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Frail and malnourished, rescued hostage hopes war in Gaza ends ‘for all Palestinian and Israeli families’
After more than 300 days in Hamas captivity, a frail and malnourished Farhan Al-Qadi sat in a large tent set up by his...
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Zelensky is rolling the dice on the battlefield with one eye on the US election
The past few weeks in the Ukraine war have felt like, to borrow an adage often attributed to Lenin, that...
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Oil tanker attacked by Houthis in Red Sea appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen’s Houthis is still on fire in the Red...
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Dusty & Stones want the world to lend an ear to African country music
With the success of Beyoncé’s newest album, “Cowboy Carter,” and the rise of artists like Nigerian American singer Shaboozey, Black...
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Massacre survivors say history is repeating – with new perpetrators
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. As tears roll down her face and her body shivers with...
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The new fight to reform the UN’s colonial-era world order
In a city known for its private members clubs battling for exclusivity, one gilded room in Manhattan reigns supreme: a powerful club of countries within...
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Polio vaccines are coming to Gaza, but for this baby boy, its first case in 25 years, they’re too late
Abdul Rahman sleeps in a battered car seat, rocked by his mother Niveen Abu al-Jidyan. For the moment, he’s blissfully...
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US, Chinese officials discuss Biden-Xi talks as American elections loom large over relations
High-level US and Chinese officials discussed potential talks between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the...
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Japan urges 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
More than 1 million people in southern Japan have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving...
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At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding in Nigeria, authorities say
Northern Nigeria has been hit hardest by the floods, according to Manzo Ezekiel, who speaks for the National Emergency Management...
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