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About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war

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Afghanistan and Pakistan announce a temporary pause in fighting ahead of Muslim holiday

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A look at Eid al-Fitr and how Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday

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What to know about Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant after report of projectile hitting its complex

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Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge

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Today in History: March 18, Russian performs first spacewalk

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Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike

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Half-naked Shia LaBeouf asks for a light in overseas hotel lobby

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Trump: 'We don't need help' from NATO reopening Strait of Hormuz

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Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis

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Hundreds of migrants are vanishing in the Mediterranean. Authorities are withholding information

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Inside Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade

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Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices

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EU offers to pay Ukraine to fix an oil pipeline that's been a focal point of Ukraine-Hungary feud

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Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal

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Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late

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A look at the top Iranian official and the head of internal security targeted by Israel

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Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus

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Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

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UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

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Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials

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Today in History: March 17, Golda Meir takes office as prime minister in Israel

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Street artist Banksy finally identified: report

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Sean Penn misses Oscars night to be with 'true friend' Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Japan's cherry blossom season begins with first flowering confirmed in 3 cities

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Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis

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Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How it happened

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Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico

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AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza

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Europeans seek clarity about Trump's Iran war aims before agreeing to his warship demands

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Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he's asking China and others for help

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United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran

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Today in History: March 16, Tonya Harding pleads guilty

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Trump lashes out at NYT reporter Maggie Haberman with slew of insults

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Today in History: March 15, mass shooting at New Zealand mosques livestreamed

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Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born

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Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says 'no one can exclude' it from the World Cup

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Brazil revokes US official's visa in reciprocal measure

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What to know about the falloff in China's military flights around Taiwan

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Iran war and rising fuel costs could boost Panama Canal traffic, administrator says

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Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil

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Residents of Tehran tell AP of rising fear and isolation as bombs strike without warning

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Zelenskyy says US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions is 'not the right decision'

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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes

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US orders 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast after almost 2 weeks of war

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Today in History: March 13, Breonna Taylor shot to death by police in her home

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Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist comes to Rome, and Catholic institutions back away

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Starmer's pick of Epstein 'pal' as top British envoy haunts prime minister

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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee

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The islands off Iran's southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them

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Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places

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Pope appoints trusted fellow Augustinian to run Vatican's charity office

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China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

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Ships identify themselves as Chinese around Strait of Hormuz during Iran war to avoid attacks

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Today in History: March 12, serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr. found guilty

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

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Meghan Markle selling $2,288 Girls' Weekend in Australia

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Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support

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Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

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Mussolini's granddaughter joins Italy's 'Celebrity Big Brother'

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Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point. Reopening it is a big challenge

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Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again

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Files show British prime minister was warned of 'reputational risk' in appointing Mandelson

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Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices

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Today in History: March 11, first cases of deadly flu pandemic reported at Fort Riley

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15 years after Fukushima meltdown, an innkeeper makes radiation surveys to revitalize her hometown

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Israel says Iran is using cluster munitions. What to know about the weapons

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North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills

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Iranians fleeing cities under attack seek refuge in the countryside

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Hungary's Orbán orders authorities to hold some $82 million in seized Ukrainian cash and gold

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War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy

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Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

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Today in History: March 10, the Tibetan uprising of 1959

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Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison

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Iran war puts at risk key pipelines, terminals and refineries that supply the world with oil and gas

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As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy

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Europe rallies around Cyprus days after the Iran war's first drone attack on EU territory

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Hungary will set a price cap on gasoline and diesel, Orbán says

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A new Nepali party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election

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Lebanese parliament extends term by 2 years as Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon

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US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

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Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle East

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Today in History: March 9, Barbie doll makes its debut

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Today in History: March 8, Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes

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Protesters clash over Jake Lang pig roast at 'anti Islamification' rally in New York City

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Today in History: March 7, Kathryn Bigelow is first woman to win Best Director Oscar

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Mine collapse in rare metal-rich Congo leaves 200 dead, authorities say. Rebels dispute the number

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Cuba says a 5th person died after people on a Florida-flagged speedboat opened fire on soldiers

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Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say

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A boost for Moscow in the shadow of Iran war: US allows India to buy Russian oil for a month

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Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran

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China's 10-passenger electric aircraft, the Matrix, hints at how big flying taxis can be

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Hungary temporarily detains 7 Ukrainians and seizes $80 million cash shipment, angering Kiev

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Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting

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Pakistani Shiites rally to denounce US-Israeli strikes on Iran as US Embassy issues a security alert

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Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship

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Today in History: March 6, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time

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Lifestyle influencer Nancy Grewal killed in stabbing at home

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