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French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon

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Well-known Cambodian investigative journalist released on bail

TA KHMAU, Cambodia -- A Cambodian investigative reporter who was charged with a criminal offense after exposing online scams and…

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Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

APIA, Samoa -- Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during…

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Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing destination after receiving information about…

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Polish radio station replaces journalists with AI ‘presenters’

WARSAW, Poland -- A Polish radio station has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated…

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Indigenous Australian who confronted King Charles III says she won’t be ‘shut down’

CANBERRA, Australia -- An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of…

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Kuwait bans ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call…

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Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation,…

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A Russian is charged over the fatal stabbing of 2 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany

BERLIN -- A Russian man who supported his country's war in Ukraine has been charged with murder over the fatal…

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Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home

A Muslim cleric and transgender persons attend a prayer ceremony for their colleagues, who were killed by two men armed…

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific as it remains away from land, forecasters say

Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific as it remains away from land, forecasters say

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Switzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected

GENEVA -- Swiss authorities said Tuesday they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking…

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Lebanese officials say the death toll from an Israeli strike near a hospital climbs to 13

Lebanese officials say the death toll from an Israeli strike near a hospital climbs to 13

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Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged reef

SIUMU, Samoa -- Under clear skies Tuesday, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, a dozen…

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Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers pitcher that fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63

2024-10-23 19:50:04 LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who…

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China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand

BEIJING -- A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on…

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Taiwan rejects South African demand to move its representative office from capital

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the…

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Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official

An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel…

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China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a…

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Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

PARIS -- Bullets flew. Then men with machetes and clubs burst into a convent where people had found refuge, killing…

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