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As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it's well past time for a woman to lead

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Morocco's king appoints the country's first woman prime minister

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Cuba's cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages

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An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home, lawyer says

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We're in this together, Earth's leaders told each other at the UN. But how does that work, exactly?

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Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold

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Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico as heavy rains bring floods to US Southwest

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Russia's ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge

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Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments

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From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect

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British police find no explosives but questions remain after arrests near a US-run military base

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Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

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Today in History: September 29, final stone placed on Washington National Cathedral

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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'

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Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland's border with Ukraine

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What to know about the suspected bomb plot against a US-run air base in England used in the Iran war

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Inside Malaysia's gambit to make its pungent durian the most wanted

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Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from US firm

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Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7

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Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control

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Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars

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5 men arrested near a US-run air base are bailed as UK police probe whether there's a link to Iran

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Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 28, US government approves abortion pill RU-486

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Today in History: September 27, Warsaw surrenders to Germany

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Today in History: September 26, anti-globalization protesters clash with police at IMF, World Bank summit

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Prince Harry skydives in Canada to keep promise to World War II veteran

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From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of education

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Tourist goes viral for rant about refreshments at Auschwitz

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Flood-battered Nepal kicks off festival season with weeklong Indra Jatra as more rain is predicted

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New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts

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Yemen's civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'

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Final results of Russia's tightly managed vote give a record high parliament seats to Kremlin party

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UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations

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Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

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A month after Nepal-China floods, Ukrainian families still desperate for answers

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Exclusive: Board of Peace quietly met with UNRWA, ex-agency chief says

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Blast near Acropolis in Greece injures 2, collapses a building. Local media say gas leak suspected

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion

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US weighs new limits on Cuban travel at the UN as Havana decries Trump's economic squeeze

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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

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In China, the Xi-Trump summit is seen as projecting image of the country's rise

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Iran's foreign minister details new offer to reopen strait, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 25, jetliner and private plane collide over San Diego, killing 144

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Police say gunman shouted antisemitic threat before opening fire outside Canadian synagogue

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Over 100 arrested, including locals pols, at NYC Netanyahu protest outside United Nations

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Chinese auto companies race ahead on EV technology, achieving 5-minute ultrafast charging

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A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform

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Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism's most famous pilgrimage sites

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Hundreds of trucks jam Turkey-Iran border crossing as US blockade pushes trade overland

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OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from prime minister

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Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii

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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'

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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting

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Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war

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Trump lays out the pomp for Xi but says little about the significant tensions in US-China relations

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Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 24, USS Enterprise, first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, launches

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Trump's push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland

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Colombia's president sends troops to a Caribbean city after an outburst of violence

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The Script offers gig to support acts who left Ed Sheeran tour

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Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

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Prince Harry warns about AI's danger to kids in NYC speech

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Son of Israel's ambassador to US seriously injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank

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Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts

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Argentina's leaderless opposition struggles to unite against Milei's reelection bid

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Prince Harry warns that AI chatbots may be more dangerous than social media for young users

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Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them

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A nation renamed stands up at the UN: 'Say our name. Naoero.'

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Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales

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ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture

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Pakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacks

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Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

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Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP

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Rome's Colosseum closes for two days after a worker plunges to his death

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Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 41 before Zelenskyy's UN address

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This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

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In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'

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Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides and flooding in Mexico's southwest

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Iran's president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 23, Mississippi jury acquits 2 white men of Emmett Till killing

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Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

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Suspect in Yom Kippur shooting outside Ontario synagogue dies from his injuries

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Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on

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Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to 'genocide' in Gaza

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Brazil's Lula warns against foreign interference in electoral processes

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Mixed martial arts — without the wire cage and the blood — bids to make the Olympics

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Free operations give hope to children with a neglected but deadly disease in Africa

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Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally

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Pope Leo XIV will meet with the French abuse survivors as critics demand action

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North Korea touts new weapons system described as hypersonic

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New book by Princess Diana's brother prompts war of words with King Charles III

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Amateur archaeologist finds Germany's biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins

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China expands export control on drug precursors ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

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What to know about Greenland's flag as a potentially perilous fight with US appears to be averted

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Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy

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Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico's Pacific coast as 'one of the strongest storms ever'

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Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 22, Farm Aid concert brings rock, country music artists together

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Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data

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