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Putin, Kim Jong Un unite with Xi in China for country's 'Victory Day' military parade
The meeting is noteworthy because Kim rarely leaves North Korea and it marks the first time the trio have been seen in public together.
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Maduro said Venezuela faces 'biggest threat' in 100 years amid buildup of naval forces in Caribbean
The U.S. says the military deployment is an effort to disrupt drug cartel activity, and that it is part of Trump’s broader border policy. But Maduro sees it as an intervention in Venezuelan affairs.
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Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Afghanistan as rescuers search rubble for survivors
Rescuers and security forces searched the rubble of flattened villages and the city of Jalalabad but were hampered by rock slides and destroyed roads.
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II unexpectedly announces abdication after 52 years on throne
Queen Margrethe's eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, 55, will assume the role of king.
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Israel says accidental shooting of hostages by troops not justified, preventable
The incident happened while there was fighting going on in Shejaiya, when an IDF solder opened fire towards three figures that were identified as threats.
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Biden administration imposes new sanctions targeting Iran-backed Houthi network amid attacks
Sanctions aimed at the head of the Currency Exchanges Association in Yemen, along with three exchange houses in Yemen.
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Second American hostage in Gaza confirmed dead as Hamas holds body
The couple had been out for a walk the morning of Oct. 7, and their last contact with friends that day was a message about how they had been shot.
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Xi Jinping vows China 'will inevitably be reunified' with Taiwan
Xi previously threatened to reunify China with Taiwan by force if necessary.
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UN hires anti-Israel critic, wife of former Arafat aide to run Gaza's humanitarian assistance
On Tuesday, the United Nations announced the appointment of Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag, to run Gaza's "humanitarian assistance." Kaag is married to Anis al-Qaq, who served as a deputy Minister under Yasser Arafat in the 1990s and as the Palestinian representative to Switzerland.
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Israel launches strikes against central and southern Gaza after widening offensive
The U.N. humanitarian office says that over 61,000 people have been displaced and are staying in shelters.
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Canada requires workplaces provide free menstrual products in male and female employee restrooms
Mandating free menstrual products delivers on a 2021 platform promise made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Labor Party.
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Red Cross president refuses to give hostages life-saving medication, Netanyahu alleges
The Red Cross says it does not have access to the hostages being held in Gaza.
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Israel’s security cabinet weighs Egyptian peace proposal
Proposal includes phases that would lead to cessation of fighting, the withdrawal of IDF units from Gaza, release of Israeli hostages, new humanitarian aid to the warzone, and the formation of a post-war reconstruction government.