At least four protesters have been injured in Kenya as police clash with demonstrators who are calling for the government to lower the cost of living. The opposition has called for three days of …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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7/19/23
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Amid a steep downturn in relations with the United States, China has looked to a meeting with former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to revive positive momentum. …
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7/19/23
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New evacuations have been ordered as wildfires raged near the Greek Capital after a second heat wave hit the Mediterranean country from the west following days of record-high temperatures baked …
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7/19/23
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London’s Metropolitan Police has apologized to the family of private investigator Daniel Morgan, who was killed with an ax 36 years ago in a pub's car park. The apology Wednesday focused on the …
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7/19/23
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faces a trio of unwanted verdicts from voters this week. The U.K. is holding three special elections for House of Commons seats, part of …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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7/19/23
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After seeing his Socialists take a drumming in local and regional elections in May, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stunned his buoyant rivals by bringing forward general elections from …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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7/19/23
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For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq. But in recent days, bulldozers razed the …
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By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and DAWOOD SALMAN
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7/19/23
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Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there. It's tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador’s unforgiving approach to …
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By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY
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7/19/23
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deploys a nuclear-armed submarine to …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/18/23
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Canadian officials say say wildfires have already burned a record amount of area in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the situation will probably get worse due to more hot, dry weather. …
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7/18/23
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Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for money laundering. Martinelli, 71, had been trying to mount a political comeback in next year’s …
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By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ
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7/18/23
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The leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party is expected to get a last chance to win parliament's confirmation as the country’s next prime minister. Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat …
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By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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7/18/23
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Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist working with the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opposition figures, independent …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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7/18/23
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The family of a Ukrainian veteran who was tortured and killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha finally has been able to give him a proper burial. His gravestone carries his photograph and …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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7/18/23
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The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies. The mass graves exhumed Monday are believed to a burial site for followers of …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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7/18/23
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A barge that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers has arrived in England as Parliament passed its controversial bill to curb migration. The boat Bibby Stockholm pulled into Portland on Tuesday after …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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7/18/23
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Ukrainian forces have shot down 25 exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa. The attack came a day after Moscow broke off a deal that had allowed …
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By FELIPE DANA
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7/18/23
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Authorities are investigating whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket. Police had cordoned off the …
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7/18/23
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A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’ …
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By CIARÁN GILES
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7/18/23
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A bilateral consulting group of South Korean and U.S. officials has met in Seoul to discuss strengthening their nations' deterrence capabilities against North Korea's evolving nuclear threats. The …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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7/18/23
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