Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected in an attack on a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The ship targeted in the assault …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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2/18/24
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Australian state media reports police say 53 men have been massacred in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.Australian Broadcasting Corp reported on Monday the men had been shot dead in an ambush in …
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2/18/24
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Thousands of demonstrators are marching through cities in Mexico and abroad in what they call a “march for democracy.” The rally targets the country's ruling party in advance of the country’s …
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By AMARANTA MARENTES
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2/18/24
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Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko has been jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400-meter medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar. The …
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2/18/24
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Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. Its defensive lines are in jeopardy. Ukrainian forces …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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2/18/24
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A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/18/24
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A Republican opponent of new U.S. funding for Ukraine has argued at an international security conference that the package stuck in Congress wouldn’t “fundamentally change the reality” on the …
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2/18/24
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The United Nations’ highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. The case is a U.N. request for a …
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By MIKE CORDER and JULIA FRANKEL
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2/18/24
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses. Thaksin was seen wearing a …
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2/17/24
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French President Emmanuel Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a ‘’taboo’’ for France. He spoke amid growing international frustration with Israel’s actions in Gaza and other …
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2/17/24
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned allies that an “artificial deficit” of weapons for his country risks giving Russia breathing space after his military chief said he was …
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By GEIR MOULSON and KERSTIN SOPKE
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2/17/24
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The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says women are scared to leave the home alone because of Taliban rules on clothing and male guardians. The Taliban have barred women from most areas of public life and …
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2/17/24
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A new Japanese flagship H3 rocket lifted off from a space station in southwestern Japan on Saturday in a key second test flight a year after its failed debut launch. The H3 rocket blasted off from a …
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2/16/24
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The State Department says the top U.S. and Chinese diplomats held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues including Taiwan, Russia's war against Ukraine and synthetic opioids. The …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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2/16/24
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Missile fire has apparently targeted a ship off Yemen in the Red Sea. Friday's assault is the latest attack suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid Israel’s war on Hamas …
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2/16/24
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Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president says the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people. The state university scholarship for people between the ages of 18 and 35 is …
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
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2/16/24
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A defense lawyer says the legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed his convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases. Khan was sentenced to …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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2/16/24
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Foreign leaders have congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, while rights activists called him a threat. But how he’ll govern …
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By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN
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2/16/24
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Ukrainian troops in a strategic eastern city are under intense pressure as Russian forces tighten the noose around Avdiivka. Officials say the city's defenders face ammunition shortages. The Kremlin …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON
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2/16/24
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Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah. That's according to satellite images from …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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2/16/24
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