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Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
It's now in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.
May 22, 2024Radio Caroline, the pirate radio station broadcasting from sea, turns 60 years old
"When you tell people it is factual, you say, no, that surely didn't happen.”
May 18, 2024Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation
The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo says their son was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism
May 23, 2024
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A Japanese town finds holes in a screen built to prevent tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji
A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is working to repair them
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Colombian police find cocaine hidden in banana shipment
Police in Colombia said they seized 623 kilograms of cocaine -- more than 1,300 pounds -- hidden inside a shipment of bananas bound for Germany.
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The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized
Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year
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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe
Poland's foreign minister says that Congo has released a Polish man who was sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges
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A ship is attacked and takes on water in the Red Sea off Yemen, authorities say
A ship has come under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck
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Japan's Toyota shows 'an engine born' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine
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Medics say new Israeli strikes kill 16 in Rafah as residents report an escalation in fighting
Palestinian first responders say new Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 people
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First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Syrian Transportation Ministry
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Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating new national security law
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts
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The Latest | Israeli minister lashes out at Spain. Rafah residents report escalated fighting
Israel’s foreign minister accused Spain of “being complicit in inciting genocide against Jews and war crimes” as the European nation together with Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state
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Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passes changes seen as favoring China and diminishing power of president
Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passes changes seen as favoring China and diminishing power of president
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Taiwan's legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president's power
Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature has passed changes that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president
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Typhoon leaves at least seven people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines
A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees
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Malta's ex-leader, other officials face court in hospital fraud scandal that is roiling politics
Malta’s former prime minister and other top officials are to appear in court to face charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections
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Australian police arrest a man accused of running naked through an airliner
A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight, knocking down a flight attendant and forcing the plane to turn back, has been arrested by police at the airport
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EU tries to drum up military support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy tours countries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days during a whirlwind tour through the European Union
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At least 13 killed in a stone quarry collapse in India’s northeast. 16 others remain missing
A stone quarry has collapsed in India’s northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm, killing 13 quarry workers, officials said, and 16 remain missing
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A stone quarry collapses in India due to heavy rains, killing 13, 16 remain missing
A stone quarry collapses in India’s northeast due to heavy rains, killing 13. Another 16 remain missing
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Hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf re-elected as speaker of Iran's parliament
Iran’s parliament has re-elected hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf as its speaker, reaffirming its hard-right makeup in the wake of a helicopter crash that killed the country’s president and foreign minister
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Spain’s prime minister says Cabinet to recognize a Palestinian state
Spain, Norway and Ireland have formally recognized a Palestinian state in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations
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Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign for millions
Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat
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What to know about Mexico's historic elections that will likely put a woman in power
Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism
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'We have nothing.' As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and searching for food
Over the past three weeks, Israel’s offensive in Rafah has sent nearly a million Palestinians fleeing the southern Gaza city and scattering across a wide area
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Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster
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3 children hospitalized in Puerto Rico after lightning strikes beach
Police in Puerto Rico say lightning struck a beach in the northern coastal town of Isabela during inclement weather, injuring three children, one seriously
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Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staff
Mexico's federal archaeology agency is accusing the conservative-governed city of Guanajuato of mistreating the country’s famous mummified 19th century bodies
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Canadian evacuees head home after wildfire evacuation order ends
Residents in the western Canadian city of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, are being allowed to return home after more than 4,700 were evacuated from the community for more than two weeks due to wildfires
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At least 4 killed and 1 injured in building collapse in eastern China, state media says
Chinese state media says at least four people have been reported dead in a building collapse in the eastern province of Anhui
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Donor fatigue persists as nations commit around $8.1 billion for conflict-hit Syrians
International donors meeting in Brussels say they will commit 7.5 billion euros, about $8.1 billion, in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond
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US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment
An American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast
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South Africa's surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle
Former South African President Jacob Zuma is the wild card in Wednesday’s election for Africa’s most advanced country
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Poland's president seeks release of Polish traveler sentenced to life in Congo
The office of Poland's president says Andrzej Duda has spoken on the phone with Congolese president in an effort to obtain the release of a Polish traveller sentenced there for life in prison on charges of espionage
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Lawyers say Egyptians cleared in Greece over migrant shipwreck remain unfairly detained
Lawyers for nine Egyptian men cleared by a Greek court of involvement in a migrant shipwreck disaster say they remain unfairly held in administrative detention days after being freed from jail
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Russia will build Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in an agreement with Uzbekistan
Putin vowed to "to work effectively on Uzbekistan's (nuclear energy) market."
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Netanyahu says there was a ‘tragic mistake’ after Israeli strike killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza city of Rafah
Netanyahu says there was a ‘tragic mistake’ after Israeli strike killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza city of Rafah
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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says
Iran has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful.
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Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering
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A UN report says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
A UN report says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
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North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure
North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has ended in failure
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An Egyptian court upholds a prison sentence for the activist who challenged the president
An Egyptian appeals court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against a prominent political activist who attempted to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in last year’s election
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See the dramatic moment lightning strikes boat at harbor
Dramatic surveillance footage captured the moment lightning struck a boat in the harbor of a port town in northern Italy.
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North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch
The rocket blew up soon after liftoff due to a suspected engine problem.
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South Korea says North Korea has launched a missile into the sea, hours after revealing plans to launch spy satellite
South Korea says North Korea has launched a missile into the sea, hours after revealing plans to launch spy satellite
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Japan says North Korea appears to have fired a missile, alerting residents on Okinawa island to take shelter
Japan says North Korea appears to have fired a missile, alerting residents on Okinawa island to take shelter
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Netanyahu says deadly Israeli strike in Rafah was the result of a 'tragic mishap'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “tragic mishap” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians
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Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races
Dairy-loving daredevils have thrown caution to the wind for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling
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An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say
Health officials say an Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in southern Lebanon has hit next to a hospital entrance and killed two people — the motorcycle driver and a hospital security guard
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7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border
Pakistan's military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban
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German military officer convicted of spying for Russia, sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
A German court has convicted a military officer of espionage for passing internal documents to Russia and offering more
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