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  • Van attack suspect admits to carrying out Toronto attack

    A court in Canada has heard that a man accused of killing 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018...

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  • Coronavirus fears impact religious gatherings and practices across the world

    New measures have particularly impacted Iran and Italy.

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  • German bishops approve guidelines for abuse case payments

    Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops have approved new guidelines that likely will provide for payments ranging up to about 50,000 euros ($55,700) each...

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  • US Iran rep says Tehran must let inspectors into nuke site

    The U.S. special representative for Iran says that the Islamic Republic must “immediately” give international inspectors access to two sites that...

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  • Turkey deploying special forces to border amid migrant surge

    Turkey's interior minister says 1,000 elite special operations police are being sent to the border to counter officers in Greece from driving back...

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  • Bethlehem's storied Nativity Church closes amid virus fears

    Palestinian officials have shuttered the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem over fears of the new coronavirus

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  • Ukrainian lawmakers vote no confidence in prosecutor general

    Ukraine's lawmakers have voted no confidence in the country's top prosecutor after the prime minister, foreign minister and defense minister all were...

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  • Pakistani Islamists accused of defacing pro-woman mural

    Police and activists say dozens of seminary students linked to a radical pro-Taliban cleric have defaced a mural depicting two women painted by rights...

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  • Martial arts, mudslide in Brazil, Tennessee tornado damage: World in Photos, March 5

    A look at the top photos from around the globe.

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  • Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian two-term UN chief, dies at 100

    Two-term United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar has died at age 100

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  • Israel's Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

    The final results from Israel's election have confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with...

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  • What schools, parents and students should know amid coronavirus outbreak

    More than 290 million students have been disrupted worldwide by COVID-19.

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  • Greek-flagged merchant ship attacked by pirates off Benin

    A Greek-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 22 has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa, the ship's management company...

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  • Sheikh of Dubai abducted 2 of his daughters, UK court says

    The case has been the subject of intense media speculation.

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  • Lawyer: Detained Egyptian student moved to notorious prison

    The lawyer for an Egyptian rights activist says her client has been transferred to a notorious prison complex outside Cairo

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  • International court approves Afghanistan investigation

    International Criminal Court judges have authorized a far-reaching investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by...

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  • Judge: Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted

    A British court has found that the ruler of Dubai conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduction...

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  • UK Police Counter Terrorism Command arrest officer

    Britain's Counter Terrorism Command has arrested a serving officer on suspicion of belong to a banned organization linked to right-wing terrorism

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  • Dutch prosecutors seek life term for alleged tram shooter

    Dutch prosecutors have demanded a life sentence for an alleged terrorist accused of opening fire in and around a tram in the central city of Utrecht...

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  • At least 9 Palestinians killed in Gaza market fire

    Gaza's health ministry says at least nine Palestinians have been killed by a fire that broke out at a busy market in central Gaza Strip

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  • WHO racing to send supplies to countries as new virus surges

    In Dubai, seven World Health Organization workers are racing to sort, package and send out hundreds of shipments of medical supplies to countries...

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  • Final Israeli election results confirm Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

    Final Israeli election results confirm Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

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  • Tally of Brazilians missing after landslides rises to 43

    Brazilian authorities say the number of people missing in the wake of deadly landslides on the coast of Sao Paulo state has risen to 43

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  • Building collapses in Pakistani port city, killing 11 people

    Officials say a multistory building that was being expanded in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has collapsed, killing at least 11 people,...

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  • Russia's president, Turkish counterpart, announce a cease-fire in northwestern Syria, coming into force at midnight

    Russia's president, Turkish counterpart, announce a cease-fire in northwestern Syria, coming into force at midnight

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  • Merkel speech to mark end of WWII occupation of Netherlands

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel will deliver a key speech in May to mark the 75th anniversary of the Netherlands' liberation from World War II Nazi...

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  • Russian winter warmer, booze deaths down

    Winter has been unusually mild in much of Russia this season

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  • Ivory Coast president says he will not run for re-election

    Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday that he will not run for re-election in October, ending speculation that he would try for a...

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  • Prosecutor freezes assets of 20 Lebanese banks amid crisis

    State-run National News Agency reports that Lebanon's financial prosecutor has ordered the assets frozen of 20 local banks and their top executives

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  • EU's Barnier warns of big divergences with UK in talks

    The EU's chief negotiator in trade talks with former member Britain warned Thursday of “serious divergences" between the two sides after the...

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  • Moroccan journalist on trial over a tweet, denies wrongdoing

    Moroccan journalist and activist Omar Radi defended himself Thursday against charges of insulting a judge in a tweet that criticized his heavy...

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  • New ward provides hope for Gazans coping with gunshot wounds

    Gaza’s Health Ministry and the World Health Organization have opened the first integrated center to provide centralized and permanent care for...

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  • UK airline Flybe collapses as virus hits weakened company

    The struggling British airline Flybe has collapsed amid drops in demand caused by the coronavirus

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  • High-speed train derails in eastern France; 21 injured

    One of France's vaunted high-speed trains has derailed on a trip to Paris

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  • German police: At least 7 involved in Dresden jewelry theft

    German authorities say they believe that at least seven people were involved in the theft in November of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection...

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  • Airstrike on rebel-held village in northwest Syria kills 15

    Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike in rebel-held northwest Syria has killed at least 15 people, including children

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  • Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse

    Libyan authorities say the capital’s only civilian airport has come under direct attack by the country's eastern-based opposition forces

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  • Pope names Savanna bishop Hartmayer archbishop of Atlanta

    Pope Francis has named Bishop Gregory J

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  • Spain: Family takes dictator's exhumation to European court

    Descendants of late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco have filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against the Spanish government's...

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  • Top international court authorizes investigation into Afghanistan conflict war crimes

    The court overturned a previous judgement that blocked the investigation.

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  • Hungary seen breaking EU rules with education law amendments

    An opinion by the European Union's Court of Justice agrees with the bloc's executive body that amendments by Hungary to its law on higher education...

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  • Five years on, ill-prepared EU sees migrants on its borders

    With five years to prepare for a new migrant influx, the European Union should have been ready for this

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  • Hong Kong warns people not to kiss their pets after dog tests positive for COVID-19

    Authorites say it was likely to be a case of human-to-animal transmission.

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  • UN food aid chief fears for Africa, Mideast amid new crises

    The head of the U.N.'s food aid agency is warning of “absolute devastation” if wealthy countries run out of money for aid because they're dealing with...

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  • Dog walker tackles fleeing suspect

    Police in Australia say a good Samaritan helped detain a fleeing stolen car suspect.

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  • Philippine police chief, 7 others injured in chopper crash

    A helicopter carrying the Philippine national police chief and seven other people has crashed after hitting a power cable on takeoff

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  • UK watchdog slams Save the Children over misconduct claims

    Britain’s charity watchdog has accused Save the Children U.K. of bungling its response to sexual harassment allegations against senior staff

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  • Iran says new coronavirus has killed 107 people amid 3,513 confirmed cases across the Islamic Republic.

    Iran says new coronavirus has killed 107 people amid 3,513 confirmed cases across the Islamic Republic.

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