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Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper EVs
Australia’s new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars cheaper
6/29/2022 03:55:22 EDTEXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?
Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony
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Australia’s new defense minister is talking down the prospect of Australia acquiring U.S. nuclear-powered submarines by the end of the decade
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NATO chief: Alliance faces biggest challenge since WWII
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance faces a "security crisis"
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EU countries approve climate measures after long talks
European Union countries have reached a deal to eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035 following hard-fought talks that dragged into the early hours of Wednesday
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Israel medic group founder mired in sex abuse scandal dies
Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, a prominent member of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community who founded a volunteer paramedic service before his reputation came crashing down in a series of sexual abuse allegations, has died
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Live updates | NATO leaders guarded by 10,000 Spanish police
Some 10,000 police are locking down Spain’s capital for the NATO summit
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Verdict looms in trial over 2015 Paris extremist attacks
The historic trial stemming from the 2015 Paris attacks by Islamic State extremists that killed 130 people has reached a conclusion after nine months
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Verdict looms in trial over 2015 Paris extremist attacks
The historic trial stemming from the 2015 Paris attacks by Islamic State extremists that killed 130 people has reached a conclusion after nine months
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance faces its biggest challenge since World War II
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance faces its biggest challenge since World War II
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Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper EVs
Australia’s new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars cheaper
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Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper EVs
Australia’s new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars cheaper
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Hindu man's slaying stokes tensions in Indian city
Mobile internet services and large gatherings have been restricted in India’s western Udaipur city, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of killing a Hindu tailor in a suspected religious attack
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Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte's legacy
The thousands of killings under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs have left families in agony and a savage side to his legacy
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Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte's legacy
The thousands of killings under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs have left families in agony and a savage side to his legacy
June 28
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Australia talks down prospect of having nuclear subs by 2030
Australia’s new defense minister is talking down the prospect of Australia acquiring U.S. nuclear-powered submarines by the end of the decade
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Turkey lifts its objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO
Turkey has agreed to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine
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Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan
President Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups in Afghanistan take part in running the country
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Puerto Rico police uncover island's biggest pot greenhouse
Puerto Rico police say they raided the island's largest hydroponic marijuana greenhouse, with nearly 2,000 plants being grown in a former addiction treatment center
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Police: Carbon monoxide killed 3 tourists at Bahamas resort
Police in the Bahamas say that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three U.S. tourists found dead at a resort in May
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Macron says Russia can't win in Ukraine after strike on mall
France’s president has denounced Russia’s fiery airstrike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine as a “new war crime” and vowed the West’s support for Kyiv would not waver
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Hong Kong burnishes China ties as luster as global hub fades
As it marks the 25th anniversary of its return to China, the former British colony of Hong Kong is transforming itself from a global business hub to nurture its ties with the communist-ruled mainland
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Higher fuel prices spark social unrest in South America
Dozens of trucks were blocked from entering Buenos Aires as part of growing demonstrations against diesel shortages in the latest example of growing fuel protests in South America amid higher international prices as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Fire kills 49 following riot at prison in Colombia
Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured more than 20 others,
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Biden set to push for Finland, Sweden to become full NATO members
President Joe Biden landed in Madrid for a NATO summit as allies work to help Ukraine defend against Russia’s deadly invasion.
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French parliament elects woman as its speaker, for 1st time
France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance as its new speaker
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Live updates | Spain's king hosts NATO leaders' gala dinner
Russia’s war on Ukraine has dominated a gala dinner hosted by Spain’s King Felipe VI to welcome some 40 heads of state and government on the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid
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Sea lion, Supreme Court and Ukraine: World in Photos, June 28
A look at the top photos from around the globe.
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Spanish PM blames traffickers, migrants for deaths at border
Spain’s prime minister is defending the way Moroccan and Spanish police repelled migrants last week as they tried to cross the shared border into the north African enclave of Melilla
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President Biden arrives in Madrid for NATO summit
ABC News White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks and foreign correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge on the NATO summit and the recent shopping mall attack in Ukraine.
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Cuban troops report fatal clash with Florida speedboat
Cuban authorities say they have intercepted more than a dozen speedboats arriving from the United States this year
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NATO leader Stoltenberg says Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden joining alliance
NATO leader Stoltenberg says Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden joining alliance
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Frenchman loses appeal of 8-year sentence in Iranian prison
An Iranian appeals court has upheld the eight-year prison sentence of a French tourist for taking photos in a prohibited area and asking questions about Iran’s obligatory Islamic hijab for women
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Finnish president says Turkey agrees to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Finnish president says Turkey agrees to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO
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Biden prepares to meet with NATO allies in Europe
ABC News' MaryAlice Parks discusses President Joe Biden’s push for Finland and Sweden to become full members in a NATO summit scheduled for Tuesday.
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US strike kills Yemeni al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria
Syrian opposition activists and the U.S. military say a drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group
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UAE drops death sentence for Israeli woman in drug case
The lawyer representing an Israeli woman convicted on drug charges in the United Arab Emirates says the UAE has canceled a death sentence issued earlier this year
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France’s lower house of parliament elects Macron supporter Yaël Braun-Pivet as new speaker, first woman in the post
France’s lower house of parliament elects Macron supporter Yaël Braun-Pivet as new speaker, first woman in the post
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Mexican networks ramp up help for US women seeking abortions
Abortion pills smuggled into the United States from Mexico inside teddy bears
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Kosovars fume at new delay in accessing EU visa-free travel
The European Union’s delay in allowing visa-free travel for the people of Kosovo has spread dismay and resentment in the continent’s newest state, and one Pristina businessman has retaliated by hitting EU officials where it hurts — the stomach
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Yacht of wealthiest Russian oligarch docked in haven Dubai
The man considered to be the wealthiest oligarch in Russia, who has been photographed playing ice hockey with President Vladimir Putin, has joined a growing list of those transferring — or, sailing — their prized assets to Dubai
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Scottish leader calls for new independence vote next year
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scottish independence on Oct. 19, 2023
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Iran, US to begin indirect nuclear deal talks in Qatar
Iran and the United States have begun indirect talks in Qatar aimed at finding a way to save Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers
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India's prime minister visits the UAE, showcasing deep ties
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, showcasing deep ties between the major trade partners
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Cameroon's separatists suspected of rural attack killing 30
Suspected separatist rebels in western Cameroon attacked rural villages, killing at least 30 people
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Hamas releases video of captive Israeli in hospital bed
Gaza's Hamas rulers have released a video of a captive Israeli citizen it has held incommunicado since 2015
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Draghi: G-20 presidency says Putin won't go to Bali meeting
Italian Premier Mario Draghi says the Indonesian presidency of the Group of 20 nations has ruled out in-person participation by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the November meeting of the group in Bali
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Police rule out foul play after boy lost in sewer for 8 days
Police say there are no signs of foul play in the case of an eight-year-old boy who was found in a rainwater sewer more than a week after going missing in northern Germany
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G-7 leaders united behind Ukraine, aim at Kremlin oil money
Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies have struck a united stance to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” as Russia’s invasion grinds on
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Prosecutors demand life sentences for leaders of Dutch gang
Dutch prosecutors have demanded life sentences for five alleged gangsters accused of six murders, four attempted murders and plotting four more hits, in a long-running trial that exposed the grim reality of the Netherlands’ violent criminal underworld
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Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
A group tracking antisemitism in Germany says it documented more than 2,700 incidents in the country last year, including 63 attacks and six cases of extreme violence
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Ukraine to start electricity trading with EU neighbors
Ukraine will start trading electricity with neighboring European countries later this week
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Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition
Some date back to the early 20th century, holding significant historic value.
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