MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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4/22/24
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The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press …
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By DAKE KANG and MARIA CHENG
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4/22/24
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Voters at some polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls amid tight security on Monday after violence disrupted the vote last week. Indian election authorities voided the …
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4/22/24
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Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower. But the clock is ticking. Russia is using …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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4/22/24
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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s political party has swept parliamentary elections in a strong endorsement of his pro-China foreign policy. According to preliminary results reported by local …
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By MOHAMEED SHARUHAN
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4/21/24
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Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average. The U.N.’s World …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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4/21/24
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Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it. Their home was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before midnight. The family had been like many other Palestinians trying to …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH
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4/21/24
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London’s police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an “openly Jewish″ man’s presence along the …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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4/21/24
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Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties
Israeli leaders are harshly criticizing an expected decision by the U.S. to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military. The decision, expected as soon as Monday, …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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4/21/24
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Cambodia for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit is the last stop on a three-nation …
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By SOPHENG CHEANG
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4/21/24
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Iran’s supreme leader has dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there. It's a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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4/21/24
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Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. The Harvard Divinity school-educated lama and yoga teacher blends his training in Tibetan Buddhism with experiences from his life …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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4/21/24
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Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 13 people, including nine children. The latest strikes came as the United States was on track to …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY
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4/21/24
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Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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4/21/24
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Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city, testing president's tough-on-crime agenda
A river port city in Argentina was once well-known as the birthplace of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and revolutionary Eduardo “Che” Guevara. But in recent years it has grown notorious as a …
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By ISABEL DEBRE and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA
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4/21/24
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Ecuadorians head to the polls in a referendum touted by the country’s fledgling leader as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. The majority of 11 questions …
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4/21/24
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2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing
Japan's defense minister says two navy helicopters have crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other. The two SH-60K …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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4/20/24
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An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehran’s unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway. That's according to a satellite image analyzed by The …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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4/20/24
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Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza city of Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children
Gaza hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the territory's southernmost city of Rafah has killed at least nine people, six of them children. The strike late …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY
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4/20/24
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Officials in Thailand say about 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas. Fighters from …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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4/20/24
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