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Iran blames ‘negligence’ for port blast that killed 70
Iran’s interior minister on Monday blamed “negligence” for a massive explosion that killed 70 people at the country’s largest commercial port, with…
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Massive blackout hits Spain and Portugal
Power went out across Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting train, cell phone and internet networks, clogging roads and trapping…
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Iran proposes meeting with Europeans before next talks with US, diplomats say
Iran has proposed meeting the European parties to a 2015 nuclear deal possibly in Rome this Friday if talks resume with…
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Bridge collapses in Beijing after fire breaks out, but no casualties reported
A bridge in Beijing’s northeastern Shunyi district collapsed Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in its structure, according to…
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Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Marhanets kills nine
Russia’s drone hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian city of Marhanets early on Wednesday, killing nine people in…
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India’s army kills two gunmen in Kashmir
India’s army said they had killed two gunmen in Kashmir close to the contested frontier with Pakistan, a day after attackers…
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Thousands evacuate as US state of New Jersey hit with wildfires
Some 3,000 residents were evacuated in the US state of New Jersey after a wildfire exploded in size, scorching thousands…
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Japan PM to visit Vietnam, the Philippines
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Vietnam and the Philippines from Sunday, officials said, as Tokyo seeks to ramp…
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Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis begins lying in state
Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores…
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Russian Easter truce was ‘marketing operation’: France’s top diplomat
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine Easter truce announcement “a marketing operation” aimed at mollifying…
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