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Ukraine, Russia trade claims after blast rocks Crimean town
Russian and Ukrainian officials have given conflicting accounts of what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in Moscow-annexed Crimea
March 21, 2023Israel repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout
Israeli lawmakers have repealed a 2005 act that saw four Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled at the same time as Israeli forces withdrew from the Gaza Strip
March 21, 2023Putin hosts China's president Xi in Moscow amid Ukraine war
The two leaders called each "dear friends" at the start of the three-day visit.
March 20, 2023
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Families of Montreal fire victims facing agonizing wait
Family and friends of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal are facing an agonizing wait as a recovery team works to enter the charred shell of the building where two bodies have been found and five people remain missing
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US 'concerned' by Mexican seizure of Alabama company's port
The U.S. State Department says it is “concerned about the fair treatment of our companies in Mexico” after Mexican police seized a cargo terminal owned by an Alabama-based company
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Number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops 22%
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains of central Mexico dropped 22%, and the number of trees lost in their favored wintering ground more than tripled compared to last year
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ABC News Live: NYC authorities step up security ahead of potential Trump indictment
Plus, the latest fallout from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and four veterans talk about the legacy of the Iraq War 20 years later.
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Tanzanian officials confirm 5 dead from Marburg disease
Tanzania’s health ministry has confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease
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Ecuador officials have suspect in explosives sent to media
Authorities in Ecuador are investigating small explosives sent to journalists at several media outlets, one of which detonated but did not injure anyone
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Fireworks explosion leaves 7 dead, 15 injured in Mexico
A powerful blast at an illegal fireworks workshop near Mexico City has left seven people dead and 15 injured
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New York grand jury wrapping up investigation into Trump hush money payment
Plus, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that "the situation is stabilizing and the U.S. banking system remains sound," following regional bank failures.
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China-Russia talks highlight tensions with US, Western allies
: ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports from Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow.
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Japanese PM Kishida to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine
A Japanese prime minister has not visited an active combat zone since WWII.
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Uganda's legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBTQ bill
Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country’s LGBTQ community
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Swiss suspend bonus payouts to Credit Suisse staffers
Switzerland’s government says it’s ordering Credit Suisse to temporarily suspend bonuses for employees after orchestrating a plan for the No. 2 Swiss bank to be taken over by rival UBS
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EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland
The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near its endangered Doñana wetlands
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Opposition files petition against Nigerian election result
Nigeria’s opposition has filed a petition in court against the ruling party’s victory in the West African nation’s presidential election
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Meeting between Xi, Putin highlights tensions between the US, China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China’s “peace plan” for the war in Ukraine a “stalling tactic at best.”
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Radio hosts across America react to the meeting between Russia, China’s leaders
ABC News’ Karen Travers joined to discuss the national reaction to this meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinse President Xi Jinping as well as the concerns over the U.S response.
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11 killed as strong earthquake rattles Pakistan, Afghanistan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices
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Get sett for delays: Badgers burrow under Dutch train tracks
Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the northern and southern Netherlands, forcing lengthy cancellations on at least two lines
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Pakistani intelligence officer, driver killed, officials say
Officials say suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a senior military intelligence officer in northwest Pakistan, killing him and his driver
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US warns about China’s 'peace plan' for the war in Ukraine
This comes as formal talks are underway between the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Polish leaders meet wife of jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski
Polish leaders have held meetings with the wife of imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner and Nobel peace laureate Ales Bialiatski
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Missing porcupine Brain returns to zoo, Pinky still missing
Police say one of two porcupines which went missing from a zoo in central Germany over the weekend has somehow found its way back home
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ABC News Live: Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs
Plus, officials are bracing for the fallout of a possible Trump indictment as New York attorneys wrap up their investigation and LA schools are closed as staffers strike.
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Putin says British plans to deliver ammunition with depleted uranium to Ukraine would trigger Russian response
Putin says British plans to deliver ammunition with depleted uranium to Ukraine would trigger Russian response
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Russia's Putin says China's proposal could be the basis for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine when West is ready for it
Russia's Putin says China's proposal could be the basis for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine when West is ready for it
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NATO to hold Ukraine meeting despite Hungary's objections
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he will call a high-level meeting of the military organization’s main forum for cooperation with Ukraine next month despite objections from Hungary
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Gun used in kidnapping, killing of Americans in Mexico came from US
Mexico estimates over 500,000 guns are trafficked from the U.S. every year.
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Killing of Kurds in northern Syria sparks protests, tensions
Thousands of Kurds have taken to the streets of the earthquake-ravaged Syrian town of Jinderis
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UN: Fresh gang violence in Haiti leaves 187 dead in 11 days
The U.N. says that new clashes between gangs in Haiti’s capital and beyond have killed at least 187 people in less than two weeks and injured more than 150 others
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UK police: Suspect arrested after man set alight near mosque
Detectives in England are investigating an attack in which a man was set alight as he walked home from a mosque
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Belgian police fatally shoot patient at psychiatric clinic
Officials say a patient carrying a bladed weapon has been fatally shot by Belgian police at a psychiatric clinic in Brussels
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Kenya police say 1 killed in opposition-led protests
Police in Kenya say that one person died, 31 officers were injured and more than 200 protesters were arrested in anti-government protests led by opposition leader Raila Odinga
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Belarus says it's discovered weapons for 'terrorist' attacks
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country's security forces discovered an arsenal of weapons intended for terrorist attacks
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Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar
Protesters have closed down major roads in parts of Lebanon after the Lebanese pound briefly hit a new low amid a historic economic crisis that seemingly has no end in sight
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'Winnie the Pooh' film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas
Public screenings in Hong Kong of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh have been scrapped, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city
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Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry
Russia and China have showcased their “no-limits friendship” during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to further cement ties amid the fighting in Ukraine
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Dutch gov't staff discouraged from apps such as TikTok
The Netherlands is moving to stop central government employees having apps including popular video sharing service TikTok installed on their work phones, amid concerns over data security
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UN chief's call for ambition on climate gets muted response
Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries' greenhouse gas emissions
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London police chief 'humbled' by withering report on force
London’s police force has lost the confidence of the people it serves because it is riven with institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia and doesn’t do enough to weed out bad officers, according to a withering report commissioned after a young woma...
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Questions over top Polish politician's absence from campaign
The absence of Poland's top politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, from early electoral campaigning has raised questions about the health of the 73-year-old leader of the ruling party
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1st US Army garrison on NATO's east flank formed in Poland
Poland's defense minister and U.S. military officials have attended a ceremony to establish the first U.S. Army garrison on NATO's eastern flank amid the war in neighboring Ukraine
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Drought in Spain's northeast empties reservoirs
The medieval church of Sant Romà disappeared from view in the 1960s, when the town of Vilanova de Sau was flooded to create a reservoir an hour north of Barcelona
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German prosecutors examined late pope in abuse probe
German prosecutors looking into historical cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Munich archdiocese say that they initially investigated the late Pope Benedict XVI on suspicion of being an accessory to abuse, but later dropped the probe
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Thailand sets May 14 election, populist party tops polls
Thailand has set general elections for May 14, one day after the dissolution of Parliament initiated by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is seeking a fresh term
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Macron welcomes back to France journalist freed in Mali
French journalist Olivier Dubois has been welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron, one day after he was released in Mali
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Boris Johnson says 'partygate' untruths were honest mistake
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits
Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in the capitals of Russia and Ukraine in strong shows of support for the opposing sides
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Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids
The Russian authorities have raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Hamburg attack survivors out of danger
The Jehovah’s Witnesses say all of the survivors of the shooting at one of its halls in Hamburg this month are out of danger
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