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Israel’s military says it’s striking Hezbollah sites as Netanyahu vows to ‘increase the blows’
Israel's military says its air force struck sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Cambodia’s new conscription law takes effect in wake of conflict with Thailand
Cambodia’s new conscription law, which imposes penalties of up to five years in prison for evading military service, has come into effect.
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Serbian president deepens ties with China while facing pressure from protests at home
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has deepened ties with China during a trip to Beijing.
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Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Trump’s emerging deal with Iran is `bad for the region’
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid says the U.S.-Iran deal fails to meet Israel's goals and criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing Washington to negotiate with little Israeli input.
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Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha receives royal pardon for treason
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has received a royal pardon from his 27-year treason sentence.
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Over 20 taken to hospital after unknown substance allegedly sprayed in Tokyo shopping area
More than 20 people developed sore throats near a luxury department store in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping area.
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Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in a Laos cave after flash flooding blocks the exit
Rescuers are racing to reach seven people trapped in a cave in central Laos.
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Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan
Landlocked Afghanistan is struggling to access supplies as fighting with Pakistan and the Iran war disrupt key routes.
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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla using genetic material left in soil and water.
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Minibus strikes a parked vehicle on a Pakistan highway, killing 17 people
Officials said a speeding minibus has struck a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
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3 dead, 17 mostly workers still missing in collapse of unfinished hotel in Philippines
Rescuers have pulled out two workers from the rubble of a nine-story hotel that collapsed while being constructed in a northern Philippine city, bringing the death toll to three with…
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Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack
An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at…
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, has begun.
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Truck overturns in central Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people
A truck carrying iron rods and extra passengers has overturned in central Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others.
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Nigeria’s military says troops rescued 92 people abducted by jihadi militants
Nigeria's military says its troops have rescued 92 people abducted by jihadi extremists in the northeast of the country.
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Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast
Syria has held follow-up parliamentary elections in the Kurdish-majority areas of Hassakeh and Kobani.
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Revelers pack a Hong Kong island for a bun festival, a century-old tradition
Hong Kong's iconic bun festival draws crowds to Cheung Chau island to celebrate a century-old tradition for peace and blessings.
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Spearfisher mauled on Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in a week
A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week.
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A powerful bomb has exploded near railway track in southwest Pakistan, wounding more than two dozen
A powerful bomb has exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, wounding more than two dozen people, officials said.
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Rescuers race to find survivors after a deadly Chinese coal mine blast kills at least 82
Rescuers in northern China are searching for survivors after a coal mine explosion killed at least 82 people.
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A 9-story building under construction in Philippines collapses, possibly trapping dozens of workers
Police say a nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed early Sunday with 22 workers managing to get out others remain missing.
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Military bases are rife with ‘forever chemicals.’ New Mexico wants them cleaned up
New Mexico is leading the country's reckoning with PFAS. The outcome of its suit against the federal government will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 other claims nationwide.