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Denzel Washington sandwiched a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival in between Broadway performances for the premiere of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” on Monday. Cannes flipped around …
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By JAKE COYLE
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Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government plot
Venezuela has banned the arrival of flights from neighboring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people who were allegedly plotting activities to destabilize the country. Interior …
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UK, France and Canada threaten 'concrete actions' against Israel, including sanctions for actions in Gaza and West Bank.
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The U.K. and the European Union are meeting in London to discuss closer ties in their first official summit since Brexit. The meeting on Monday between U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and top EU …
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By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS
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5/19/25
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Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance are meeting ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine. Vance’s motorcade was seen entering Vatican …
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NICOLE WINFIELD
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El Salvador has arrested an anticorruption lawyer from one of the country’s premier human rights organizations, alleging that she participated in the embezzlement of funds when she held a …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social media, Netanyahu said on …
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Asian shares are lower after Moody's Ratings downgraded the sovereign credit rating for the United States. U.S. futures and the dollar also slipped. China's markets declined after the retail sales …
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By JIANG JUNZHE
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Akinola Davies Jr.' s “My Father’s Shadow” is making history in Cannes as the first Nigerian film in Cannes’ official selection. Akinola and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their …
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By JAKE COYLE
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Increasingly severe cyclones, grazing by invasive goats, and persistent turmoil in Yemen have threatened the survival of the country's iconic dragon’s blood tree. Found only on the island of …
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By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG
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Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israel’s blockade pushed the territory into famine. The Associated Press spoke with more than a dozen aid workers. …
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By SARAH EL DEEB
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Officials say a car bomb exploded near a market in Pakistan’s restive southwest, killing four people and wounding 20 others. The attack occurred late Sunday in Qillah Abdullah, a city in …
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The World Health Organization is opening its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel. It was the 12th death counted by French maritime authorities so far this …
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Israel says the first humanitarian aid trucks have entered Gaza after nearly three months.
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A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a gold toilet was spared prison on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves. Frederick Doe, 37, also …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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Sudan’s army chief has appointed the country’s first prime minister since it plunged into civil war two years ago and following months of steady advances by the military against its paramilitary …
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Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there, and other Jewish representatives, saw that and other gestures from Leo as hopeful signs for upswing of …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
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As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azu sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point. Portents of …
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By JAKE COYLE
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Judges at the top U.N. court have sided with the West African country of Equatorial Guinea in a fight with neighboring Gabon over the ownership of three largely uninhabited oil-rich islands. The …
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