Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of …
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3/20/24
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The U.K. has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales
Wales has become the first part of the U.K. to get a Black leader, following the election of Vaughan Gething as first minister. Gething was elected government leader by members of the Welsh …
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3/20/24
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Voters around the world who worry about growing threats to democratic freedoms should consider electing more women in countries’ national elections this year. That's according to the United Nations …
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS
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3/20/24
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The Dutch parliament has named two new go-betweens to lead negotiations to form the next ruling coalition. Lawmakers approved them Wednesday. The move came four months after the anti-immigration …
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By MIKE CORDER
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3/20/24
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Prabowo Subianto, ex-general tied to a past dictatorship, is confirmed as Indonesia's next president
Former special forces general Prabowo Subianto has been confirmed the victor of Indonesia's presidential election. The two other candidates plan to challenge the result in court. The election …
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By NINIEK KARMINI
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3/20/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel's war with Hamas began in October. The previously …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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3/20/24
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Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the job, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense …
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
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3/20/24
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A dance studio that doubles as a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war for about 20 young girls in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv. The Princess Ballet Studio is a spartan, windowless room, but …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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3/20/24
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No bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years
No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction of the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years. Many in …
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By GRANT PECK
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3/20/24
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The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. …
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RAHIM FAIEZ
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3/20/24
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Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand no chance of winning in Sunday's election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve …
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By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI
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3/20/24
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the escalating violence in Myanmar after reports and residents of the country's western Rakhine state said military airstrikes …
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By GRANT PECK
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3/19/24
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Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Souvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert. Just outside Mexico’s presidential palace, throngs of mostly …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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3/19/24
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Officials and residents of a town southeast of Yemen's capital say nine members of one family were killed when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels blew up a house. The explosion on Tuesday came a day after …
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By SAMY MAGDY
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3/19/24
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing trucks blasted rhythmic little …
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3/19/24
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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political party fronted by the country’s former leader to court. It's underscoring a fractious …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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3/19/24
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Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data
Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE
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3/19/24
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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea …
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By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/19/24
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Hong Kong has passed a new national security law that could redefine the liberties of its citizens, and its role on the world stage. Four years ago, Beijing imposed a sweeping security law triggered …
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By KANIS LEUNG
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3/19/24
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U.S. officials say newly-approved legislation providing billions of dollars in funding for three strategically important Pacific island nations is an important sign of American commitment, which …
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By DAVID RISING
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3/19/24
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