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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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Guatemala is on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after the Fuego volcano erupts

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

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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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Under Taliban, barring Afghan girls from school takes an emotional toll — and a community one, too

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Funeral for Staff Sgt Angel Rampersad, killed in Iranian missile attack

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Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans

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A high-stakes test for Trump's Gaza ceasefire board as Hamas disarmament looms

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An Australian jury convicts British entertainer Yung Filly of assault as he weeps in court

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34

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Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta

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Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

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Today in History: July 31, Apollo 15 astronauts use a lunar rover for the first time

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Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan's war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

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Milei empowers Argentina to bar or deport foreigners over hateful remarks about the country

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Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe

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A 150-year-overdue book resurfaces in an Australian library, found bricked in a fireplace

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Cuba loosens control of its private sector in a struggle with a mounting humanitarian crisis

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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland

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Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500

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Today in History: July 30, India plunged into world's biggest blackout

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Oprah Winfrey hands over control of South African girls school

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K-pop band BTS opts out of Grammys contention amid new 'Asian pop' category

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Iraq's balancing act is only getting harder as the war between the US and Iran widens

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Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France's wine industry

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After Venezuela's quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun

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This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel

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The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns

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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

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Russia accuses Telegram CEO of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown

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Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump

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Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan

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Today in History: July 29, Drew Peterson gets 40 more years for murder-for-hire plot

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Kavinsky, French DJ and composer of 'Nightcall', dies at 50

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Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for 'Once,' dies in motorcycle crash

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Bosnian authorities investigate desecration and fire damage at Medjugorje Virgin Mary shrine

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Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory

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US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq

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Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centers, UN migration agency warns

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6 refugees speak out as UN-backed treaty to help people fleeing war and persecution marks 75 years

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Four decades after Chernobyl, a generational divide reshapes Italy's nuclear debate

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Uganda declares itself free of Ebola after last patient was discharged in mid-June

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Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says

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NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Russia-Ukraine war after years of incursions

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A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3

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Rape and assault case against British entertainer Yung Filly heading to jury in Australia

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Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak

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Netanyahu praises first meeting with Trump since launching the Iran war

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Zelenskyy has a 'good meeting' with Trump at the White House as he seeks more cooperation with US

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Today in History: July 28, Summer Olympics opens in Los Angeles

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Cheaper, open and intelligent: Chinese AI models gain ground, as they make inroads in the US

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Police investigate shooting at US consulate in Toronto

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US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record

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UN human rights chief says Israel must end occupation and house demolitions in Lebanon

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What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain

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Days disrupted: 7 people around the world share how the Iran war has reshaped their lives

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In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia's war

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Zelenskyy and Britain's new leader discuss drone projects and missile defense for Kyiv

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Major hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Hurricane Fausto nears Hawaii

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US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbors' ties

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Today in History: July 27, horrific kidnapping, killing leads to 'America's Most Wanted'

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Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate,' calls ICC charges 'bogus'

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A fatal attack on Berlin's Pride festival leaves locals wondering how their city will recover

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Today in History: July 26, Hillary Clinton wins nomination for Democratic presidential candidate

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The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police

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Today in History: July 25, first 'test tube baby' born in England

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UN human rights chief wins second term despite opposition from US, Israel and Russia

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More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat

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Giraffes given a new home in Uganda to escape oil drilling in the country's largest park

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Brazil uses forensic science to trace gold's origin and tackle illegal mining in the Amazon

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Chris Brown pleads guilty in nightclub bottle attack

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