World
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Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light...
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Storm Isha's rain, wind expected to batter parts of U.K., Ireland
Britain and Ireland braced Sunday for powerful wind and rain from Storm Isha that were expected to batter a wide swath of the island nations and...
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Taliban reports survivors among 6 people Russian private jet was carrying after crash in Afghanistan
A Russian private jet carrying six people crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan but the pilot and some of the others on board survived, the...
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while prolonged war divides Israelis
The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while...
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Officials report at least 25 dead in shelling of market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
At least 25 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials...
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U.S. personnel treated for injuries after Iraqi militia salvos hit air base
American personnel posted at a base in Iraq suffered minor injuries and an Iraqi security officer was wounded in the latest attack by Iraqi...
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Putin plans for North Korea visit in latest sign of warming ties
North Korea said Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to make a visit to Pyongyang "at an early date."
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Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia's ideological divide, dies at age 68
Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as...
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Protests against Germany's far right gain new momentum after report on meeting of extremists
Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is...
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Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of discrediting the army
Russia's parliament will consider a law allowing for the confiscation of money, valuables, and other property from those deemed to spread...
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Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country...
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An explosive case of police violence in the Paris suburbs ends with the conviction of 3 officers
A French court convicted three police officers of "voluntary violence" towards a youth worker in a Paris suburb who suffered serious injuries to...