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Germany, Philippines agree defense pact over South China Sea
The News The Philippines and Germany agreed a new defense deal Sunday as Manila seeks to bolster its diplomatic support to counter…
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Children at risk of dying in famine-hit Darfur as medical supplies are blocked, an aid group says
CAIRO (AP) — Malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan’s western region of Darfur are at risk of dying,…
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Italy’s Mount Etna erupts again, sends ash plume 32,000 feet into sky
MOUNT ETNA, Italy – For the fifth time this summer, Italy’s Mount Etna volcano has begun erupting, spewing ash above Sicily and…
Politics
Netanyahu warns 'Iran's axis of evil' against attacking Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned "Iran's axis of evil" against attacking Israel, amid expectations that Tehran and the…
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Reports: Jordanian minister travels to Tehran for mediation talks
Jordanian Foreign Minister Aiman al-Safadi has travelled to Tehran for mediation talks in view of the threat of an Iranian retaliatory…
Politics
Russia's Medvedev threatens exchanged political prisoners
Former Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev issued threats on Sunday to former Russian political prisoners who were released into exile as part…
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Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening…
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Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming 'political agenda' for violence
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader on Sunday called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned…
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German police break up reading by far-right extremist Sellner
Police in Germany shut down a reading by far-right extremist author Martin Sellner in Neulingen in the western state of Baden-Württemberg…
Business
Germany, Philippines working on defence cooperation deal
Germany and the Philippines on Sunday said they are working on a defence cooperation agreement, to be signed later this year, that would…
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'Fear kept me alive on epic motorbike trip across Africa'
At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a traumatic car accident. It damaged her spinal cord and for months she could…
Politics
'They're tightening the screws': Kremlin ups attacks on critics abroad
Two plain-clothed police officers were waiting for Dmitry Gudkov as he arrived at London’s Luton Airport last summer. The Russian…
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Australian Police Add Fleet of 155-MPH Subaru WRX Pursuit Cars
Facebook / Eva Lawler MLA: Member for Drysdale These aren’t off-the-shelf Subies, of course. The patrol cars are outfitted with emergency…
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Philadelphia World War I memorial vandalized with pro-Hamas message: police
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police are investigating after they say a war monument was vandalized in the city's Burholme neighborhood…
Politics
Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea
Ukraine's military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula.…
Politics
'Lateral Thinking' pandemic sceptics rally in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against…
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Israeli drone kills one person, injures two in southern Lebanon
One person was killed on Saturday in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, state media and the Israeli army reported. The Lebanese news…
Politics
Spies' children did not know they were Russian
The children of a Russian spy couple who returned home on Thursday after the largest prisoner swap between the West and Russia since the…
Politics
Iranian commander threatens Israel with broad counterstrike by allies
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israel with a broad counterstrike from allied militias in…
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Anti-Covid rules protesters march in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against…
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Somali beach attack kills 32, police say
At least 32 people were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted a popular beachfront location in the…
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Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in…
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Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Holder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers…
Business
Colombia, Guatemala learn from each other in rainforest preservation
In the lush jungle of northern Guatemala -- in the largest protected area in Central America -- 30 leaders from Colombia's Amazon basin…