An Israeli airstrike in Gaza's south kills at least 9 Palestinians in Rafah, including 6 children
An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations
Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target the country's energy infrastructure.
Iraq investigates a blast at a base of Iran-allied militias that killed 1. US denies involvement
Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they were investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias, killing one person and injuring eight.
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A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising
An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it's hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work.
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The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger
The United States will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger, U.S. officials said Saturday, in what experts say is a blow to Washington and its allies in the region in terms of staging security operations in the Sahel. The planned departure comes as U.S. officials said they were trying to find a new military agreement.
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Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opened Saturday, curated for the first time by a Latin American.
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Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base
An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehran's unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway, a satellite image analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows.
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AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival
More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the ''kite capital of the world,'' on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can't sail the skies of Weifang.
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Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting
A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday.
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Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected militants, part of a banned extremist group with al-Qaida links
Indonesia's elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group, authorities said Saturday.
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London police apologize after threatening to arrest 'openly Jewish' man near pro-Palestinian protest
London's police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an ''openly Jewish'' man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators.
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About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas.
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Mexican police investigate a man as a possible serial killer after finding bones and a saw
Mexico City police said late Friday they are investigating a murder suspect as a possible serial killer after bones, a saw, blood and the ID cards of missing women were found at rooms he rented.
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Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women's prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women's prison chapel. It's the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican's pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists.
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As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave
A 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeast Ukraine.
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Venezuela's main opposition bloc agrees on candidate to challenge Maduro in presidential election
Venezuela's main opposition coalition agreed Friday to unite behind former diplomat Edmundo González as its challenger to President Nicolás Maduro in this summer's election, acting one day before the deadline to formalize its candidate.
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Haiti's former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
They call it Okap, home to Haiti's kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries.
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Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
The public portion of a trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world's richest people hide their wealth came to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion Friday when a Panamanian judge said she would take the two weeks of trial arguments and testimony under advisement.
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Sudan's horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked ''a crisis of epic proportions'' fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict, the U.N. political chief said Friday.
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Mexican families searching for missing relatives unite to draw attention to their plight
Dozens of women and men searched a garbage dump outside Mexico's capital Friday looking for signs of missing loved ones, working without the protection of authorities as part of a nationwide effort to raise the profile of those who risk their lives to find others.
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More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash
More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
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North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
North Korea said Saturday it tested a ''super-large'' cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.
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Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions -- for now
Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war.
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