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North Korea says Kim Ki Nam, the propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three dynastic leaders, has died at 94 ..read more
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The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S. That's according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter ..read more
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3h ago
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he is calling a special meeting of the secret services to discuss alleged Russian and Belarusian influence ..read more
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5h ago
Two of the three men charged in the slaying of Canadian Sikh separatist leader Singh Nijjar in June made a brief first court appearance ..read more
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6h ago
A British politician said the king is upbeat and happy to be back at work, even as he continues treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer ..read more
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8h ago
An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation ..read more
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10h ago
Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt ..read more
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10h ago
Kenya’s government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains ..read more
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11h ago
Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion that left a security guard seriously wounded ..read more
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13h ago
Seattle-born rapper Macklemore released a new song about the Israel-Hamas war, with all proceeds benefiting United Nations relief workers ..read more