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French man admits in court to drugging wife so he and dozens of men could rape her
A 71-year-old French man has admitted in court that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious
September 17, 2024At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash
September 17, 2024China announces sanctions on US companies selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan
China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force
September 18, 2024
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4 Americans detained in alleged plot to kill Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
The news comes as the recent Venezuelan presidential election result has been disputed and opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez says he was forced to sign a letter conceding defeat.
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Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions
Thirty-two Hezbollah members were killed in device blasts, the group said.
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions of euros in swift aid
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visits flood-stricken region in Europe and pledges billions of euros in swift aid
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Prada's Eras Tour explores the past to offer infinite options during Milan Fashion Week
Milan designers are challenging the notion that a collection should dictate how one dresses, offering instead individual looks that can elevate, transform or simply complement a wardrobe
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Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon
Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.
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Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week
Officials in Pakistan say police have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men in the southern province of Sindh, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing strong condemnation from human rights gr...
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Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah 'will pay an increasing price' as Israel seeks to return residents to its north
Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah 'will pay an increasing price' as Israel seeks to return residents to its north
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Former CIA official says Lebanon attacks will bring ‘emergence’
Matt Berrett, former director of the CIA’s Office of Middle East and North Africa Analysis, weighs in on the escalating conflict.
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A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center
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Python traps Thai woman for 2 hours before being rescued
A 64-year-old woman was preparing food at her home when the python took hold of her, officials said.
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An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
A special ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome has marked the successful recovery of a stolen photo portrait of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” after a two-year international search by police
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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria under a bilateral agreement
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Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in wake of device explosions
“For decades, Hezbollah has weaponized civilian homes, dug tunnels beneath them, and used civilians as human shields,” the Israeli army said.
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Israel says two of its soldiers were killed by latest Hezbollah strikes across the Lebanon border
Israel says two of its soldiers were killed by latest Hezbollah strikes across the Lebanon border
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes along the border, as Nasrallah vows retaliation for attacks on group's devices
Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes along the border, as Nasrallah vows retaliation for attacks on group's devices
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Southern white rhino recovering after groundbreaking surgery
A team of 10 veterinarians repaired Amara’s broken leg in what is believed to be the first surgery on a rhino with a broken leg.
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Vet team performs world-1st surgery on UK Rhino
Amara is an almost 2-year old Southern white rhino from Knowsley Safari Park.
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Hezbollah leader says attack on the group's communication devices was a 'severe blow' that crossed a 'red line'
Hezbollah leader says attack on the group's communication devices was a 'severe blow' that crossed a 'red line'
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The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say
The remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle
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Israeli businessman demanded $1 million to kill Netanyahu, police say
Israeli police and intelligence services said they foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate top leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Fallout after Lebanon attacks is ‘pretty concerning,’ former DHS official says
The former DHS assistant secretary for counterterrorism, Elizabeth Neumann, discussed the impact of recent attacks targeting Hezbollah.
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Why Brazilian officials want to pave a highway in the Amazon rainforest
The construction of BR-319 is a contentious issue in Brazil.
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A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated
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Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe who abdicated earlier this year has been hospitalized
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who abdicated earlier this year, has been admitted to a hospital after falling in her home
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EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine with the promise of 160 million euros in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter
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Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
The leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this week’s deadly attacks on the group’s communications devices
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UK leader Starmer is facing flak for taking freebies. He says he's done nothing wrong
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected in July on a promise to restore trust in politics
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Israeli police, intelligence foil alleged $1 million plot to assassinate leaders
Israeli police and intelligence said Thursday they foiled an Iranian plot.
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Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
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A U.N.-chartered plane was damaged in an Islamist attack in Mali
A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program was damaged during an Islamist attack in the capital of Mali, according to the South African aviation company that owns the plane
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2 killed in restive New Caledonia during a French police operation
French media reports say two people have been killed in New Caledonia during a police intervention to apprehend activists, suspected of involvement in deadly unrest over attempts by Paris to amend the French constitution and change voting lists in the ...
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Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has claimed 24 lives so far in the region
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Python grabs Thai woman, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed
A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her
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Oktoberfest tightens security in wake of deadly knife attack in western Germany
Oktoberfest has tightened security at the beer festival in the wake of a deadly knife attack in western Germany last month
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Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered local election in the first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019
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Faulty component could have caused "extensive damage" to jet, report finds
Hong Kong's air safety authority has found that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that forced a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong could have caused “extensive damage” to the aircraft
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnian site in Medjugorje where Virgin Mary is said to have appeared
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Norway reports first cases of bluetongue disease in livestock since 2009
Norway has reported dozens of confirmed and suspected cases of bluetongue disease in livestock for the first time in the country since 2009
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Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 5% despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago
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September 19
Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
Taiwan says China’s ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules, in the latest ratcheting up of tensions between the self-governing island republic and its massive neighbor, which has vowed to annex Taiwan by force
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Spain arrests suspect in February speedboat crash that killed 2 police officers
Spanish authorities arrested a 32-year-old man for the death of two police officers in February when a speedboat suspected to belong to drug smugglers smashed into their patrol craft, Spain’s Civil Guard said Thursday
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Lawyer for American charged in Japan's trial of ex-Nissan exec appeals for 'justice'
The six-year-old criminal case of Greg Kelly, an American ensnared in the scandal of Nissan’s former boss Carlos Ghosn has turned a page in a Japanese court, with the judge promising a verdict in February
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Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens
Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an Islamic business group that is under investigation after hundreds of children believed to be sexually abused were rescued this month from welfare homes linked to the group
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First people are sentenced under Hong Kong's tough new security law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan
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At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy
About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains and severe flooding overnight, local media reported Thursday
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Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Only a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a `red line'
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah is promising to retaliate for deadly attacks on its communication devices
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary
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