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Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions

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Minnesota districts ask judge to restore limits on immigration enforcement near schools

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Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box ahead of 2024 elections won't be charged

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British pastor charged with manslaughter after man drowns at baptism

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French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris return home after more than 3 years in Iran

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Turkey detains 9 over attack outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

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Trial of Syrian man accused of torture during Syria's civil war begins in the Netherlands

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Indonesia extradites Scottish man sought by Spain as crime boss

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Turkey's parliament debates a bill to restrict access to social media for children under 15

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Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'truly unacceptable'

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China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to explore a 'comprehensive solution'

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North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties

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Inside a huge compound on Thailand-Cambodia border where 10,000 workers scammed people globally

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Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive

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Extreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan, including 13 from collapsing roofs

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Japanese national believed to be NHK journalist detained in Iran released on bail

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Mexican miner rescued after nearly 14 days in a flooded Sinaloa mine

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Brazil's Lula argues for ban on online betting platforms

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Brazil's Indigenous leader Raoni backs Lula despite protesting against railway in the Amazon

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Mexico's president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas

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Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported

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Bridge over Panama Canal closed after a truck explosion kills 1 person

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At least 21 people are missing after a boat capsizes in eastern Congo on Lake Kivu

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Attacks on 2 villages in northern Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead, residents say

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Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa's most densely populated nation

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Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African Republic

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Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says

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Thousands flood Lagos' vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

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What does the Iran ceasefire deal mean? It depends on which side you talk to

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Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home following her release from Iraqi captors

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Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again

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Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges

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Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan

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30 passengers evacuate after cruise ship runs aground on a reef in Fiji

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