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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7:17 AM ET

Star Tribune - World

Hong Kong lawmakers pass new national security law, giving government more power to curb dissent

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Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

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Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

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Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions

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At least 13 Russian miners are trapped in a collapsed gold mine, officials say

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Unilever is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business

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Blinken underscores 'ironclad' support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

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Sex trade to slavery: A UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor

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US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

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Norwegian safety body criticizes cruise ship that nearly ran aground in 2019 storm

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years

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UN reports a 35% increase in people affected by violence in South Sudan

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A newspaper says video of Prince William and Kate should halt royal rumor mill. That's a tall order

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Incoming Palestinian prime minister lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

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China's stock watchdog fines property developer Evergrande, slaps lifetime ban on its chairman

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US officials say pact with strategically key Pacific island nations underscores American commitment

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Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

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The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years

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Cricket Australia postpones another tour over human rights concerns for women in Afghanistan

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Cyclone weakens to a tropical low while bringing rain and wind to Australia's northern coast

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Detention of 3 teens over gruesome killing of 13-year-old classmate sparks debate in China

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North Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised tests of rocket launchers targeting Seoul

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years

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Bemidji High School graduate wins confirmation to be U.S. ambassador to Haiti

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Icelandic volcano spews more lava as engineers work to divert flow away from power plant

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Volcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula

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Israeli troops mistakenly kill 3 hostages in Gaza, IDF says

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British teen found in France after six years

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With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy joins Biden at the White House to make his case for more aid

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Biden hopeful cease-fire will last more than 4 days

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More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals

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Presidents Biden, Xi hold first talks in a year

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Chinese President Xi arrives in San Francisco for APEC, meeting with Biden

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Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation, but fires may force reckoning

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