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Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after an Israeli strike...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian peninsula country. The...

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Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide...

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Ukrainian civilians wounded in Russian drone and shelling attacks as Russia...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes wounded at least five people in Ukraine on Sunday, local officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone, missile and shelling attacks. Along the front line...

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Britain's Treasury chief vows to run the economy with 'iron discipline' amid...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief said Sunday she will run the economy with “iron discipline,” but suggested she’ll give public sector workers an above-inflation pay raise to help end a wave...

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China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday....

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South Korea boosts border propaganda broadcasts after North Korea flies more...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Sunday it was bolstering its anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more...

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UAE orders a trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting their...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of Bangladeshi nationals arrested for protesting against their home...

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Man dies after being struck by lightning on Germany's highest peak

BERLIN (AP) — A man died after being struck by lightning near the summit of Germany's highest peak, police said Monday. The 18-year-old German resident was one of a group of three young men who took...

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UAE sentences Bangladeshi nationals to prison over protests against their...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced dozens of Bangladeshi nationals to prison, including three for life imprisonment, over protests against their home...

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Belarus' foreign minister will visit North Korea for possible talks on Russia...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister is to visit North Korea this week, the two countries announced Monday, a trip expected to focus on discussions of trilateral cooperation involving...

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Assailant kills 5 people and wounds several at a care home in central...

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing five people and wounding several others, authorities and media reports...

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Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other...

Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in...

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Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war's toll...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an...

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of...

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, while the Health Ministry in Gaza says over 39,000 Palestinians have...

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A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of...

HONG KONG (AP) — A top Chinese university fired a professor on Monday, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings...

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US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip Monday to the troubled Caribbean country....

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Thousands in Ukraine attend funeral of former lawmaker and critic of Russia...

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand mourners attended the funeral Monday in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for a former lawmaker best known for her campaign to promote the Ukrainian language who...

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Internet is still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm...

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Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, many of them as they tried to rescue survivors of an...

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Walkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and...

MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others, Italian media reported Tuesday. News...

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