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India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a separatist leader

India says Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian men who have been charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year, but insists no relevant information or evidence about Delhi's i...
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Transair Boeing 737 skids off runway in Senegal

The 737 plane skidded off the runway at Blaise Diagne at about 1 a.m. Thursday.
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A plane is seen after skidding off the runway at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, May 9, 2024.
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Ramón Fonseca, partner in firm at center of "Panama Papers" scandal, dies

Ramón Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has died
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FILE - Ramon Fonseca speaks during an interview at his office in Panama City, April 7, 2016. Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal over the hiding of wealth in offshore entities, has died, a lawyer from his firm confirmed Thursday, May 9, 2024. He was 71. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)
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What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?

One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion
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Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to prison in Iran ahead of Cannes

The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer tells The Associated Press
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FILE - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photo call for the film "The Immigrant" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France on May 24, 2013. Rasoulof has been sentenced to eight years in prison and lashings just ahead of his planned trip to the Cannes film festival, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Poland is strengthening border with Belarus, plans to reinforce border with Russia

Poland’s defense minister says his country is strengthening the metal barrier along its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration
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FILE - Members of a group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum are seen in Bialowieza, Poland, on Sunday, 28 May 2023. Poland’s defense minister said Thursday that the metal barrier against illegal migration on border with Bealrus is being strengthened and plans are being made to reinforce the security of border with Russia. (AP Photo/Agnieszka Sadowska, File)
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Spanish court shelves latest tax probe of Shakira following prosecutors' recommendation

A Spanish investigative magistrate has provisionally shelved the latest probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following recommendations by prosecutors
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FILE - Colombian performer Shakira leaves court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors have recommended that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)
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Huge fire at a chemical storage tank in Thailand kills one and injures 4

At least one person has been killed and four others were injured after a huge fire broke out at chemical storage tanks in an industrial area in eastern Thailand on Thursday
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Black smoke billows after an explosion at the gas storage tanks in an industrial area in Rayong province, eastern of Thailand, Thursday, May 9, 2024. At least one person was killed and several others injured after a huge fire broke out at gas storage tanks. (Fire & Rescue Thailand via AP)
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Winner of North Macedonia's parliamentary election to seek governing coalition partner

The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia’s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on entering a partnership with another party to form a gover...
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A worker removes an election poster of the incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski from a billboard, a day after the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the governing Social Democrats suffered historic losses in twin presidential and parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
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Japanese defense aircraft makes emergency landing after window glitch. No injuries were reported

A Japanese defense aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in central Japan after a cockpit window inadvertently slid open during its training flight
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The Taliban warn journalists, experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV

The Taliban are warning journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV
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China's Xi receives ceremonial welcome in Hungary ahead of talks with Orbán

Chinese President Xi Jinping has received a ceremonial welcome in Hungary’s capital ahead of a day of talks with Hungarian officials expected to result in further Chinese investments in the Central European country
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In this image provided by the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as he arrives for a state visit at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Vivien Cher Benko/Hungarian Prime Minister's Office/MTI via AP)
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Bank of England edges closer to rate cut, possibly in June, as it predicts below-target inflation

The Bank of England is keeping its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% though it gave a broad hint that a reduction could be on the cards as soon as June as inflation is forecast to fall below target
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Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, speaks during the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, London, Thursday May 9, 2024. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
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Bank of England keeps its main UK interest rate on hold at 5.25% but indicates that cuts may be imminent

Bank of England keeps its main UK interest rate on hold at 5.25% but indicates that cuts may be imminent
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Passengers and crew safely evacuated after Boeing 737 plane's tire burst during landing in Turkey

Officials in Turkey say 190 passengers and crew have been safely evacuated from a plane after a tire burst during landing at an airport near the southern town of Alanya
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First shipment of aid to the US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus

Cyprus’ foreign minister says a shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the U
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A truck carries food aid for Gaza to load onto the container ship Sagamore docked at Larnaca port, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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First shipment of aid to the US-built floating pier in Gaza has departed from Cyprus, foreign minister says

First shipment of aid to the US-built floating pier in Gaza has departed from Cyprus, foreign minister says
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Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10 people

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people
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Boeing 737 plane crashes off a runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people

Boeing 737 plane crashes off a runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people
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India urges pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship

India has urged pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship
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FILE - Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. India has urged pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi on Thursday, a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives’ new president for India to withdraw dozens of its soldiers from the archipelago nation. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
May 09

Destruction in Gaza: Side-by-side aerial look at the Israel-Hamas war's damage

Hundreds of thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed in Gaza.
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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in the southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2024.
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Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling around its coast
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People walk nearby a life size model of a whale displayed at the National Science Museum, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan's Fisheries Agency on Thursday said it has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling around its coasts. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
May 09

Air Vanuatu cancels flights and considers bankruptcy protection

Air Vanuatu has cancelled international flights for four days and is considering bankruptcy protection for the South Pacific state-owned carrier
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An Air Vanuatu plane makes an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, August 2, 2001, after suspected under carriage damage. Air Vanuatu announced on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the airline had cancelled international flights for four days and was considering bankruptcy protection for the South Pacific state-owned carrier. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
May 09

IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers from anti-poppy campaign

The Islamic State group says it is responsible for a bombing that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign in Afghanistan's northeast
May 09
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
May 09

Activist in Tunisia arrested as conditions for migrants and their advocates worsen

An anti-discrimination activist in Tunisia was arrested in a money laundering investigation this week as the dangerous and dire conditions facing migrants and their advocates worsen
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FILE - People demonstrate against Tunisian President Kais Saied's comment on migration, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Feb. 25, 2023. An anti-discrimination activist in Tunisia was arrested in a money laundering investigation this week as the dangerous and dire conditions facing migrants and their advocates worsen. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)
May 09

British government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to “antisemitic abuse” at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to prevent the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks
May 09
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center, and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, center left, hold a meeting with universities leaders and representatives from the Union of Jewish Students in Downing Street, London, England, Thursday May 9, 2024. Pro-Palestinian protesters have begun building encampments at universities around the U.K. over the past two weeks as students and academics call on the institutions to cut ties with Israel over its offensive in the Gaza Strip. (Carl Court/Pool via AP)
May 09

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest

Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday’s exuberant, glitter-drenched final
May 09
Sarah Bonnici of Malta performs the song Loop during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
May 09

The Latest | First shipment of humanitarian aid leaves for US-built floating pier off Gaza

The first shipment of humanitarian aid to a newly built U.S.-built floating pier off Gaza has left a port in Cyprus
May 09
A truck carries food aid for Gaza to load onto the container ship Sagamore docked at Larnaca port, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
May 09

Yoon rejects South Korean opposition's calls for special investigation of his wife and top officials

South Korea’s president has dismissed calls for independent investigations into allegations involving his wife and top officials
May 09
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a press conference marking his second year in office at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Song Kyung-seok/Pool Photo via AP)
May 09

Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while leading the government of his South Pacific island nation
May 09
FILE - The then Prime Minister of Fiji Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. Former Prime Minister Bainimarama was sentenced on Thursday, May 9, 2024, to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the government of his South Pacific island nation. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
May 09

Gunmen kill 7 barbers in Pakistan's volatile Baluchistan province

Gunmen have killed seven barbers in a home in a volatile province in southwestern Pakistan
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Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage
May 09
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
May 09
FILE - A man wears a suit in the EU colors as he walks outside the European Parliament during Europe Day celebrations in Brussels on May 4, 2024. The European Union marks Europe Day on Thursday, May 9, but instead of the traditionally muted celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in one month time which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from its global trendsetting climate policies. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
May 09

China's exports and imports return to growth in April as demand improves

China reported Thursday that its exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery
May 09
FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, containers are unloaded from a cargo ship at Qingdao Port, east China's Shandong Province on Feb. 11, 2024. China's exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery, according to customs data released Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Li Ziheng/Xinhua via AP, File)
May 09

Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people

A crash between a truck and a passenger van on a highway in northwestern China’s Ningxia region has killed nine people
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Militants have committed crimes against humanity in Sudan, watchdog warns

Militants are being accused of an ethnic cleansing amid a civil war, HRW said.
May 09
A damaged army tank is seen on the street, almost one year into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Omdurman, Sudan, April 7, 2024.
May 09

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s ...
May 09
In this photo released by the Free Burma Rangers, people flee Myanmar military in Pasaung, Karenni state, Myanmar on March 1, 2024. (Free Burma Rangers via AP)
May 09

Russia's celebration of victory in World War II is a key pillar of Putin’s rule

Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world
May 09
Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
May 09

Holy Year or holy mess, Vatican and Rome begin dash to 2025 Jubilee with papal bull, construction

The Vatican is crossing a key milestone in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year
May 09
People gather at the Fori Imperiali avenue, with the Colosseum in the background, during an event celebrating the ban on private vehicles, in Rome, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Vatican crosses a key milestone Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the run-up to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year: a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and has already brought months of headaches to Romans. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
May 09

Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation's sovereignty concerns

Australia has struck a new security deal with Tuvalu after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China
May 09
FILE - In this photo provided by the Tuvalu government, the newly elected Prime Minister Feleti Teo, right, is sworn into office during a ceremony in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Feb. 28, 2024. Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday, May 9, 2024, after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China. (Tuvalu Government via AP, File)
May 08

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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VIDEO: By The Numbers: How young voters feel about Israel, Gaza
May 08

China criticizes US for ship's passage through Taiwan Strait weeks before new leader takes office

China's military is accusing the U.S. of playing up for maximum political effect its warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait
May 08
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez/U.S. Navy via AP)
May 08

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
May 08
The body of a man shot dead lies in a pool of blood in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
May 08

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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VIDEO: Doctor volunteering in Gaza says situation is ‘heartbreaking’
May 08

Sperm whales communicate through a 'complex phonetic alphabet,' study finds

Researchers analyzed the codas of approximately 60 sperm whales.
May 08
Sperm Whales in the Caribbean Sea, Dominica, in an undated photo.
May 08

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.
May 08
Thousands of colleges, mosques, churches, homes and businesses have been destroyed, and thousands of Palestinians are estimated to be missing beneath the debris.
May 08

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
May 08
Palestinian medics treat a girl that was wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramez Habboub)
May 08

Armenia's prime minister talks with Putin in Moscow while allies' ties are under strain

Armenia’s prime minister has talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as tensions are spiraling between the estranged allies
May 08
From left: Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
May 08

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
May 08
Students gather for a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Earlier on Tuesday, Dutch police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam. Police spokeswoman Sara Tillart said about 140 protesters were arrested, two of whom remain in custody on suspicion of committing public violence. (AP Photo/Aleksandar Furtula)