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Ukraine troops retreating on eastern front

Ukraine's top general says his troops have been forced to retreat as fighting on the country's eastern front intensified. Kyiv's forces have fallen back to new positions in at least three places along the front, west of the Donetsk region.

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Elon Musk makes surprise visit to China

Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on an unannounced visit, to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages

Hamas's armed wing released video of two men held hostage in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives.

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'I can't breathe' man tells Ohio cops before death

Ohio police released video of a Black man who died at a local hospital after repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as they pinned him to the floor of a bar and handcuffed him, evoking memories of the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

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Gaza hit by fresh strikes amid ceasefire talks

Witnesses in Gaza reported fresh Israeli strikes overnight around Rafah. It comes as Hamas says it is considering an Israeli ceasefire proposal, after a delegation from Egypt arrived in Israel to resume stalled negotiations.

France 24

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US begins building floating base to boost aid

The US military has started building a large floating pier off Gaza's coast to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, the defence department has said. Ships will deliver aid from Cyprus to the pier where it will be loaded onto truc...

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Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire center closes as Russia withdraws

The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered to mark the closure of a center set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian peacekeepers ended a multi-year deployment in the strategic South Caucasus region.

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King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis

Britain's King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period of recuperation, Buckingham Palace said.

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Australians call for tougher laws on violence against women

Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. Demonstrators want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Prime Minister Anth...

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DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn east

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country have said.

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Burkina Faso's military forces accused of 'massacring 223 civilians

Military forces in Burkina Faso have been accused of massacring 223 civilians - including babies - in attacks on two villages. The mass killings allegedly took place in the north of the conflict-torn West African nation, according to Hum...

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Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters march in London

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators have marched through London to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. A counter-protest by pro-Israel Enough is Enough also went ahead at Pall Mall with police officers and barriers separating th...

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Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors

Russia and Ukraine renewed attacks on energy infrastructure overnight, damaging plants and causing fires. The Ukrainian army said in its regular situational update on Saturday that Russia hit Ukraine with a “massive missile attack”. En...

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Onboard the Belem, the ship bringing the Olympic flame to France

The Belem is a three-masted barque 58 metres long and 8.8 metres wide and carries 22 sails, the heaviest weighing 800 kg. Her main mast measures 34 metres above sea level. Between April 26 and May 8, the ship will sail the Mediterranean ...

France 24

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Iranian Rapper Sentenced to Death Over Music Criticising Government

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court over songs that criticized the Iranian government, according to his lawyer and state media.

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Protesters confront media at White House dinner

Guests attending the annual White House Correspondents dinner were greeted with chants of 'shame on you', by protesters opposed to President Biden's handling of the war.

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy supplies in fresh strikes

Russia has unleashed a massive missile strike at Ukraine, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country's energy supply, officials in Kyiv said.

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U.S midwest cleaning up after powerful tornadoes

Tornadoes have wreaked havoc in America's Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.

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Baby killer whale freed from Vancouver tidal lagoon

After weeks of rescue attempts, a killer whale calf trapped in a Vancouver Island tidal lagoon has been freed. Rescuers luring the orca - nicknamed 'Brave Little Hunter' with seal meat at high tide and it is now in open water.

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Gaza protests spread across U.S. universities

Tensions flared in front of Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza, echoing similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses.

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Mass rallies in Australia demand action against gendered violence

Thousands took to the streets of Australia's major cities over the weekend demanding tougher laws on gendered violence. The rallies were spurred by a wave of violence against women, that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an "epidemic."

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People swept away by raging river in Kenya

Residents of a Kenyan village are still coming to terms with their loss after a truck full of people was swept away by raging floodwaters. A large group of people boarded a truck in hopes of being ferried across a swollen river in Makueni.

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Two Kyiv hospitals evacuated over feared Russian strikes

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukrainian power facilities, hitting locations in the centre and west of the country, damaging equipment and injuring at least one energy worker, officials said. This came a day after two Ukrainian...

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South Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day'

South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial segregation and oppression of apartheid.

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Olympic flame leaves Greece for start of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame has began its journey to France on board the Belem leaving Greece. The 19th-century three-masted barque is set to reach Marseille on May 8. Along its route in France, the flame will be carried by some 10,000 torchbearer...

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Haitians demand new leaders find swift solutions to gang violence

Haiti's transitional presidential council has taken over in what many hope marks a first step towards returning security to a country where escalating gang control has plunged millions into a humanitarian crisis. But some Haitians are sk...

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Destructive tornadoes wreak havoc in US midwest

Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the midwestern US, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.

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Nearly half of under 34's are unemployed in South Africa

South Africa's ailing economy has left many people struggling to find work. One of them is Valencia Baloyi who's been looking for a job since she graduated from university. This is her story.

Al Jazeera

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Israeli pressure delayed Freedom Flotilla’s departure for Gaza

A flotilla of ships set to depart for the Gaza Strip to bring aid to Palestinians has been stranded in Turkey due to administrative roadblocks, as organisers say Israel has been exerting political pressure to impede the voyage.

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Ecuador has one of the highest homicide rates

Ecuador was once one of the safest countries in Latin America, but in the last 10 years it's had one of the highest murder rates in the region. Since taking office last year, President Daniel Noboa declared war against the drug cartel...

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Dozens killed in Kenya floods, thousands displaced

Heavy rains have devastated parts of East Africa in recent weeks. Floods in Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya have killed at least 200 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Kenya's central region has been hit especially hard in recent days.

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