1.2 billion to the Central American country
April 09
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Russia expels 2 Romanian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced the expulsion of two military diplomats from the Romanian Embassy in a tit-for-tat move a month after Romania expelled two Russian diplomats
April 09
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Russia starting new offensive attacks: Ukraine military chief
ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the comments made by Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
April 09
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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man set to be the next German chancellor?
Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel
April 09
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EU countries vote to introduce countermeasures to Trump tariffs
ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports on the European Commission’s proposal to push back on President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum with a set of countermeasures.
April 09
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Hegseth says China's military presence in Western Hemisphere is 'too large'
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has again put China at the center of U.S. priorities in the Western Hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal
April 09
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Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London
Universal says it has chosen the homeland of Harry Potter to build its first theme park and resort in Europe
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Japan's Ishiba and NATO chief vow to deepen security ties as regional threats rise
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte have vowed to further deepen military ties while stressing the need to tackle together growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia
April 09
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Nigeria struggles to rein in meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150
Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most
April 09
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US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan and Yemen, where millions need it
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has reversed cuts in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest countries
April 09
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8 die from cholera in South Sudan as funding cuts force longer walks to clinics
An aid organization says five children are among eight people who have died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk for hours to reach the nearest clinics
April 09
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UK won't rule out nationalizing last local plant that makes steel from raw material
The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs
April 09
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Iran's pres. insists Tehran does not seek nuclear bomb, dangles US opportunities
Iran’s president again has pledged his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States, going as far as dangling the prospect of direct American investment in the Islamic Republic if the countries can reach a deal
April 09
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China denies significant numbers of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Ukraine
A Beijing official says Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russia’s invading army in Ukraine is “totally unfounded.”
April 09
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Lego opens factory in Vietnam, says will make toys without adding emissions
Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy
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