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Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan
October 01, 2023A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia
His leftist party won early parliamentary elections, staging political comeback.
September 30, 2023More than 100 dead, including bride and groom, in fire at Iraqi wedding hall
The fire happened in Iraq's Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area.
September 26, 2023
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Work starts on turning Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria into a police station
Work has started on turning the house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 into a police station
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New Van Gogh show focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive, tragic final months
A new museum exhibition in Paris focuses on the last months of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh before he shot himself in 1890
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Pro-Russia hackers claim responsibility for crashing British royal family's website
The website went down for over an hour on Sunday morning.
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Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially
Malaysia’s government says there is sufficient rice in the market despite recent panic-buying of locally produced rice that led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide
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New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative
The new head of the U.N.’s migration agency says the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West
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New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative
The new head of the U.N.’s migration agency says the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West
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Iraqi Christian religious leaders demand an international investigation into deadly wedding fire
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5 Papuan independence fighters killed in clash in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
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Pakistan launches anti-polio vaccine drive targeting 44M children amid tight security
Pakistan has launched its second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the year Monday in an effort to inoculate 44 million children under the age of 5
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Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control
The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong, grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation
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Spain's king begins a new round of talks in search of a candidate to form government
King Felipe VI has begun a new round of talks with Spanish political party leaders with a view to choosing the person in the best position to gather enough support in Parliament to form a government
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Indonesia's Sumatra island fire causes haze, prompting calls to work from home
More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island are causing hazy skies across the region, prompting government officials to ask people to work from home
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
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5 missing people are located after a Spanish nightclub fire, death toll now 13
A Spanish government official says five people who were missing and feared dead in a nightclub fire in the city of Murcia have been located, leaving the death toll at 13
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Johnny's becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name
The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of boys over the span of five decades has taken a new name: Smile-Up
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Europe's anti-corruption group says Cyprus must hold politicians more accountable amid distrust
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group says Cyprus needs to hold those at the highest echelons of executive power and law enforcement more accountable to counter an overwhelming public perception of widespread corruption
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Top diplomats meet in Kyiv to support Ukraine as signs of strain show among allies
Some of Europe’s top diplomats have gathered in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion as signs emerge of political strain in Europe and the United States about the war
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UK Treasury chief says minimum wage up but rules out tax cuts, inflation stays high
Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage
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The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai
The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices
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5 conservative cardinals challenge pope to affirm church teaching on gays and women ahead of meeting
Five conservative cardinals are challenging Pope Francis to affirm Catholic teaching on homosexuality and female ordination
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Early voting begins in New Zealand's general election
Early voting has begun in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot
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Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time ...
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Mexico's rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at the army's puppy kindergarten
In the middle of a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel runs what he calls a kindergarten for dogs
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Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 14 people
Egyptian authorities say a huge fire that broke out in a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt has injured at least 38 people
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Women's voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church's future
Pope Francis will open this week a global gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the church
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Mexician officials say at least nine people are confirmed dead from the collapse of a church roof
Mexician officials say at least nine people are confirmed dead from the collapse of a church roof
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Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy
Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey
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7 dead after after roof collapse at baptism ceremony in Mexico
Seven people have died following a roof collapse in Mexico.
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Deadly fire at nightclub in Spain
At 6 a.m. Sunday morning, flames broke out at a Murcia club, killing at least 13 people.
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David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in 'Beckham' doc, calls it an 'emotional rollercoaster'
Ten years after retiring from the game, David Beckham reflects on his soccer career and life for a new four-part documentary series
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At least 10 people are dead after church roof collapsed in northern Mexico during Sunday Mass
Authorities in northern Mexico say the roof of a church collapsed during Sunday Mass, killing at least 10 people and injuring about 60
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At least 13 dead after nightclub fire in Spain
A witness told news reporters that the fire originated in the La Fonda nightclub and quickly spread to the other two adjoining clubs.
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Brazil's President Lula back at official residence to recover from hip replacement surgery
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the hospital two days after undergoing successful hip replacement surgery that will have him working from home while he recovers
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Turkish warplanes bomb suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq following suicide attack in Ankara
Turkish warplanes bomb suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq following suicide attack in Ankara
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10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured
At least 10 Cuban migrants have died and 17 others have been seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala
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At least 13 dead in Spain nightclub fire
"We're devastated," said Murcia Mayor Jose Ballesta
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Valentino returns to Paris’ Les Beaux-Arts with modern twist; Burton bids farewell at McQueen
Valentino took a contemporary stride down memory lane this Sunday, returning to Les Beaux-Arts, the prestigious art school where founder Valentino Garavani once studied
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At least 13 people were killed at a nightclub fire in Spain’s southeastern city of Murcia
At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia
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A fire at a nightclub in Spain's southeastern city of Murcia kills 13
At least 13 people have been killed when a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia
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European Parliament president backs UN naming an envoy to help restart Cyprus peace talks
The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus
October 01
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Jailed Maldives' ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency
Jailed former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has been transferred from prison to house arrest, fulfilling the campaign promise of his party candidate who won the presidential election runoff
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October 01
Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan
October 01
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The death toll in a collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13, vice president says
Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
October 01
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EU's top diplomat urges US to reconsider dropping Ukrainian aid from stop-gap budget bill
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called on U.S. lawmakers to reconsider their decision to omit financial support for Ukraine from a stop-gap budget created to halt a federal government shutdown
October 01
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Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government
Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy
October 01
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Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes
A shootout that killed four people fired tensions in the volatile Balkan region.
October 01
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Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says change 'is inevitable' as election supporters rally
Opposition leader Donald Tusk is leading a march in Poland's capital to mobilize supporters and boost his coalition's chances of unseating the conservative government in an upcoming parliamentary election
October 01
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What's behind the wave of coups in Africa?
"Gabon will not be the last," one expert warned.
October 01
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Yemen’s state-run airline suspends the only route out of Sanaa over Houthi restrictions on its funds
Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country's rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds
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