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Today in History: April 4, officers sentenced in deadly Danziger Bridge shootings

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As freed prisoners celebrate in Cuba, human rights groups demand clarity and release of protesters

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Tiger Woods' private jet lands in Zurich as golfer seeks help: report

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Good Friday around the world, in photos

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Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

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China says peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing

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Lebanon's displaced Shiites face rising hostility as airstrikes fuel fear and evictions

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French and South Korean leaders say they'll work together on the Strait of Hormuz

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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government

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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce

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2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

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Today in History: April 3, Martin Luther King Jr. delivers final speech

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World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

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A priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered

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War crimes complaint filed in France over a deadly Israeli strike in Beirut

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Leading Iranian human rights lawyer detained in Tehran, daughter says

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Judges say ICC prosecutor in sexual misconduct inquiry can potentially resume work, documents show

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Iraq's oil hub slows to a crawl as Strait of Hormuz shutdown strangles exports

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Russia plans to send second oil tanker to Cuba

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Russian aerial attacks kill 2 in Ukraine as Easter prisoner exchange planned

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Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China after deadly fighting

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UK gathers more than 40 countries to press Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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Today in History: April 2, mob boss John Gotti convicted of murder, racketeering

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Activist's group accused of 'terrorist attack' in collision with Antarctic krill trawler

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Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps

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Reporter who was kidnapped in Baghdad is known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignments

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Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut's streets, upending city life

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Amsterdam celebrates 25 years since the world's first same-sex weddings

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Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf

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Russia claims full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region but Kyiv denies it ahead of US envoy talks

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AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks

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Trump says US forces will 'finish the job' soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

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Today in History: April 1, Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch rescued

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Lindsey Graham defends Disney World trip amid government shutdown, Iran war

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The war in Iran has shaken up financial markets. See the impact of the conflict, in five charts

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Prince Harry and King Charles won't meet during British monarch's U.S. visit: report

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Oil and gas prices won't immediately return to normal even if the Iran war ends, the EU warns

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With Spielberg's help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate

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Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan's war, doctors group says

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Oil-thirsty Asian nations seek Russian crude as Iran war strains supplies

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Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future

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Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks

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Humpback whale stranded again as its odyssey off the Baltic Sea coast stretches on

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Protests in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murder

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Sanctioned Russian tanker docks in Cuba after US allows passage despite energy blockade

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King Charles III will undertake state visit to the United States and Bermuda in late April

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European ministers in Ukraine for Bucha atrocities anniversary as drones hammer Russian oil ports

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Today in History: March 31, singer Selena shot to death by president of her fan club

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Nestlé says 12 tons of KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland

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A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary's elections

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Cuba to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as it struggles under US blockade

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US reopens embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro

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War disrupts life on the Iraq‑Iran border, isolating families and stifling trade

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Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

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Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a private museum in Italy

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Air Canada CEO will retire this year after his English-only crash message was criticized

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Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations

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Israel punishes a military unit that assaulted a CNN crew in the West Bank

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Iran says its expelled ambassador won't leave Lebanon as political tensions soar

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Spain says its airspace is off-limits to US planes involved in the Iran war

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Ukrainians chide German defense boss for jibes about 'Lego' drones made by 'housewives'

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Trump again threatens widespread destruction in Iran if a deal is not reached 'shortly'

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Today in History: March 30, militants storm Pakistani police academy

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Pope Leo XIV denounces war violence in first Palm Sunday homily

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See how faithful celebrate Palm Sunday 2026 around the world

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Today in History: March 29, World War II rationing of food begins

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Today in History: March 28, Jesse Owens posthumously awarded Congressional Gold Medal

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A world in bloom: Spring flowers unfold from Tokyo to Mexico, in photos

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Mexico's navy searches for 2 missing sailboats carrying 9 people to Cuba with aid

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Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves

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Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump

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The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out

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A whale stranded at a Baltic Sea resort has swum off a sandbank. But it isn't safe yet

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Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that's central to the territory's future

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Iran forbids its sports teams from traveling to 'hostile' countries

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In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids

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Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage

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Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth

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Scathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year

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The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices

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UNICEF says Iran war means more children will suffer in Somalia

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Pope Leo XIV makes a rare 1-day visit to glitzy Monaco

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Today in History: March 27, 583 killed in Canary Island crash

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Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime

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In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israel's offensive, some vow to stay put

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Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies

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Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive

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Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

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Lebanese fear another occupation as Israel threatens to use Gaza tactics in the south

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Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy

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EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards

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Zelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia as Ukraine provides expertise against Iranian drones

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Today in History: March 26, bodies of Heaven's Gate religious cult members found

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Oldest working fashion model Daphne Selfe dies at 97

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Europe's top central banker thinks businesses may be quicker to raise prices due to Iran war

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Hall of Fame Olympic skier John Smart's son killed by avalanche

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Pop Mart shares sink despite revenue surge, as analysts say Labubu reliance worries investors

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UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence

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BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with Trump

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World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness

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