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Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war
Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war
May 08, 2024Russia announces nuclear weapon drills after angry exchange with Western officials
Russia is threatening to strike British military facilities and says it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons
May 06, 2024Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in sweeping assault in 6 regions
Russia launched overnight 21 attack drones and 55 missiles, Ukraine said.
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By The Numbers: How young voters feel about Israel, Gaza
A surprising look at the numbers behind the issues that college students say are important to them, according to a poll.
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China criticizes US for ship's passage through Taiwan Strait, weeks before new leader takes office
China's military is criticizing the U.S. as hyping its warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait
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Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country
A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that is surprising many as gang violence consumes the country
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Doctor volunteering in Gaza says situation is ‘heartbreaking’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Dr. Ammar Ghanem who is in Gaza volunteering at a hospital caring for ICU patients, and explains the dire situation for those who need urgent medical care.
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Sperm whales communicate through a 'complex phonetic alphabet,' study finds
Researchers analyzed the codas of approximately 60 sperm whales.
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Destruction in Gaza: A side-by-side look at the damage
Thousands of colleges, mosques, churches, homes and businesses have been destroyed, and thousands of Palestinians are estimated to be missing beneath the debris.
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Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing
Gaza’s overcrowded southernmost city, Rafah, has been thrown into panic and chaos by Israel’s seizure of the nearby border crossing with Egypt and as the possibility of a full-scale invasion looms
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Armenia's prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain in ties
Armenia’s prime minister has visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies
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Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam
In sometimes violent confrontations, police have broken up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza
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Cruise ship employee charged after allegedly stabbing 3 people with medical scissors
Ntando Sogoni was arrested in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
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China's Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day European tour
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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 6 regions
Russia had previously targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure on March 22, March 29, April 11 and April 27.
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Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress has finally canceled a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities
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Algeria's leader demands justice over French colonial-era wrongdoing
France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis, while Algeria commemorated a crackdown by French colonial forces on Algerian independence activists
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With inflation soaring, Argentina will start printing 10,000 peso notes
Prices in Argentina have surged so dramatically in recent months that the government has multiplied the size of its biggest bank note by five — to 10,000 pesos, worth about $10
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UN warns total famine is just 6 weeks away in Gaza
UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram reports on latest humanitarian efforts in Gaza as Israel begins military operations in Rafah.
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Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first French torch carrier as relay begins in Marseille before heading to Paris
Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first French torch carrier as relay begins in Marseille before heading to Paris
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Kenya's public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months
Kenya's public hospital doctors union has called off a national strike that had left patients in limbo for almost two months
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Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
Authorities in southern Brazil are rushing to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents are refusing to leave belongings behind while others are returning to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms
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64 people charged in sexual abuse investigations in Canada, Ontario police say
Canadian police say more than 60 people have been arrested and hundreds of charges filed in a series of investigations into child sexual abuse in Ontario
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Kosovo prime minister deplores new condition ahead of Council of Europe's membership vote next week
Kosovo’s prime minister has deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo’s joining the Council of Europe
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Olympic torch enters Marseille’s old port aboard a ship, marking a milestone on the path to the Summer Games in Paris
Olympic torch enters Marseille’s old port aboard a ship, marking a milestone on the path to the Summer Games in Paris
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Scores of Syrians return home after years at camp housing people linked to the Islamic State group
Scores of Syrian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have left a sprawling camp in northeast Syria and headed home to the eastern province of Deir el-Zour following mediation by tribal leaders
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UN food agency fears an escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border can cripple aid efforts in Lebanon
The United Nations food agency's deputy executive director says if the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the agency won’t be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon
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Bomb in northeastern Afghanistan kills 3 officers who were part of convoy handling poppy eradication
A Taliban official says A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers
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Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy
The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos
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Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
Families of the victims of last week's bombings at two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo, which killed at least sixteen people, have mourned their loved ones at a ceremony in the city of Goma
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Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan
Pakistan's military says its security forces have killed six militants in twin raids in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan
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Mexico hit by hours of rolling blackouts after high temps, low power generation
Mexico has been hit by hours of rolling blackouts late Tuesday due to high temperatures and temporary drops in electrical power generation
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EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets
European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc
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Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, foreign minister says
Kosovo’s foreign minister says her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe
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Lithuania defends banning Russian and Belarusian observers from monitoring its presidential election
Lithuania has defended the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian observers to monitor its upcoming presidential election, accusing both countries of spearheading campaigns that “pose a threat to our national security.”
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Croatia ruling conservatives will form government with a far-right group after inconclusive election
Croatia’s ruling conservatives have agreed to form a coalition with an extreme party, which would push the country further to the right ahead of next month’s European parliamentary election
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A Cambodian court sentences a union leader to 18 months in prison for comments on Facebook
A Cambodian labor union leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with comments he made in a live broadcast on Facebook two years ago that criticized the arrest of a casino worker
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Israel and Hamas face international pressure to reach a cease-fire agreement
Emergency workers said at least 30 people are dead in Rafah as the Israeli military continues to bomb the southern Gaza town.
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Britain to expel Russian attaché in response to 'reckless and dangerous activities' by Moscow
Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being a spy
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Moscow court rejects appeal to move to house arrest a deputy defense minister facing bribery charges
A Moscow court rejected an appeal filed by a Russian deputy defense minister’s lawyers who sought to have him moved from prison to house arrest as he faces bribery charges
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Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines.
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Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after decriminalization
The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes
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Poland detains and questions Russian man who illegally crossed from Belarus
Poland's security officials say that a 41-year-old man from Russia has been detained and is being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia's ally Belarus
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UK Prime Minister Sunak suffers further blow as another Conservative lawmaker defects to Labour
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election
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European regulator pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's COVID shot
The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled
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Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding
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Cargo plane makes emergency landing after front landing gear fails
Dramatic video captured the moment a cargo plane made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed.
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Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira's taxes be thrown out
Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira
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Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean
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Dozens still missing after Monday's South Africa building collapse. 7 confirmed dead
Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of an unfinished five-story apartment building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday
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An extremist group and ethnic militias committed atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch says an extremist group linked to al-Qaida carried out mass killings in two villages in central Mali in January
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Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it's not permanent
Cambodia’s Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships at a strategically important naval base that is being expanded with funding from Beijing does not constitute a permanent deployment of the Chinese military i...
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Europeans want governments to focus on curbing migration
Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and few of those interviewed across the globe consider climate to be among the top three priorities for their government
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