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Russian leader Vladimir Putin has held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus
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So far this year, 34 health care workers and patients have died in attacks.
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Three Russian military airfields were targeted, sources said.
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2 Americans among missing passengers from sunken superyacht
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A massive fire rages for a third day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack
Russian authorities are struggling to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third day after an oil depot was hit by Ukrainian drones as Ukrainian forces push into Russia’s Kursk region
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Japan's governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27
Japan’s ruling party says it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down
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India, Malaysia to expand ties, defense cooperation as Kuala Lumpur tries to move closer to Beijing
The leaders of India and Malaysia say they will seek to expand economic ties and strengthen cooperation on defense and security
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China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts
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A German court rejects a former Nazi concentration camp secretary's appeal against her conviction as accessory to murder
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Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
Taiwan’s military has conducted live-fire drills, launching several surface-to-air missiles in response to growing military pressure from China
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Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal
The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza
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The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages in an overnight operation in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages in an overnight operation in Gaza
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Search resumes for 6 from sunken superyacht off Sicily
Rescue teams and divers are returning to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht off Sicily to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull
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India's top court creates workplace safety task force after doctor was raped, killed
India’s top court has set up of a task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplaces
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says 'complex issues,' 'hard decisions' remain over cease-fire plan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza
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India's Supreme Court has set up a task force on workplace safety at hospitals after doctor was raped and killed
India's Supreme Court has set up a task force on workplace safety at hospitals after doctor was raped and killed
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Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
Indonesia and Australia have finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability to operate their militaries in each other’s territory
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Pakistan and Kashmir
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and the Himalayan region of Kashmir early Tuesday, panicking residents
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Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?
Israel wants lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected
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In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living
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A German court upholds the conviction of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99
A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II
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Police shootout during a drug raid kills Paraguayan lawmaker, exposing the country's challenges
A pre-dawn police raid targeting the family home of a Paraguayan lawmaker in a notorious drug smuggling haven turned into a chaotic shootout that left the lawmaker dead and the nation on edge
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Philippines to host a US visa processing center for up to 300 Afghans resettling in America
The Philippines has agreed to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals aspiring to resettle in America
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Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus
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Haitian police tear-gas peaceful protesters as they demand help in stopping gangs
Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters in the capital, Port-au-Prince, as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have violently seized control of their neighborhoods
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1 killed, 6 missing as superyacht sinks off Sicilian coast, Italian officials say
Two Americans are among the missing, officials said.
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Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine
Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station almost a third of the country’s military along the frontier
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Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week
Congo's health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States
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WHO records 1,940 attacks on health care in Ukraine since war with Russia began
So far this year, 34 health care workers and patients have died in attacks.
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Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed bridging proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do the same
Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed bridging proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do the same
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Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts
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Blinken meets with Netanyahu amid new push for cease-fire deal
The secretary of state met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the latest attempt for a cease-fire. Meanwhile, Hamas says any suggestion of progress is an "illusion."
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A shootout on Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan kills 5 militants and 3 Pakistani soldiers
Pakistan's military says security forces have killed five militants in a remote northwestern area on Monday when they tried to sneak in from neighboring Afghanistan
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Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election
Employees at Mexico’s federal courts have gone on strike over judicial changes that would make all judges stand for election
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Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster
The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for an El Nino-linked drought that led to a disaster declaration in the southern African nation
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1 dead, 6 missing after superyacht sinks off Sicilian coast
Officials said the U.K.-flagged vessel sank off Porticello, near the coastal Italian city of Palermo.
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Former Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza adjusting to his newfound freedom
Kara-Murza was sentenced in Russian court to 25 years in prison for allegedly spreading false information about Russia's military, but was freed in a prisoner swap made by the Biden administration.
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Pakistan suffers internet slowdown as government denies setting up a national firewall
People in Pakistan have reported much slower internet over the past several days with some experts estimating its speed falling to less than half its usual capacity at times
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1 migrant killed and 8 wounded in a shooting in Mexico south of the Arizona border
Officials in Mexico say that one migrant was killed and eight were wounded when unidentified assailants in northern Mexico opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in
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India's Modi will visit Ukraine after Zelenskyy's criticism for meeting Putin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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British tech giant Mike Lynch missing from a yacht sinking off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection says his wife survived
British tech giant Mike Lynch missing from a yacht sinking off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection says his wife survived
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Germany hopes interest from Russian assets will ease the strain of financing aid to Ukraine
German officials have rejected suggestions that national budget constraints could hurt weapons deliveries to Ukraine
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Tropical Storm Gilma is staying away from land as it strengthens in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Gilma has strengthened in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is forecast to remain away from land this week
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Palestinian militants claim Tel Aviv bombing that wounded 1
Hamas and another Palestinian militant group have claimed responsibility for what appeared to be a failed bombing attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv that killed the attacker and wounded a bystander
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Libya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country's deep divisions persist
One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country
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An archaeology student finds 7 stunning Viking silver arm rings, Danish museum says
An archaeology student unearthed seven “spectacular” Viking-era curled silver arm rings earlier this year north of Denmark’s second-largest city, a Danish museum said, adding the finding has ties to Russia, Ukraine and the British Isles
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Heavy rains hit Pakistan as deaths from flash floods jump to 209 since July
Officials say flash floods triggered by the latest monsoon rains have swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north
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Ukraine reportedly destroys 3rd key bridge, threatening to cut off Russian troops
Russian military bloggers reported that pontoon bridges were now being used.
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Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia's army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases are fleeing Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army is bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region
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Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach
Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach
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Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties
The leaders of China and Vietnam have pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s new president to Beijing
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Britain takes emergency action to prevent prisons in northern England from becoming overcrowded
Britain has taken emergency action to prevent prisons from becoming overcrowded as hundreds of people are sentenced for their roles in the civil unrest that gripped the country earlier this month
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