Today: September 23, 2024
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Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July

Russians were braving some of the hottest weather seen in more than a century on Thursday with Moscow breaking a 1917 record and cities across the world's biggest country sizzling

Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July
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China's Xi urges regional security bloc to resist 'external interference'

China's President Xi Jinping told a regional economic, defence and security bloc that includes Russia and its latest member Belarus that member-nations must work together to resist

China's Xi urges regional security bloc to resist 'external interference'
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Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners

Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners
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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained

Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
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‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: Facing war, death and destruction ahead of Olympics

‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: Facing war, death and destruction ahead of Olympics

‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: Facing war, death and destruction ahead of Olympics
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Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized

In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of people with disabilities

Japan's top court orders government to compensate disabled people who were forcibly sterilized
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Hurricane Beryl roars toward Mexico after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling toward the Cayman Islands and taking aim at Mexico’s Caribbean coast with at least seven dead in its wake

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Mexico after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean
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Putin touts ‘stabilizing’ force of China-Russia ties as Xi hails ‘lasting friendship’ at security summit

Putin touts ‘stabilizing’ force of China-Russia ties as Xi hails ‘lasting friendship’ at security summit

Putin touts ‘stabilizing’ force of China-Russia ties as Xi hails ‘lasting friendship’ at security summit
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Haiti's prime minister says Kenya police is crucial to controlling gangs, calls early days positive

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council that recently-deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections

Haiti's prime minister says Kenya police is crucial to controlling gangs, calls early days positive
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Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced

Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced

Two Americans convicted of killing Italian police officer have sentences reduced
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Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings

Russia’s Dagestan temporarily bans wearing niqabs following deadly shootings
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Turkmenistan and Iran sign deal to supply gas to Iraq. Iran will build pipeline to aid delivery

Turkmenistan and Iran have signed a contract for the delivery of 10 billion cubic meters a year of Turkmen gas that Iran will then ship to Iraq

Turkmenistan and Iran sign deal to supply gas to Iraq. Iran will build pipeline to aid delivery
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Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning

Palestinian hospital authorities and witnesses say an Israeli airstrike slammed into a residential building right next to the main medical center in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis

Life and death in Gaza's 'safe zone' where food is scarce and Israel strikes without warning
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Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says

Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says
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US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis

U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its government amid rampant gang violence

US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
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Sri Lanka reaches provisional deal on $12.5 billion bond rework

Sri Lanka has secured a deal to move forward on restructuring about $12.5 billion of international bonds, the government said on Wednesday, a

Sri Lanka reaches provisional deal on $12.5 billion bond rework
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France, Britain and others allowed to intervene in Myanmar ICJ genocide case

Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and the Maldives are allowed to intervene in Gambia's Myanmar genocide case with the

France, Britain and others allowed to intervene in Myanmar ICJ genocide case
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Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences

An Italian appeals court has upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their sentences

Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of policeman but reduces sentences
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UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid

An Israeli military evacuation order covering a third of the Gaza Strip has "wiped out" the United Nations' attempts to improve humanitarian aid

UN says Israel evacuation order 'wiped out' bid to improve Gaza aid
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Panama deportations unlikely to be enough to curb Darien crossings

An agreement between Panama and the United States to try to deter migrants from crossing the treacherous Darien jungle, by repatriating those

Panama deportations unlikely to be enough to curb Darien crossings
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Niger junta agrees to talks to repair ties with Benin

Niger's junta has agreed to talks with Benin's government, led by two former Benin presidents, to help restore relations after a coup in Niger last year led to the border closing

Niger junta agrees to talks to repair ties with Benin
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Italy court trims sentences for US tourists over police officer's murder, again

An Italian appeals court on Wednesday again reduced the prison terms imposed on two American tourists, who were originally given life sentences for the 2019 murder of a

Italy court trims sentences for US tourists over police officer's murder, again
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Biden should drop re-election bid, Italy's Renzi says, to give Democrats a chance

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Biden should drop re-election bid, Italy's Renzi says, to give Democrats a chance
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‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Locals recall chaos and confusion at scene of deadly crush in India

‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Locals recall chaos and confusion at scene of deadly crush in India

‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Locals recall chaos and confusion at scene of deadly crush in India
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Election outcomes won't change its Ukraine support, says the UN General Assembly's president

The president of the U.N. General Assembly says it will keep standing up for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty whatever the outcome of national elections across the globe this year, adding that no country has the right to invade another one

Election outcomes won't change its Ukraine support, says the UN General Assembly's president

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