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At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says
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At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, UN says

More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late...

Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal
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Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South Ameri...

Epstein survivor says women who recruited her 'laughed' as she was sexually assaulted on private jet
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Epstein survivor says women who recruited her 'laughed' as she was sexually assaulted on private jet

Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking ring extended all the way to Africa's southern coast - held together by the invisible chains of psychological bondage that kept hi...

US strikes dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly ambush
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US strikes dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly ambush

The US military has said it attacked more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria earlier this month in retaliation for the deaths of two US soldiers and an Amer...

The science behind the frog poison that allegedly killed Navalny
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The science behind the frog poison that allegedly killed Navalny

The Russian state has long been accused of using exotic poisons to murder its opponents - whether the nerve agent Novichok or radioactive plutonium isotopes. Co...

5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin
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5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin der...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulls out of a high-level meeting on Ukraine
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulls out of a high-level meeting on Ukraine

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's st...

After a 2-decade ban, kites fill Lahore's skies during a Pakistani springtime festival
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After a 2-decade ban, kites fill Lahore's skies during a Pakistani springtime festival

People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to in...

Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
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Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's of...

Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners
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Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners

After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice...

The price of speaking out against the Iranian regime
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The price of speaking out against the Iranian regime

Sky News understands Iranian doctor Yaser Rahmani-Rad has been arrested and held after accusing the country's security forces of arresting injured protesters in...

Who will police Gaza, and how?
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Who will police Gaza, and how?

Under President Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans ha...

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