Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials

The United States and Israel both vehemently condemned a request by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders in connection with the seven-month war in Gaza

US and Israel strongly condemn ICC prosecutor's request to arrest Israeli officials
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Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest

Iran's president, foreign minister and others die in helicopter crash
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Israel finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, as first aid unloaded by sea

Israeli troops have recovered the bodies of three hostages in the Gaza Strip

Israel finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, as first aid unloaded by sea
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A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election

A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
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Suspended Argonauts QB Chad Kelly withdraws from camp, citing desire to minimize distractions

Suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly said he will withdraw from training camp and hopes to “learn, grow and better myself” through counseling after his suspension by the league

Suspended Argonauts QB Chad Kelly withdraws from camp, citing desire to minimize distractions
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What to know about Vladimir Putin's visit to China

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China underlines an increasingly close partnership between the two allies

What to know about Vladimir Putin's visit to China
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Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north

Israel’s defense minister says the military will send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regrouped

Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north
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VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyoncé

Financial disclosure reports for the president and vice president are out and they show Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer’s hottest concerts by the artist herself — Beyoncé

VP Harris was gifted tickets to one of the summer's hottest shows by the artist herself: Beyoncé
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Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sends shockwaves across Europe

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life after he was shot by an assailant following a political event

Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sends shockwaves across Europe
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Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians are marking 76 years of dispossession, commemorating their mass expulsion from what is today Israel as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians mark 76 years of their dispossession as more catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
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Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up

Russian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up

Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
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The Latest | UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day

The United Nations says more than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza

The Latest | UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza; Israel marks Independence Day
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A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war

Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains

A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
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The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says

The United Nations says nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in both southern and northern Gaza

The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
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Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
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Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term

Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term
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Apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 13 killed

An apartment building has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, and officials say at least 13 people have been killed and 20 others injured

Apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 13 killed
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The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin

The U_N_ General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.”

The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin
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The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings

Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings and fled the southern city of Rafah for other parts of Gaza

The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings
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The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says

The U.N. World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, and shortages have already forced one of three hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down

The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says
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Met Gala hauls in record sum of more than $26 million to fund Costume Institute

The 2024 Met Gala raised more than $26 million, a record sum for the party that has become an annual gathering for mega-celebrities in fashion, film, TV, sports, music, business and more

Met Gala hauls in record sum of more than $26 million to fund Costume Institute
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Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded

Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion that left a security guard seriously wounded

Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded
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The Latest | Israel forces block Gaza's Rafah border crossing. UN says it's running out of fuel

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

The Latest | Israel forces block Gaza's Rafah border crossing. UN says it's running out of fuel
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What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills?

Russia's Defense Ministry has declared that the military will hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons

What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills?
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The Latest | Israel launches strikes in Rafah, hours after Hamas agrees to a Gaza cease-fire

Israel’s military says it is conducting “targeted strikes” against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

The Latest | Israel launches strikes in Rafah, hours after Hamas agrees to a Gaza cease-fire

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