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Blinken says Putin must pay for damage in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a trip to Kyiv that part of a major U.S. aid package had arrived in Ukraine and that more was on its way.

Reuters

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Star witness Michael Cohen grilled by defence at Trump trial

In his second day on the stand at Donald Trump's criminal trial, the prosecution tried to build up the former fixer's credibility as a witness who can link Trump to the alleged scheme of falsifying business records to conceal hush money ...

CBC News

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Report: Ship lost power twice before ramming Baltimore bridge

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report says the cargo ship Dali that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore lost power twice in the hours before it left port.

Scripps News

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Michael Cohen cross-examined in Trump hush money trial

Michael Cohen is testifying again in Donald Trump's hush money trial. His testimony has been about purposefully mislabeled checks, false receipts and blind loyalty. And it underscores the foundational argument of the case — that it’s not...

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Manhunt underway after prisoner van ambushed

At least two French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured after heavily armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate, French police said, triggering a major manhunt.

France 24

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Blinken makes surprise visit to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv to reassure the Ukrainian president that Ukraine still has the United States' support. The visit comes weeks after Congress approved a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion...

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Georgian Parliament adopts controversial law despite protests

The Georgian parliament has approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.

France 24

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Biden sharply hikes U.S. tariffs on China chips, cars

U.S. President Joe Biden has unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo vote...

Reuters

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U.S. Presidential Election

The 2024 United States presidential election, expected to be between Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump is set to take place this November.

Israel-Gaza War

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is 'at war' following a surprise attack from Gaza by Hamas militants.

Ukraine Invasion

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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Rise of AI

The release of Open AI's ChatGPT has accelerated the development of artificial intelligence and warnings about its impact on society.

Climate Crisis

Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently amid rising sea-levels and increasing temperatures.

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DJ monk divides Buddhists in South Korea

Wednesday is a public holiday in South Korea to mark Buddha’s birthday. The lead-up to the annual event includes different festivities, including a controversial DJ, who’s attracting a growing following.

Al Jazeera

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German court fines politician for using Nazi slogan

A court has convicted one of the best known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Bjorn Hocke of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine.

Al Jazeera

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U.S. slaps 100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs

The Biden administration has put a 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles made in China, plus an array of tariffs on other goods. It is expected to inflame relations between the two countries and may have ripple effects in Canada.

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Wildfires force hundreds to evacuate northern Alberta and B.C.

Winds have pushed an out-of-control wildfire closer to Fort McMurray, Alta., forcing hundreds to evacuate. Over in B.C., residents of Fort Nelson wait for news about their own evacuated community.

CBC News

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Humanitarian groups sound the alarm on Gaza aid blockage

Aid trucks are not getting into Gaza, strangling food, water and medical supplies. Some truck drivers avoid areas where Israeli settlers attack aid trucks while Egypt and Israel blame each other for keeping the main Rafah crossing into G...

CBC News

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Sudan humanitarian crisis: Fighting displaces millions

In Sudan's eastern city of Port Sudan, a new displacement camp has opened, housing thousands who fled conflict between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has caused Sudan's largest displacement crisis, with 9 millio...

Al Jazeera

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U.S. promises Ukraine aid to make 'real difference' on the way

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the first trip to Kyiv by a senior American official since Congress passed a $61 billion military aid package. Blinken assured more support is...

Al Jazeera

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Seed-dropping drones helping to reforest Kosovo

Thousands of acres of forest are lost every year in Kosovo due to illegal logging and wildfires. Environmentalists hope to combat that with seed-dropping drones, which they say can help reforest faster than planting by hand and reach dif...

Reuters

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Pig kidney transplant not linked to man's death, doctors say

Medical experts in the U.S. say they do not believe a man who had received a pig kidney transplant died because of the transplanted organ. Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital announced 62-year-old Rick Slayman’s death a few days ago.

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Palestinian truckers fearful after Gaza aid convoy wrecked

Palestinian hauliers said they feared for the security of aid convoys to Gaza, a day after Israeli protesters wrecked trucks carrying humanitarian supplies bound for the enclave, which is facing a severe hunger crisis.

Reuters

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'Streets on fire' in New Caledonia over voting reform

Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia shut the international airport, imposed a curfew in the capital and called for police reinforcements after protests over the territory's voting system turned violent.

Reuters

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Gazans forced to flee as Israel pushes ahead with fighting

Nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced over the last few days amid escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza. The United Nations estimates that many more remain sheltering in Rafah unsure of whe...

France 24

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Members of Ati tribe fight for their land in the Philippines

Members of the Ati tribe in the popular Philippine resort town of Boracay say they've been forced out of their land by developers. The government had given the island's original inhabitants the property, but it now says it is better suit...

Al Jazeera

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Michael Cohen returns to witness stand in Trump trial

The first day he took the stand, Michael Cohen tied Donald Trump directly to the hush money scheme. Trump's former lawyer and personal "fixer" will face cross-examination by defense attorneys after prosecutors finish questioning him as h...

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Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe ahead of his Cannes premiere

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he's fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film.

France 24

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Israel marks toned down Independence Day amid war

Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests growing and internal divisions festering.

France 24

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Hollywood heads to Cannes for film festival

Hollywood stars jetted into Cannes as the world's premier film festival got under way in dramatic circumstances, including a fugitive director's daring escape from Iran, and a looming cloud of fresh #MeToo allegations.

France 24

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Record 76 million people displaced globally in 2023

A record number of people around the world were internally displaced last year, according to a watchdog. Fighting in Gaza, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo accounted for almost two-thirds of the 76 million people who had to fle...

Al Jazeera

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Rescuers search after deadly billboard fall in Mumbai

At least 14 people died, and 75 others were injured after a billboard bigger than an Olympic swimming pool fell on them during a thunderstorm in India's financial capital Mumbai, authorities said, with dozens still feared trapped.

Reuters

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Lessons begin at Ukraine's first underground school

Hundreds of children descended into the bunker at Ukraine's first underground school this week in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, going down steep staircases to get to classrooms designed to protect them from Russian drone and missile ...

Reuters

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Georgia set to adopt 'foreign influence' bill amid mass protests

Georgia was set to adopt a "foreign influence" bill despite mass protests against a law criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation.

France 24

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Israel pushes into Gaza's northern, southern areas

Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza's northern edge to recapture an area from Hamas fighters, while in the south tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah, leaving Palestinian civilians scrambling to find safety.

Reuters

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