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Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam university
Berlin police have broken up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin’s Free University earlier in the day
May 07, 20243 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires
Mexican authorities say relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend
May 05, 2024Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that
Europe’s Airbus had established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing troubles and ongoing safety concerns
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Netanyahu vows to go into Rafah despite opposition from Biden
The Israeli military says it’s taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing even after Hamas announced it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal.
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Israel's Netanyahu says capture of Rafah crossing was an 'important step' toward dismantling Hamas
Israel's Netanyahu says capture of Rafah crossing was an 'important step' toward dismantling Hamas
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The Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday in Sweden
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Too much water, and not enough: Brazil's flooded south struggles to find basic goods
More than 80% of residents in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre do not have running water, one week after after massive flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing
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US repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camp for relatives of Islamic State militants in Syria
The United States has repatriated 11 of its citizens from sprawling camps in northeastern Syria that house tens of thousands of family members of suspected Islamic State militants
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Israeli tanks control Rafah border crossing
The Rafah operation comes as families of Israeli hostages call for terms in a proposed cease-fire deal accepted by Hamas.
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Rainfall allows Spain's Catalonia to ease water restrictions for 1st time during drought
Authorities in Spain’s Catalonia region say they will ease restrictions on water use for a wide area including Barcelona after recent rainfall palliated a prolonged drought
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Former head of one of China's top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption
A Chinese court sentenced the former head of one of the country’s three major state-owned phone carriers to 16 years in prison on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority, part of leader Xi Jinping’s politically-tinged anti-corruption camp...
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Pakistan's military says recent suicide attack that killed 5 Chinese was planned in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver in March was planned in neighboring Afghanistan and that the bomber was an Afghan citizen
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Russian agents detained for plotting Zelenskyy assassination, Ukraine says
Two colonels from Ukraine's SBU were recruited by Russia, Ukraine said.
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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators say they have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures
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May 07
Berlin police break up a pro-Palestinian student camp at the city's Free University as protests over war in Gaza spread
Berlin police break up a pro-Palestinian student camp at the city's Free University as protests over war in Gaza spread
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Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend
Gordon Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on May 2 on charges of criminal misconduct.
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Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections
Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program
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Czech Republic's top court rules surgery is not required to officially change gender
The Czech Republic’s highest court on Tuesday ruled to dismiss part of a law requiring people to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilization, in order to officially change their gender
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Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend
Gordon Black was detained in Russia for alleged criminal misconduct on May 2.
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Bugging equipment found in room where Polish government was to meet
A Polish official said bugging devices were found in a room where the Polish Cabinet was scheduled to meet, but another official later said the equipment was part of an old sound system in the building
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China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron
France’s president is hosting China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings
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Togo's longtime leader signs a new constitution that eliminates presidential elections
Togo’s president has signed a new constitution eliminating presidential elections, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade rule
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EU Council adopts a plan worth 6 billion euros for Western Balkans to speed up enlargement process
EU countries have approved a plan worth 6 billion euros ($6.45 billion) to support Western Balkan states aimed at accelerating reforms and economic growth in the region, as they seek future membership in the bloc
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Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia
Throughout his 24 years in power in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has launched wars, cracked down on the political opposition and LGBTQ+ activists, stifled most independent media and consolidated his power by engineering changes to the constitution ...
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Police search Brussels office of prominent far-right German lawmaker over China spying allegations
Germany’s top prosecutor’s office says authorities are searching the European Parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels
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Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China
Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China
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Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin
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Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule
Vietnam has started commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu battle in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops
May 07
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Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion
Australian police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man had been engaged in a deradicalization program since he detonated a homemade explosive device in a school toilet block two years ago
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American detained in Russia for allegedly 'violating public order,' Moscow court says
William Russell Nycum was detained on an administrative offense, a court said.
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American is sentenced to 10 days in jail for reportedly breaking into a Russian children's library
An American English-language tutor has been arrested in Moscow on hooliganism charges for reportedly breaking into a children’s library while intoxicated and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail
May 07
May 07
Details of UK military personnel exposed in huge payroll data breach
British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system
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May 07
Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show
Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition
May 07
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5 workers dead, 49 still missing after a building collapse in South Africa
Rescue teams trying to find dozens of construction workers missing since a multi-story apartment complex collapsed in a coastal city in South Africa have made contact with 11 people buried alive beneath the wreckage
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The Latest | Israel troops have entered Rafah and control the Gaza side of the border crossing
Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain precarious
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At least 10 casualties in a hospital attack in southwestern China, suspect arrested
A knife attack at a hospital in southwestern China has killed two people and injured 21 others
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May 07
Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest
Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest
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May 07
Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam university
Berlin police have broken up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied a courtyard at Berlin’s Free University earlier in the day
May 07
May 07
Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute
Kenya says the Republic of Congo's military has released two Kenya Airways staffers who were detained for two weeks in a cargo dispute
May 07
May 07
Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge
Israeli tanks have seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and launched an incursion into the southern city
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Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt
Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt
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Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s family poisonous mushrooms with lunch has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder
May 07
May 07
India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
Prime Minister Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign.
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May 07
North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday
Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — presidential and parliamentary
May 07
May 07
Xi to begin Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia starting Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy during NATO’s air war over Kosovo
May 07
May 07
Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian president at a glittering Kremlin ceremony, after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power
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Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi's Hindu-centric politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exercised near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to win over the country’s wealthier southern region
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May 06
Possible cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas
A cease-fire proposal between Hamas and Israel is on the table. ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy joins The Big Story to discuss the terms being negotiated.
May 06
May 06
US soldier detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, Army says
The soldier was detained on Thursday, May 2, the Army said.
May 06
May 06
Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown
A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media has been detained and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, according to her lawyer
May 06
May 06
Celebrations in Israel and Rafah as Hamas agrees to a cease-fire proposal
Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, prompting celebrations on both sides, but Israel said the deal was not the one it had put forth and was studying the parameters.
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May 06
Israeli military says it is striking Hamas targets in eastern Rafah
Israeli military says it is striking Hamas targets in eastern Rafah
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