Germany’s parliament is expected to approve a resolution labeling as genocide Ukraine’s 1930s “Holodomor” — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the …
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11/30/22
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The humble French baguette is being inscribed on the U.N.’s list of intangible heritage as a prized tradition and savoir-faire that should be protected by humanity. UNESCO experts gathering in …
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By THOMAS ADAMSON
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11/30/22
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The European Union wants to set up a U.N.-backed specialized court to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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11/30/22
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Officials say a suicide bomber has killed three people and wounded nearly two dozen others in an attack on a truck carrying police officers tasked with protecting polio workers near Quetta. Ghulam …
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By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED
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11/30/22
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Colombia wants the Biden administration to grant temporary legal status to its citizens now living in the United States, noting its own efforts to address regional migration by hosting 2 million …
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By MANUEL RUEDA and ELLIOT SPAGAT
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11/29/22
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A woman who was extradited from South Korea this week after the bodies of her two children were found in abandoned suitcases has made her first court appearance in New Zealand. The 42-year-old woman …
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By NICK PERRY
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11/29/22
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Belarus has given a state funeral to its foreign minister who died suddenly at age 64, triggering speculation about possible foul play in his death after he leaned toward Western countries. …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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11/29/22
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A senior Russian diplomat says that Russia and the United States have repeatedly come close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end. The Biden …
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11/29/22
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In a tropical forest beside the Panama Canal, two endangered, black-handed spider monkeys swing about their wire enclosure balanced by their long tails. They arrived at this government rehabilitation …
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By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ
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11/29/22
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China has launched a rocket carrying three astronauts to complete construction of space station. The crew of the Shenzhou-15 will overlap for several days with the three-member crew already onboard …
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11/29/22
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Poland’s Supreme Court has reinstated a judge who was suspended for two years. The judge had become a symbol of the struggle for independent courts under Poland's populist government. The Supreme …
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By VANESSA GERA
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11/29/22
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Russia is complaining about Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine. The Kremlin’s ambassador to the Holy See says he lodged a formal protest with the Vatican to express …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA
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11/29/22
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Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man who rammed his car into an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank, badly injuring her. He was the fourth Palestinian killed in a series of …
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By ILAN BEN ZION
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11/29/22
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A court in Moscow has opened the trial of a prominent Russian opposition figure who faces charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin, one of the few Kremlin …
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11/29/22
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The latest U.K. census has found that less than half of people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian. It is first time the country’s official religion has been followed by a minority …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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11/29/22
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An uneasy calm is hanging over Kyiv as residents of the Ukrainian capital did what they could to prepare for expected further Russian missile attacks aiming to take out infrastructure as winter sets …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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11/29/22
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At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China set out its “zero-COVID” measures that were harsh, but not out of line with what many other countries were doing to try and contain the virus. …
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11/29/22
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Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways traveling on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. The men, found on the Alithini …
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11/29/22
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Pakistan’s new military chief has taken command of the country's armed forces. The army has historically wielded huge influence in Pakistan, ruling it for half of the country's 75-year history. …
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By MUNIR AHMED
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11/29/22
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Ukraine has rolled out hundreds of “Points of Invincibility” — a defiant name for makeshift centers often no larger than an executive's conference room where beleaguered citizens can warm up, …
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By VASILISA STEPANENKO and JAMEY KEATEN
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11/29/22
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