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What does Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?
Russia said Ukraine has fired U.S.-made longer-range weapons inside its territory days after the U.S. said it would allow Kyiv to use American-supplied systems to conduct strikes inside Russian territory
November 18, 2024Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime
Mali’s junta leader has fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government, days after he criticized the military regime
November 20, 2024Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland is spewing lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December
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A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament
Legislation to create a world-first law banning children under 16 from social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament
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Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation
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Ukraine uses long-range missiles into Russia
Retired U.S. Army Col. Dale Buckner weighs in on whether Ukraine's use of long-range missiles will change the trajectory of the war.
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EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives
European Union lawmakers have rubber-stamped a new team of policy commissioners for the next five years to head one of the bloc's most rightward-leaning executive branches ever
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Biden administration announces $275M aid package for Ukraine
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has resumed services after closing early Wednesday, but the threat of retaliatory Russian strikes remains.
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Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump...
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Canada's provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes Mexico
The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico
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About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here's what it means
About 1,500 migrants have formed a new caravan in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border
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Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime
Mali’s junta leader has fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government, days after he criticized the military regime
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Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
Leaders from southern African countries have resolved to extend the mandate of a regional force fighting rebels in eastern Congo for another year
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Canadian Cabinet minister steps down as his claim of Indigenous identity is disputed
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his employment minister is leaving his post after weeks of questions about his past claims of Indigenous identity
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Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for 1st time in landmark trial
Jimmy Lai took the stand Wednesday in his national security trial in Hong Kong.
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Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president's plan to change constitution
Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo have called for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi’s plans to draft a new constitution
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Yaks, bears and cockatoos among the animals Russia is sending to North Korean zoo
Russia has sent a gift of more than 70 animals to North Korea for the Pyongyang Zoo, including bears, yaks, ducks and cockatoos
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Lockers used by Ronaldo, Beckham and other Real Madrid stars are up for auction
Metal lockers that once held the sweat-stained shirts and muddy cleats of some of the world’s greatest soccer players are up for auction
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The Czech military to buy 14 Leopard tanks from Germany in a $167 million deal
The Czech Defense Ministry says it's planning to buy 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany in a deal worth about $167 million
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Mexico's president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office
Mexico’s president says the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack of her administration's legal affairs office after what appeared to be samples of personal information from a database of government employees were posted online
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Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, says he will wrap up his official duties in early January amid an abuse scandal in the Church of England
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India's Modi offers aid to Caribbean nations while meeting leaders in Guyana
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Guyana, marking the first visit by an Indian leader in more than 50 years to the South American country with diaspora ties
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Italian village offering cheap homes to Americans wanting to move after the election
A village on the island of Sardinia is offering homes as low as one euro to Americans looking to escape the results of the 2024 election.
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Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland and Germany
Finnish authorities say they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable
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Russia's ally Belarus targets hundreds for showing solidarity with Ukraine during the war
A human rights report says hundreds of people in Belarus who have shown solidarity with Ukraine have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown under authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
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Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building
Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens
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Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul pleads for father’s release
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and founder of the newspaper Apple Daily, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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War in Ukraine is in ‘one of the most dangerous periods’: Retired colonel
Retired Army colonel and Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner is hopeful that a diplomatic solution can be reached next year.
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Shootouts in northern Mexico kill 3 police officers and 4 drug cartel suspects
Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects are dead following a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas
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What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine
South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the site
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At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said
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Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon
Israeli officials have demanded freedom to strike Hezbollah in Lebanon as part of any emerging cease-fire deal between the sides, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement
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Humanitarian aid crisis in Gaza
ICRC Head of the Gaza Sub-delegation Adrian Zimmermann discusses the aid situation in Gaza where the death toll is nearing 44,000, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
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Syria's state-run media say 36 people have been killed in a strike on the town of Palmyra blamed on Israel
Syria's state-run media say 36 people have been killed in a strike on the town of Palmyra blamed on Israel
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Israeli PM offer $5M reward for each hostage freed in Gaza
ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Gaza.
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ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
The International Criminal Court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in Timbuktu in the west African country of Mali
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Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer's funeral
The former members of One Direction have reunited for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne, who died in a fall from a hotel window in Argentina on Oct. 16
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Creator of 'suicide capsule' rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled
The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled
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Ford, facing economic headwinds and weak EV sales, to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Ford is cutting its workforce by 4,000 in Europe and the U.K. by the end of 2027, citing headwinds from the economy and pressure from increased competition and weaker-than-expected sales of electric cars
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Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants in next 3 years
Spain will grant residency and work permits to about 300,000 migrants in the country illegally each year for the next three years
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Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies
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Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican
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Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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