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Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000
Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to...
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Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from a three-year sentence for a song that became...
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Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview....
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Israeli strikes cause deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly 2 decades. Here’s what we know
Israel launched an intense barrage of airstrikes across swathes of Lebanon on Monday in what was the deadliest day for...
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Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Tokyo, Japan (AP) — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese...
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American hiker found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain
An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, has died...
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Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadian men detained in China for more than 1,000 days on alleged spying charges, has...
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Hurricane John slams into Mexico’s southern coast after rapidly intensifying
Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night after rapidly strengthening into a major Category 3 storm, triggering warnings...
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At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast
A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20,...
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This Japanese region is still recovering from a deadly earthquake. Now record rains have flooded its streets
One person has died and several people are missing after record rainfall brought flooding and landslides to coastal Japan, in...
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