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North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills

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British Columbia wildfire that has forced 20,000 to flee grew overnight, officials say

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2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says

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Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates

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For Nigel Farage, success brings new pressures and a showdown with Count Binface

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Australia adds optional gender identity and sexual orientation questions to census

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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

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In rejecting Trump's Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered

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Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

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K-pop influencer Mina Chan died by suicide on TikTok livestream: report

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As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president

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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

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Congo says 2,000 people have died in history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

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Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

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Today in History: August 11, DJ Kool Herc's record breaks gives birth to hip-hop

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Canada puts the military on standby as British Columbia wildfires kill 1 and displace thousands

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Ukraine's push to cripple Russia in Crimea is just getting started, drone chief says

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South Korea, US to begin exercises next week to bolster readiness against North's threats

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Death toll continues to climb after powerful earthquake in western Colombia

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A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis' latest spiral with Saudi Arabia

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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

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Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say

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WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared

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Flight in Canada canceled after child refuses to sit down and buckle up

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Trump scoffs at Iran's demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: August 10, Jeffrey Epstein found dead in jail cell

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Today in History: August 9, Gerald Ford declares 'our long national nightmare is over'

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Today in History: August 8, 'Great Train Robbery' thieves get away with millions

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Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 16 elephants

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Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal, and other Middle East news

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Young activists in the Maldives confront climate threats to their island nation

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Suspended priest in Grenada turns to calypso to preach about sexual abuse and Gaza

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Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France

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Plan to limit 'vertical drinking' decried by pub landlords and UK politicians

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American flown to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission

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As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity

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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid

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Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

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A Russian retail giant's warehouse burns after Ukraine's latest long-range drone attack

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How the Iran-backed Houthis' claims of deadly attacks are stoking fears of a wider regional conflict

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A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump

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Today in History: August 7, Love Canal environmental disaster declared a federal health emergency

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More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up

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Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running

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Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have once again been stopped

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South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

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Toronto police arrest 2 in July shooting at US Consulate, cite gun-for-hire network

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This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong

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China can't get enough of this smelly fruit as farmers fight extreme weather to feed the craving

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How to use your smartphone to capture the August total solar eclipse over Europe

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Rights groups accuse Israel of targeting and killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil

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US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud

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Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

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Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says

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US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threat

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Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse

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2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah

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Congo monitors nearly 200 boat passengers after a traveler dies with Ebola-like symptoms

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Israeli prosecutors charge settler with killing Palestinian activist in rare indictment

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Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons

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US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea

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Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, a large attack in Yemen and other Mideast news

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Today in History: August 6, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act

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A gunman kills a Mexican social media influencer during a livestream

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violators

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A rare glimpse into Tibet, where some hope to preserve language and customs despite China's new law

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China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US

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Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

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Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in his first Latin American trip as pontiff

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Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17 as air defenses fall short

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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

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Today in History: August 5, Marilyn Monroe found dead at her home

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Oil spill from grounded tanker off Oman expands sharply, satellite images show

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Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

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The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

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How India's Gen Z movement of 'Cockroaches' dented Modi's political image

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Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages

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Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation

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Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed

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Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return

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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

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Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

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South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base

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Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: August 4, Kim Jong Il pardons American journalists Laura Ling, Euna Lee

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Spain says 'vast majority' of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco

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Bronx child sex predator used NYC shelters as hunting ground for victims: DA

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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

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Cartel boss arrested in death of beauty influencer killed on live stream

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Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

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Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency

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WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after strike snarled weekend traffic

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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

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August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

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Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill 9

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Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

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New talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says

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Today in History: August 3, Jesse Owens wins first gold medal at Berlin Olympics

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Today in History: August 2, 'Wild Bill' shot and killed during poker game

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Today in History: August 1, University of Texas at Austin tower sniper kills 14

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