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Dutch PM Rutte to become next NATO secretary-general
The outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will become the next NATO secretary general, the alliance said Wednesday. His appointment...
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Russia begins espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich in closed hearing condemned by the US
The trial of Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold...
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This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and electronic parts, Choi’s computer screen tracks wind conditions and the...
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Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza
Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his...
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Gaza population at risk of famine as it continues to face emergency levels of hunger, report finds
A high risk of famine persists in Gaza and the situation “remains catastrophic” as the war between Israel and Hamas...
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Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea for his freedom
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signed off on...
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What we know about the Americans arrested for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
Five Americans have been arrested in Turks and Caicos over the past six months under gun control laws that make...
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Why Europe’s youth are flirting with the far-right
Pollsters were surprised by the burst of populism in 2016, but many now think they shouldn’t have been. In the...
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Japanese mother and child stabbed in China in front of school bus
A Japanese woman and her child were among three people stabbed by a man on Monday in front of a...
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Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country...
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