Pope Francis is denouncing the weapons industry in his Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians. Francis delivered his annual Christmas Day …
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12/25/23
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A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India. The exceptional holiday ordeal left some 300 Indians en route for Nicaragua blocked …
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By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON
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12/25/23
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Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world." He recalled Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, saying: …
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12/24/23
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A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other countries is trekking through Mexico. The procession Sunday comes just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
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By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE
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12/24/23
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Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region has killed four people as Ukraine prepares to officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 7. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed …
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12/24/23
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Christians around the world are striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world as they prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Believers in …
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By DAVID McHUGH, ABDUL RAHMAN SHAHEEN and SHAZIA BHATTI
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12/24/23
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British Home Secretary James Cleverly is under fire for making a date rape joke at a party just hours after announcing plans to crack down on the offense. Cleverly, who oversees national security and …
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12/24/23
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Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document. People are flooding the passport office this holiday season ahead of a price hike planned in the New Year. The …
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
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12/24/23
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Poland’s president says he intends to veto a spending bill which includes money for public media and raises for teachers, dealing a blow to the new pro-European Union government of Prime Minister …
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12/23/23
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Russian politician Yekaterina Duntsova hit a roadblock in her presidential campaign Saturday, when Russia’s Central Election Commission refused to accept her initial nomination by a group of …
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12/23/23
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Authorities in France say about 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America are sequestered in a French airport for a third day because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking. A …
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By CHRISTOPHE ENA and ANGELA CHARLTON
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12/23/23
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National flags pn public buildings are at half-staff and people across the Czech Republic are set to observe a minute of silence as the country holds a day of mourning to honor the victims of the …
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By KAREL JANICEK
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12/23/23
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‘Pray for us’: Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about a missing boat with up to 200 Rohingya refugees
It's a story of two boats in distress at sea: One was saved, the other vanished. The Associated Press has interviewed five Rohingya refugees who were rescued from the first boat and arrived in …
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By KRISTEN GELINEAU, EDNA TARIGAN and REZA SAIFULLAH
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12/22/23
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Mexico's president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba
Mexico's president says he is willing to help with a crush of migrants that led to the closure of border crossings with the United States. But in exchange he wants the U.S. government to open talks …
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12/22/23
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The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote after many delays on a watered-down resolution to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza. The revised text is backed by the United States, while Russia …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/22/23
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A spokesperson for Andrew Tate says a court in Romania has rejected the divisive influencer's request to leave the country to visit his mother in the U.K. after she had suffered a heart attack. …
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12/22/23
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Police say they've launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of British teenager Alex Batty who was missing for six years. Batty was found last week in France after telling police …
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12/22/23
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The U.N. health agency says it has tallied a tenfold increase in the global count of reported cases of dengue over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying …
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12/22/23
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France has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger after they were asked to leave by the country’s new military rulers, ending years of on-the-ground support. The withdrawal completed on …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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12/22/23
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A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The Daejeon …
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By JIWON SONG
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12/22/23
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