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Nearly a dozen inmates killed in Haiti prison break
A prison break in central Haiti has resulted in the deaths of at least 11 inmates, the authorities said, the…
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‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan
In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today,…
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates bring Gaza-war message to Democratic convention
It started as a last-minute effort in February: Organisers in Michigan hoped to use the state’s Democratic primary to send a…
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Israel war on Gaza live: 40,074 Palestinians killed since October 7
Israeli military attacks have killed 69 people and injured 136 more in the latest 48-hour reporting period, according to Gaza’s…
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US approves export controls for Australia and UK, boosting AUKUS defense pact
The US State Department told the US Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable export-control regimes,…
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White House appears to walk back Biden call for Venezuela election
The White House on Thursday appeared to walk back an earlier call by President Joe Biden for new elections in Venezuela,…
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Two killed, 12 injured in Russia guided bomb attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
Russian guided bomb attacks on Thursday killed at least two people and injured 12 more in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, local authorities said.…
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Belarus’ Lukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continues
Russia and Ukraine should negotiate an end to their conflict to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus, President Alexander…
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‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23
Marie Byamwungu fiddles with the overlong sleeves of her camouflage shirt, the military uniform hanging like a costume on her…
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Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa
Sweden says it has confirmed a first case of mpox clade I, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and…
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