As South Africa election nears, one candidate ditches political parties to go it alone
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Once celebrated, an inventor’s breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters — and the world is still recovering
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By The Associated Press Russian state media have reported that an American soldier arrested in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on charges…
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Continue Reading UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state
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Continue Reading Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say a nighttime Russian attack has destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in…
Continue Reading 2 men to go on trial for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in UK
LONDON (AP) — A judge says an office manager of the Hong Kong trade office in London and another man will go on trial in February for allegedly…
Continue Reading Sherpa guide Kami Rita who climbed Everest 30 times vows to return to the mountain next year
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sherpa guide Kami Rita is back from Mount Everest after his record 30th successful…
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are looking to settle political…
Continue Reading Hungary will seek to opt out of NATO efforts to support Ukraine, Orbán says
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says that he will seek to opt his country out of any NATO…
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Continue Reading Harris announces plans to help give 80% of Africa access to the internet by 2030, up from 40% now
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Continue Reading A British neonatal nurse convicted of killing 7 babies loses her bid to appeal
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to…
Continue Reading UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics
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Continue Reading Italian teenager nicknamed ‘God’s influencer’ set to become Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer prodigy who earned the nickname “God’s influencer,” is…
Continue Reading UN countries adopt treaty to better trace origins of genetic resources under global patent system
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Continue Reading Singapore Airlines tightens cabin safety measures after turbulence killed one, injured dozens
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines says it will halt meal services and get all cabin crew to buckle up when planes fly through turbulence as part of…
Continue Reading Police officer detained after 7th death in France’s restive New Caledonia territory
PARIS (AP) — The French prosecutor for New Caledonia says a police officer has been taken into custody after shooting and killing a man after they…
Continue Reading North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says
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Continue Reading 2 Germans, a Spaniard and a Senegalese killed in building collapse in Spain’s Mallorca island
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Continue Reading Sydney judge says US ex-fighter pilot accused of training Chinese aviators can be extradited to US
SYDNEY (AP) — A Sydney judge has ruled that former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States on allegations he…
Continue Reading U.S. pushes for Ukraine aid, united front against China’s trade practices at G7 finance meeting
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The U.S. is seeking to build support for squeezing more money for Ukraine out of frozen Russian assets as finance…
Continue Reading Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China’s opposition
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense secretary says it will continue to build security alliances and…
Continue Reading Iran’s military says Raisi’s helicopter caught fire soon after crash and there was no sign of attack
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Continue Reading Israel’s army says the bodies of 3 more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s army says the bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza. The bodies…
Continue Reading The top UN court is set to rule on a request for it to order Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s slide on worries over interest rates
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Continue Reading Security Council to vote on resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers, demanding protection
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Continue Reading More than 100 feared dead in remote region of Papua New Guinea hit by deadly landslide
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Continue Reading Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint
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Continue Reading Ex-US Marines fighter pilot loses bid to block extradition to the United States over China training allegations
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The fate of former US Marines pilot Daniel Duggan now rests with Australia’s attorney…
Continue Reading Pakistan to pay $2.58 million in compensation to families of 5 Chinese who died in suicide bombing
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it will pay $2.58 million in compensation to the families of five Chinese engineers who were killed in March when a…
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Continue Reading Man who police say was recorded attacking pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA is arrested on suspicion of felony assault
By Cindy Von Quednow and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man who police say was recorded attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment at the…
Continue Reading Explosion and fire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, injures 64
THANE, India (AP) — Officials say at least nine people have been killed and 64 are injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in…
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Continue Reading Police response to Maine mass shooting gets deeper scrutiny from independent panel
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An independent commission investigating a mass shooting in Maine plans to hear more testimony from law enforcement sources…
Continue Reading Australian media reports that more than 100 people killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports more than 100 people are estimated to have been killed in a landslide in remote…
Continue Reading USS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight…
Continue Reading Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative…
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By CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are due in court days before the…
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By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — State media say a fire in a small apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, has killed at least 14…
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Shah Rukh Khan’s manager has said India’s “King of Bollywood” is recovering well after reports he was…
Continue Reading In Hurricane Katrina’s wake, twin babies were saved by a US Army leader. Now, they’ve woven his legacy into their futures
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Continue Reading China says military drills encircling Taiwan designed to test its ability to ‘seize power’
By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize…
Continue Reading 6 killed in Idaho crash were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials say
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — Six people killed when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho on Saturday were agricultural workers from Mexico,…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast Friday on the second day of a large exercise…
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Continue Reading Four killed in restaurant collapse on Spanish holiday island
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Continue Reading Farmers in India are weary of politicians’ lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis
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Continue Reading Massive wind farm proposal in Washington state gets new life from Gov. Jay Inslee
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to…
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By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center…
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Continue Reading Explorers discover possible wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in South Pacific
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of…
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