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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Russia is exploiting air defense shortages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region by targeting civilian infrastructure and communities to drive away residents. Some believe Moscow is preparing for a summer …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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4/20/24
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They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries. Sitting on Haiti’s shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien was abandoned as a capital during the waning …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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4/20/24
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More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island are being evacuated. The authorities ordered them to leave due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, …
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By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN
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4/19/24
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Israel and Iran are both playing down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran. The muted public responses signal the two bitter enemies are ready to …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL
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4/19/24
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AP PHOTOS: For the world's largest democratic exercise, one village's polling officers are all women
CHEDEMA, India (AP) — The line was orderly at Government Middle School as people waited patiently to vote, even after one of the voting machines malfunctioned.
The officers working at the …
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By YIRMIYAN ARTHUR
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4/19/24
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Five Japanese autoworkers have narrowly escaped an attack by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vest near their vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. The local police …
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By ADIL JAWAD
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4/19/24
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu …
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By ASHOK SHARMA
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4/18/24
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The United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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4/18/24
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Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft. That's immediately evident on approaching the …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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4/18/24
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Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with his heartrending image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young …
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By THOMAS ADAMSON
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4/18/24
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Indonesian authorities closed an international airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano due to spreading ash, falling rocks and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on Sulawesi …
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By GRACEY WAKARY and EDNA TARIGAN
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4/18/24
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Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power
Hindu nationalism was once a fringe ideology in India, and now it is mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He's one of India’s most beloved and …
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By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ
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4/18/24
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Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials have ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on …
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By EDNA TARIGAN
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4/17/24
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SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released the father of a Salvadoran soccer player from prison after the athlete published a plea for his release on social media, …
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Associated Press
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4/17/24
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A makeshift burial ground for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos has been cleaned up and redesigned after years of neglect. The project was intended to provide a dignified resting place for the …
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4/17/24
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