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Lone wolf threat is main concern for Paris Olympics: Official
The Summer Olympics begin July 26.
July 12, 2024US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders
July 11, 2024Dozens of people sentenced to life in prison in mass trial in UAE criticized abroad
A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely criticized abroad has sentenced 43 people to life in prison, while others received other prison terms
July 10, 2024
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Guatemalan family seeks return of relative's body more than a decade after he disappeared in Mexico
Nearly a decade after Guatemalan authorities were told that Mexico had sent the wrong body to a Guatemalan family searching for their missing teenage relative, that unidentified body is still buried in Guatemala and the family’s relative is waiting in ...
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A Gaza father mourns his baby boy, killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike
A father in Gaza is mourning a baby boy killed in bed by an Israeli airstrike
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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives
Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives
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Venice mayor under investigation in wide-ranging corruption scandal. He denies wrongdoing
The mayor of Venice is under investigation in a corruption scandal that has landed his top public works official in jail for an alleged system of kickbacks in return for granting favors to developers
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Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul
A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs
July 16
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Philippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered
Philippine officials say the suspect in last week's killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a Philippine hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila has surrendered
July 16
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Philippine officials say the suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipino companion has surrendered
Philippine officials say the suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipino companion has surrendered
July 16
July 16
El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown
A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during the harsh 2 1/2 year-old crackdown on street gangs
July 16
July 16
Torrential rains hit Canada's largest city, closing a major highway and other roads
A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over Canada’s largest city
July 16
July 16
Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium
July 16
July 16
No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed
King Charles III has bestowed a royal title on a rare golden goat breed
July 16
July 16
Colombia ends cease-fire with largest faction of FARC rebel holdout group
Colombia’s government says it will end a cease-fire with the largest faction of the FARC-EMC, a holdout group that refused to sign a 2016 peace deal with the Colombian government, but had been involved in peace talks until March with the administration...
July 16
July 16
Libyan authorities discover two dozen unidentified bodies in a former stronghold of the IS group
A Libyan government agency says a mass grave containing two dozen unidentified bodies has been discovered in the coastal city of Sirte, which was once controlled by the Islamic State group
July 16
July 16
Paris Olympics in limbo about whether Seine will be safe enough for swimming events
During heavy rains, sewage can overflow into the river.
July 16
July 16
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country
July 16
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Second group of Kenyan police officers arrives in Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission to quell gang violence
Second group of Kenyan police officers arrives in Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission to quell gang violence
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July 16
Romanian court reimposes travel ban on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as they await trial
The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women
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July 16
Israel's military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
The Israeli military will begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday
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July 16
Israel's military says it will begin sending draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men next week
Israel's military says it will begin sending draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men next week
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July 16
Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has kept Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania connected to an electricity transmission system controlled b...
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Nobel laureates call on Belarus' leader to release all political prisoners
Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates are calling in an open letter on Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to free all political prisoners following the release of 18 seriously ill activists
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6 Vietnamese and American guests found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility
Police say the bodies of six people were found in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility
July 16
July 16
At least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo's capital in a conflict over land
Authorities in Congo say at least 72 people including several soldiers were killed in a militia attack east of the capital on Saturday
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Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup's founder and key staff
British regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of an AI startup’s key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market
July 16
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Police in Thailand say 6 people have been found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok. Poisoning is suspected
Police in Thailand say 6 people have been found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok. Poisoning is suspected
July 16
July 16
EU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war
Judges at a European Union-backed court have convicted a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter with involvement in the murder of one person and the illegal detention and torture of nearly 20 more during his country’s war for independence from Serbia in...
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July 16
'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under heat wave as temperatures top 104F
The Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa is baking southern Europe
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Body found on Tenerife is identified as British teen missing for nearly a month
A Spanish court says a body found on the island of Tenerife was of a British teen who went missing nearly a month ago
July 16
July 16
Kenya police to detain for 30 days a man arrested after discovery of dismembered bodies of women
A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women then dumping them in a flooded quarry, as investigations continue
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July 16
Hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike has killed 17 Palestinians in a military-declared 'safe zone' in Gaza
Hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike has killed 17 Palestinians in a military-declared 'safe zone' in Gaza
July 16
July 16
French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime minister’s resignation but kept him on as head of a caretaker government
July 16
July 16
Police in Kenya use tear gas to break up new protests calling for the president to resign
Police in Kenya have hurled tear gas canisters to break up protests in Nairobi and several other towns and cities, accusing the president of poor governance and demanding his resignation, despite his dismissal of nearly the entire Cabinet last week
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July 16
Man who stabbed a French soldier ahead of Olympics is taken to psychiatric hospital
French prosecutors say the man who stabbed a French soldier on foot patrol outside a big train station in Paris has been taken to a psychiatric hospital
July 16
July 16
An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury
A London judge who found that an Australian computer scientist falsely claimed to be the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency says he will refer the case to British prosecutors for possible perjury charges
July 16
July 16
Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal
The leader of the Welsh government says he will resign amid a campaign donation scandal
July 16
July 16
Hungary faces more criticism and boycotted meetings over Orbán's visits to Russia and China
Some European Union leaders are protesting what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s misuse of the bloc’s rotating presidency by boycotting a meeting hosted by Hungary
July 16
July 16
Leader of Wales’ government, Vaughan Gething, says he will resign amid a scandal over campaign donations
Leader of Wales’ government, Vaughan Gething, says he will resign amid a scandal over campaign donations
July 16
July 16
Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in 'safe zone'
Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza, including a blast that hit an Israeli-declared “safe zone” crowded with thousands of displaced people
July 16
July 16
Ex-NATO chief George Robertson to lead a UK defense review, says China among 'deadly' challenges
Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy
July 16
July 16
Iran’s Shiite Muslims commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura with processions
Iranian Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith
July 16
July 16
5 people hospitalized after a dramatic bus accident in a Spanish highway tunnel
Emergency services in northeastern Spain say 25 people have been hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, after a dramatic bus accident at the mouth of a highway tunnel
July 16
July 16
Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8 soldiers dead
Officials in Pakistan say security forces have killed all ten militants who attacked a military facility in the northwest, leaving eight soldiers dead
July 16
July 16
US journalist Gershkovich scheduled to appear in Russian court for the second hearing of spy charges
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is scheduled to appear in court in Russia on Thursday for the second hearing in his trial on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny
July 16
July 16
Forty dead in heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan; 17 killed in bus accident
Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others
July 16
July 16
New hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea
A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out of control in the disputed South China Sea
July 16
July 16
Germany's top security official bans a far-right magazine, accusing it of spreading hatred
Germany’s top security official has banned a far-right magazine that she accused of stirring up hatred against Jews, people with immigrant roots and parliamentary democracy
July 16
July 16
The Latest | Israeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, including in 'safe zone'
Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza overnight and into Tuesday
July 16
July 16
4 Indian soldiers are killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir
The Indian military says four of its soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir
July 16
July 16
Hong Kong testing its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned steps to block access
Hong Kong’s innovation minister says the government is testing its own ChatGPT-style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, after OpenAI decided to take extra steps to block access from unsupported regions lik...
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