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Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say

Activists say a mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad has ended with dozens of people sentenced to life in prison

Dozens of people have been sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE, activists say
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Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, alleging that she was complicit in crimes committed against Yazidi women captured by the militant group

Iraqi court sentences wife of slain Islamic State leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
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MLB player Wander Franco formally charged with sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic

MLB player Wander Franco formally charged with sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic

MLB player Wander Franco formally charged with sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic
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Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city

Israel is urging all Palestinians to leave Gaza’s largest city as bombardment appears to escalate throughout the besieged territory

Israel urges all Palestinians to leave Gaza's largest city
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Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey

Amid the Gaza war, a 4-year-old embarks on a life-saving journey
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Anne Frank monument defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti in Amsterdam

Anne Frank monument defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti in Amsterdam

Anne Frank monument defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti in Amsterdam
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India's Modi discusses the Ukraine war with Austria a day after meeting Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed the war in Ukraine with Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality

India's Modi discusses the Ukraine war with Austria a day after meeting Putin
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Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen's Houthi rebels target a US-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden
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New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom

The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan has promised Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats against Taipei

New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom
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A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
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UK police are searching for an armed man after 3 women were killed in a home near London

British police were hunting for an armed man after three women were killed in a house near London

UK police are searching for an armed man after 3 women were killed in a home near London
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Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal

Israeli airstrikes killed 20 Palestinians in central Gaza, including six children and three women, some of them inside a purported “safe zone” declared by the Israeli military, hospital authorities said

Israeli strike in central Gaza kill 20 Palestinians as mediators make new push on cease-fire deal
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UN says ‘high likelihood’ a Russian cruise missile hit Ukraine’s main children’s hospital

UN says ‘high likelihood’ a Russian cruise missile hit Ukraine’s main children’s hospital

UN says ‘high likelihood’ a Russian cruise missile hit Ukraine’s main children’s hospital
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Former Japanese soldier reaches settlement with sexual assault perpetrators

Former Japanese soldier reaches settlement with sexual assault perpetrators

Former Japanese soldier reaches settlement with sexual assault perpetrators
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No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers

No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
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In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital

U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital
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Iran encourages Gaza war protests in US to stoke outrage and distrust, intelligence chief says

The nation's top intelligence official says Iran has been working to encourage campus protests over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza

Iran encourages Gaza war protests in US to stoke outrage and distrust, intelligence chief says
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Biden to open NATO summit by announcing new air defenses for Ukraine

Biden to open NATO summit by announcing new air defenses for Ukraine

Biden to open NATO summit by announcing new air defenses for Ukraine
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Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows

New poll data released by the Pew Research Center show that global views towards China appear to be divided between high-income countries and middle-income ones, and the gap is apparently widest among China’s neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region

Views toward China diverge between rich and middle-income nations, Pew report shows
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Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts

Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
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Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say

Troubled US military pier near Gaza to be permanently removed as soon as next week, US officials say
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Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon

Israeli authorities say two killed as dozens of projectiles fired on Golan Heights from Lebanon
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Hungary's nationalist leader to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is travelling to Floridato meet with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington

Hungary's nationalist leader to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit
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UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show

Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to

UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show
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First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

The Israeli military published on Thursday the findings of a first probe into its own security failings during the devastating Oct.

First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

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