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They are paid to bring rain. When it fails — or leads to floods — violence can follow

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Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections

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China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations

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William, Kate even colder toward Harry, Meghan since U.K. return

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An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award

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An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

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As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay

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EU chief to lay out priorities and vision for tackling the bloc's challenges in major speech

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Carney says Canada can wait for the right conditions in Trump trade war and emerge stronger

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Carney heads to Europe for high-stakes speech and deeper EU ties as Canada clashes with Trump

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Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders

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NATO jets down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter

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As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US

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Saudi crown prince goes to Egypt for support amid Houthi strikes, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 15, commuter train plunges into Newark Bay, killing 48

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What the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows

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Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift

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North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'

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Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and a loss of freedom

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will pause strikes on Russia if Kremlin spares critical infrastructure

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European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears

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Iran denounces Austria for blocking its nuclear chief from a meeting in Vienna

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China bristles at Anthropic CEO's 'fearmongering' about its AI development

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Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 14, MLB season ends on 34th day of players strike

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Today in History: September 13, Margaret Chase Smith elected to US Senate

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Trump says he'd 'love' to see Ireland reunified amid protests over his visit

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Today in History: September 12, anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody

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Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered

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Former Canadian leader Jean Chrétien tells US: 'Never mistake our generosity for weakness'

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Canadian town that inspired Broadway's 'Come From Away' holds 9/11 event

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A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country

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After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years

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6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

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Emma Bonino, leader of the abortion battle that changed Italy, dies at 78

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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

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Residents of southern Lebanon gather to watch Israeli drones drop explosives on their village

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More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief says

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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

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Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 11, US suffers deadliest terror attack in history

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Dutch tour bus overturns in Switzerland, leaving several people dead, police say

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A fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

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Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

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Switzerland publishes a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Mengele nicknamed 'Angel of Death'

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South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter's status as heir appears solid

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Gold, gems and Renoir: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts

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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role

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Yemen risks a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels target a vital oil shipping route

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China says it hopes to agree with the US on tariff reductions at 'an early date'

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping

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Zelenskyy visits Canada to seek further military support for Ukraine

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Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

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Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 10, Ethiopian runner is first Black African to win Olympic gold

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'Doctor Who' actor charged with sexual assault, voyeurism, indecent exposure

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A journalist is named king of a Ugandan monarchy that just lost its onetime 'boy king'

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John Malkovich exits Tel Aviv performance over fake promo quotes

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UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years

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What to know about Europe's push to compete in space

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Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc

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China hits back at US claims of 'malicious' AI distillation ahead of planned Trump-Xi talks

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Netanyahu will make a quick trip to speak at the UN after Mamdani urged his arrest, diplomat says

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The psychological toll of Cuba's multiple crises is pushing many islanders to the breaking point

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Families grieve in the ruins of an Iranian school where a US strike killed dozens of children

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Iran is forging a new ring of proxies to threaten US allies in the Gulf, officials say

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Zelenskyy urges more international pressure on Russia for civilian deaths

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UK government defends decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements

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Airlines scramble to dig out from UK air traffic control tech problems that canceled 2,000 flights

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Yemen's Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news

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Today in History: September 9, President Reagan sanctions white-ruled government of South Africa

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Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

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US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

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Funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close, aid groups warn

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EU warns of a chilling new terror menace 25 years after 9/11 as online youths seek violent thrills

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Albanian protests against Kushner-linked coastal development turn violent on 100th day

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Elon Musk ex Ashley St. Clair says she was offered $40M for her silence

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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at age 89

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A look at the theft of Renoir paintings from a French museum and other high-profile heists

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Travel chaos at UK airports as over 1,000 flights canceled due to air traffic control issue

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Nepal endured months of political upheaval. Devastating floods are now testing its new government

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World's most endangered tigers born in Greece as zoos build a safety net

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Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over limits on women staff during Hindu delegation visit

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Harry and Meghan surprised by the way Buckingham Palace released letter on non-working royal status

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An Iranian port city feels the pain of Washington's tightening economic measures

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US banning dairy products, most alcohol and motorcycles from Canada in growing trade war

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Thieves steal 4 Renoirs from a French museum. 2 of the paintings are still missing

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Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn't have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says

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UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says

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UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'

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Trump widens trade war with Canada beyond tariffs. Here's what to know

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US strikes Iranian tankers, plus other key Mideast news

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Today in History: September 8, Wells Fargo fined $185 million in unauthorized accounts scandal

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Egyptian 'Mission Impossible' star sentenced to hang for drug trafficking

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King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK

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Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident

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Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border

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Belgian federation says it can't back Infantino for another FIFA term, cites Balogun red-card ruling

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Today in History: September 7, Panama Canal Treaty signed by President Carter

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Germany's Merz shocked by far-right state election triumph but doubles down on unpopular reforms

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