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Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife's edge
Israeli tanks have seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city
May 07, 2024India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
Millions of Indians across 93 constituencies are voting as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric against Muslims
May 07, 2024As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin starts another six-year term as president holding extraordinary power
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Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend
Gordon Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on May 2 on charges of criminal misconduct.
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Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections
Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program
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Czech Republic's top court rules that surgery is not required to officially change gender
The Czech Republic’s highest court on Tuesday ruled to dismiss part of a law requiring people to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilization, in order to officially change their gender
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Mother of US soldier detained in Russia says he was visiting girlfriend
Gordon Black was detained in Russia for alleged criminal misconduct on May 2.
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Bugging equipment found in room where Polish government was to meet
A Polish government official says that bugging devices were detected in a room where Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was scheduled to meet with his Cabinet ministers
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China's Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France's Macron
France’s president is hosting China’s leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on Tuesday for private meetings
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Togo's presidents signs a law expected to extend his decades-long rule
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that eliminates presidential elections, a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade-long rule
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EU Council adopts a plan worth 6 billion euros for Western Balkans to speed up enlargement process
EU countries have approved a plan worth 6 billion euros ($6.45 billion) to support Western Balkan states aimed at accelerating reforms and economic growth in the region, as they seek future membership in the bloc
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Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia
Throughout his 24 years in power in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has launched wars, cracked down on the political opposition and LGBTQ+ activists, stifled most independent media and consolidated his power by engineering changes to the constitution ...
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Police search Brussels office of prominent far-right German lawmaker over China spying allegations
Germany’s top prosecutor’s office says that authorities are searching the European Parliament office of a prominent German far-right lawmaker in Brussels
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Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China
Police are searching the European parliament office of a far-right German lawmaker whose aide allegedly spied for China
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Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin begins a fifth term as Russian president in an opulent inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin
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Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule
Vietnam has started commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu battle in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops
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Australian boy killed by police was in deradicalization program since causing school explosion
Australian police say a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead by police after stabbing a man had been engaged in a deradicalization program since he detonated a homemade explosive device in a school toilet block two years ago
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American detained in Moscow after allegedly climbing into children's library
William Russell Nycum had been living with friends, REN TV reported.
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American is sentenced to 10 days in jail for reportedly breaking into a Russian children's library
An American English-language tutor has been arrested in Moscow on hooliganism charges for reportedly breaking into a children’s library while intoxicated and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail
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Details of UK military personnel exposed in huge payroll data breach
British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system
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Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show
Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition
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5 workers dead, 49 still missing after a building collapse in South Africa
Rescue teams have worked through the night searching for dozens of construction workers buried for more than 12 hours under the rubble of concrete after a multi-story apartment complex that was being built collapsed in a South African coastal city
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The Latest | Israeli military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt
Israeli forces have taken control of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the Gaza Strip, pressing on with an offensive in the southern city as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain precarious
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At least 10 casualties in a hospital attack in southwestern China, suspect arrested
A knife attack at a hospital in southwestern China has killed two people and injured 21 others
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Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest
Chinese state media report a knife attack with possible deaths at a hospital in the country's southwest
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Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam university
Police have arrested about 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam
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Congo military releases 2 Kenya Airways staffers held for 2 weeks over cargo dispute
Kenya says the Republic of Congo's military has released two Kenya Airways staffers who were detained for two weeks in a cargo dispute
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Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife's edge
Israeli tanks have seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city
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Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt
Israeli forces have taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt
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Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s family poisonous mushrooms with lunch has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder
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India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
Millions of Indians across 93 constituencies are voting as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric against Muslims
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North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday
Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — presidential and parliamentary
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Xi to begin Serbia visit on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia starting Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy during NATO’s air war over Kosovo
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Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
Vladimir Putin has begun his fifth term as Russian president at a glittering Kremlin ceremony, after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power
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Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi's Hindu-centric politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exercised near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to win over the country’s wealthier southern region
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Possible cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas
A cease-fire proposal between Hamas and Israel is on the table. ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy joins The Big Story to discuss the terms being negotiated.
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US soldier detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, Army says
The soldier was detained on Thursday, May 2, the Army said.
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Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown
A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media has been detained and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, according to her lawyer
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Celebrations in Israel and Rafah as Hamas agrees to a cease-fire proposal
Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, prompting celebrations on both sides, but Israel said the deal was not the one it had put forth and was studying the parameters.
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Israeli military says it is striking Hamas targets in eastern Rafah
Israeli military says it is striking Hamas targets in eastern Rafah
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Israeli War Cabinet votes unanimously to approve Rafah military operation but will continue cease-fire efforts
Israeli War Cabinet votes unanimously to approve Rafah military operation but will continue cease-fire efforts
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NSC coordinator says negotiations are still ongoing
The top National Security Council spokesman discussed the phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid news of Hamas' agreements to a cease-fire proposal.
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Northern Gaza experiencing 'full-blown famine', UN official warns
Aid organizations have accused Israel of not letting enough aid into Gaza.
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Israel receives response from Hamas on a cease-fire proposal
The proposal that Hamas accepted is not the same one as had been under discussion, according to an Israeli official, adding that the proposal will now be studied.
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Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China
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How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast
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34 recruits join Vatican's Swiss Guard, swearing allegiance to Pope Francis
The world’s smallest army is still recruited from Swiss towns and villages.
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Hamas says it accepted cease-fire agreement; Israel yet to confirm
Hamas officials say they have accepted terms for a cease-fire proposal, however, Israel has yet to confirm any agreement.
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Israeli official says officials examining cease-fire plan, but warns Hamas plan differs from earlier Israeli framework
Israeli official says officials examining cease-fire plan, but warns Hamas plan differs from earlier Israeli framework
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Polish prosecutors open investigation into judge who fled to autocratic Belarus
Polish prosecutors say they have opened an investigation after a Polish judge fled to the autocratic state of Belarus and asked for protection there
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Jordan stations 2 firefighting helicopters in Cyprus to help as summer fire season arrives
Jordan has stationed two helicopters in Cyprus to help the Mediterranean island nation combat potential forest fires until it can lease firefighting aircraft of its own for the summer fire season
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Hamas says it has accepted proposal regarding cease-fire agreement
Hamas officials say they agreed to a deal with Qatari and Egyptian representatives, but Israel has yet to make any comments on a proposed agreement.
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34 new recruits join Vatican’s Swiss Guard
The Swiss Guard, the world’s smallest army, was founded in 1506 by Pope Julis II.
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