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Russia’s Lavrov meets Kim Jong Un in North Korea with Ukraine war at fore
North Korean officials have "reaffirmed their support for all objectives" in the Russia-Ukraine war, says Russian FM.
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“Disgusting” Rafah plans will deny a future Palestinian state
Political analyst Akiva Eldar says anyone helping build the Rafah humanitarian city is complicit in war crimes.
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Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN
Nearly half the global population has also been exposed to dust levels exceeding WHO safety thresholds.
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Netanyahu & Trump: The optics and the outrage
As Netanyahu woos Trump in DC with Nobel nominations, cracks appear in the MAGA camp's stance on Israel.
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New secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
Azerbaijan's Arguj Kalantarli notes 'humanitarian catastrophe on unimaginable scale' in Gaza, in member state Palestine.
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Gaza is running out of blood
We are no longer able to save our wounded through blood donations. Starvation has made our blood unusable.
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Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list
Added to the World Heritage list are two prisons: Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung Ek.
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How Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last moments
A preliminary report released on Saturday has found that fuel-control switches were cut, but does not explain why.
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PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began destroying their weapons in northern Iraq.
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Taiwan deploys advanced US rockets in closely watched part of annual drills
HIMARS are being used in military drills aimed at boosting the island's ability to combat threats from China.
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‘A true hell’: How three Srebrenica survivors defied death 30 years ago
Amid a genocide, they crawled through slush, trekked through forests, and dodged bullets and bombs, losing loved ones.
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At least 4 dead, 20 missing after boat sinks off Dominican Republic
Dominican authority says 17 other refugees and migrants rescued from the boat heading for Puerto Rico, a US territory.
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Five men lynched in Guatemala after allegations of theft after quake
In aftermath of magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the men were accused of robbing damaged homes in Santa Maria de Jesus.
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Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America
Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries.
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Recently recaptured Ecuador drug lord ‘Fito’ accepts US extradition request
Notorious gang leader has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges.
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Worker dies following immigration raids on California cannabis farms
Authorities said they arrested about 200 immigrants and saved 10 children at risk of exploitation during the raids.
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US sanctions Cuban president, ‘regime-controlled’ luxury hotels
Rubio said he had sanctioned several senior officials and their 'cronies' for their 'brutality toward the Cuban people'.
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US State Department begins layoffs in Trump’s shake-up of diplomatic corps
Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,234
Here are the key events on day 1,234 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Israeli settlers beat American to death in West Bank; US says it’s aware
Rights advocates call on the Trump administration to ensure accountability for the killing of Sayfollah Musallet.
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