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Fire rips through Old Stock Exchange building in Copenhagen as people rescue artwork
"400 years of Danish cultural heritage" has gone up in flames: Official
April 16, 2024US citizen who was arrested in Moscow on drug charges appears in court
A U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Moscow amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions has appeared in court
April 15, 2024Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging agains...
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Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prison
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Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes
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Police make arrests a year after theft of gold and cash worth millions at Toronto's Pearson airport
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Indian police kill 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in a central state
Police in India say they killed at least 29 suspected Maoist rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh
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UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'
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IDF's conduct, ethics under scrutiny following soldiers' social media posts
IDF soldiers are seen rifling through the possessions of Gazans in some videos.
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US files 2nd labor complaint after Mexico refuses to act on union-busting by a Mexican company
The United States has filed a labor complaint panel after Mexico refused to act on alleged union-busting by a Mexican company
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Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito
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Venezuela says it will close its embassy in Ecuador to protest that country's raid on Mexico's embassy
Venezuela says it will close its embassy in Ecuador to protest that country's raid on Mexico's embassy
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A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction
A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction
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8 family members die in Mozambique’s latest capsizing, a week after another killed nearly 100 people
State media in Mozambique say at least eight people from one family have died after their homemade boat sank in a central province
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Don't let it flow: Tourists to Spain's Catalonia may soon see water restrictions in the dry season
Authorities in Spain’s drought-stricken Catalonia are considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the northeastern region if domestic consumption isn't curtailed
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Belgian police shut down a far-right conference as it rallies ahead of Europe's June elections
Belgian police have shut down a gathering of far-right politicians and supporters, citing concerns about public order
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Fire breaks out in Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange building
Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt said "400 years of Danish cultural heritage" had gone up in flames.
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IDF vows to retaliate against Iran as Biden, other world leaders urge for restraint
The Israeli war cabinet meets Tuesday for the third day in a row to consider what Israel’s response will be to Iran’s attack.
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Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia's aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a controversial law, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia’s continued aggression
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Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days
Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party during her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister
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No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
The southern German state of Bavaria says it will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, the Oktoberfest
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The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance
The U.S. ambassador to Japan has urged Tokyo to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons “to enhance our collective security” amid conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere
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Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election
Greece’s governing conservative party has added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries
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A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime has lost a court fight against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus
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North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says
A report from the website 38 North says that North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely
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Australia's leader says French worker who intervened in stabbing attack can stay as long as he likes
Australia’s prime minister says a French construction worker who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes
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Algerian journalist says he was expelled from his country without explanation
An Algerian journalist is decrying his expulsion from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport last weekend
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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party
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Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub
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Argentina buys 24 of Denmark's aging F-16 fighter jets
Argentina’s defense minister has signed a deal worth about 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) to buy 24 of Denmark’s aging F-16 fighter jets
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Armenia insists top UN court has jurisdiction to hear case accusing Azerbaijan of racial hatred
Armenia has insisted that the top United Nations court has jurisdiction to hear its case accusing Azerbaijan of breaching an international convention that aims to stamp out racial discrimination
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The Latest | UN chief calls for `urgent de-escalation' in the Middle East
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for “urgent de-escalation” of hostilities in a phone conversation with Iran’s foreign minister following Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
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Singapore's outgoing prime minister will stay on as senior minister, his successor says
Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month
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More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
Local authorities say nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river
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Greece plans 2 marine protected areas as part of environmental protection program
Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems
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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza
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Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal
The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale have announced they won’t open the Israeli exhibition until there's a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages
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The German chancellor presses China on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign” in Ukraine, the latest in a parade of European leaders and senior officials to make such an appeal
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Fire rips through Old Stock Exchange building in Copenhagen as people rescue artwork
"400 years of Danish cultural heritage" has gone up in flames: Official
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9 bodies found adrift in a boat off Brazil were likely migrants from Mauritania and Mali, police say
Brazilian police investigating the discovery of a boat with several dead bodies say they were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania
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Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman rises to 18
Heavy rains have lashed the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai
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Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen
A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings, causing the Old Stock Exchange's iconic dragon-tail spire to collapse
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Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029
Nissan says it expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029
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Sydney religious leader's stabbing to be investigated as terror-related
A 16-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene, police said.
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Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging agains...
April 16
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Rescuers search for 3 missing after boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 6
Six people are dead after a boat carrying a group of people capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir
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Philippines' Marcos says 'not one person died' as police make huge drug bust, in dig at predecessor
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says police have seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle criticism of his predecessor’s notoriously deadly crackdown on illegal drugs
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