After several years of strained relations that raised tensions to alarming levels, longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by …
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS
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12/7/23
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The president of Seychelles has declared a state of emergency after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country’s main island. Local media say three people have …
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12/7/23
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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending his efforts to balance the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Johnson gave a second day of testimony on Thursday to Britain’s public …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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12/7/23
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Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a Cambodian naval base that the United States and some international security experts say is destined to serve as a …
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By SOPHENG CHEANG
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12/7/23
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is struggling to avert a leadership crisis. It erupted after his plan to revive a blocked asylum deal with Rwanda triggered turmoil in his party and the resignation …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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12/7/23
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Lech Walesa, Poland’s 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says he is improving after being hospitalized with COVID-19. A post on Walesa’s Facebook page Thursday shows him …
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12/7/23
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she feels she's still under the watch of the Chinese territory’s police even after moving to Toronto. Chow was arrested in 2020 under a …
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By TIAN MACLEOD JI
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12/7/23
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Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Putin hasn’t yet announced his intention to run …
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12/7/23
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The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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12/7/23
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U.N. officials say intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities are worsening humanitarian conditions across the country, where heavy snow and freezing temperatures have already …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/6/23
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A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with Venezuela. Authorities note there was bad weather in the area and stressing there was no indication it might have …
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By BERT WILKINSON
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12/6/23
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/6/23
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Indonesian authorities have ended the search for any more victims among climbers who were caught by a weekend eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano that killed 23 people and injured several others. …
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By MARDI ROSA TANJUNG
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12/6/23
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Mexico's Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume, possibly as soon as this month. A panel of justices voted to overturn a May 2022 …
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12/6/23
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A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion has been found dead near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other …
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12/6/23
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Prosecutors say a man accused of fatally stabbing a tourist and injuring two other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower has been placed under investigation on charges of murder and attempted …
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12/6/23
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The U.K. government has published legislation that will let it ignore a part of the country's human rights laws in order to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The move triggered …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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12/6/23
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Officials say a massive fire has swept through a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops. …
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12/6/23
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Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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12/6/23
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Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence. The director general of health and …
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By BABA AHMED
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12/6/23
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