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‘New Zealand cares’: Thousands attend Christchurch attack vigil
Christchurch, New Zealand - Thousands of New Zealanders have attended a a mass vigil in Christchurch to mourn the 50 Muslims killed in an attack on two mosques. Nearly 40,000 people filled Christchurch's Hagley Park on
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Bolsonaro in Chile: Brazilian leader sparks controversy
Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has wrapped up an official visit to Chile that was marked by protests and controversy. The Brazilian leader's praise of Chile's former military dictatorship led to the first-ever boycott
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Celebrated Bangladeshi singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah dies at 67
Shahnaz Rahmatullah, a renowned South Asian singer, popularly known as Shahnaz Begum, passed away in Bangladesh after suffering a heart attack. The 67-year-old singer's career spanned five decades and encompassed a number of genres,
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Kurds to rally in Turkey ahead of key local elections
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after Palestinians there threw explosive devices at the border fence during “riots,” the army said.Also Sunday, the health ministry in Gaza announced
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Israel strikes Hamas positions in Gaza after border bombs
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after Palestinians there threw explosive devices at the border fence during “riots,” the army said.Also Sunday, the health ministry in Gaza announced
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Driver working with NBC News killed in Syria
BAGHOUZ: A driver working with NBC News reporters in Syria was killed Saturday by an explosive device in eastern Syria, where several media outlets are covering the liberation of the last sliver of territory
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20 years after NATO bombing campaign, mixed sentiments in Kosovo
Pristina, Kosovo - On March 24, 1999, NATO launched Operation Allied Force, an air campaign to compel Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic to pull his forces out of Kosovo and end the conflict that had caused a
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Libya: Protesters demand release of Gaddafi-era spy chief Senussi
Relatives and supporters of Libya's Gaddafi-era intelligence chief, jailed for his alleged role in a bloody crackdown during the country's 2011 uprising, protested in Tripoli on Saturday to demand his release. Abdullah al-Senussi, a brother-in-law
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AIPAC convenes annual conference in Washington amid division
AIPAC, one of the most powerful lobby groups in the United States, is facing new criticism from Democrats and advocates for Palestinian rights as it convenes its annual policy conference this week amid a
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Thailand goes to polls as coup leader eyes return to power
Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand started voting on Sunday in a long-delayed election that Prayuth Chan-ocha, the general who led the coup against the country's last elected government five years ago, hopes will return him


