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Denmark's Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling in her home
September 19, 2024Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media
September 20, 2024Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria
September 19, 2024
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Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
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Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
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Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis
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Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
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Newly-released video appears to show IDF soldiers kicking dead body
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Key Hezbollah leader, commanders killed in strike on Lebanon, Israel says
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Hezbollah has announced the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut
Hezbollah has announced the death of a top military official in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut
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Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia
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Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed
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An ancient Greek vase gifted to an Italian leader is returned by his family to Greece
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Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants
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A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
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Greek Coast Guard chases boat close to Turkish coast in a potential diplomatic incident
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Israel says its airstrike on Beirut killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil; Hezbollah has not confirmed this
Israel says its airstrike on Beirut killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil; Hezbollah has not confirmed this
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In Rafah, an eerie hellscape with tunnels under kids' bedrooms: Reporter’s notebook
The Israel Defense Forces invited ABC News into Gaza to see Hamas' tunnels.
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'We have the support of the people,' Venezuela opposition leader says
ABC News’ Diane Macedo speaks with Maria Corina Machado about Venezuela’s ongoing fight for democracy and President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez’s exile.
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Lebanon's Health Ministry reports at least 8 killed, 59 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut
Lebanon's Health Ministry reports at least 8 killed, 59 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut
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Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut
Israeli official says senior Hezbollah military official Ibrahim Akil was targeted in Israel's strike on Beirut
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Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
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Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release
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Israel carries out 'targeted strike' in Beirut: IDF says
ABC News' Marcus Moore and former CIA field operative Darrell Blocker on the significance of the latest military actions playing out in southern Lebanon.
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a hospital after a fall earlier this week
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Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks
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Late billionaire accused of raping 5 women
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Bloody drug cartel eruption in Sinaloa
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Iran condemns a Taliban delegate's failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an event in Tehran
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Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
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2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
Russia’s space agency says two Russians have set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station
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Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs
Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 3 killed, 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut's suburbs
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Woman whose company was linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon has received threats, her mother says
The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter has received threats and been advised by the Hungarian secret services not to talk to media
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Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb
Israel says it has carried out targeted strike in Beirut, explosions heard in southern suburb
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Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a decade has apologized for comments that appeared to downplay the case
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Philippine senator says China should do more to help fight cybercrime gangs
China should do more to battle the illegal online gambling and scam call centers run by Chinese criminal syndicates in Southeast Asian countries often using forced labor, a Philippine senator who led an investigation into the centers said Friday
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Ukraine bans Telegram messenger app on state-issued devices because of Russian security threat
Ukraine has banned government officials, military personnel and other defense and critical infrastructure workers from installing the popular Telegram messaging app on state-issued devices
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Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
An Australian judge has given prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies
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Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Israel has launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood
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Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known
Hezbollah launches 140 missiles into northern Israel in 3 strikes, damage not immediately known
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