US planning troop withdrawal in Niger
DAKAR, Senegal -- 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 a…
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Ukraine targets Russian energy in strikes
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target…
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6 kids among Gaza strike’s 9 dead
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authoriti…
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Explosion at Iran-allied militia base in Iraq leaves 1 dead, 8 hurt
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities said Saturday that they were investigating an explosion that struck a base belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coaliti…
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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 …
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House unites to set up aid bills for final vote
WASHINGTON -- With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian…
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NATO chief makes pitch to aid Ukraine
BRUSSELS -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday pressed member countries to give more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Z…
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US working to establish new Niger compact
DAKAR, Senegal -- The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the j…
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Pakistanis foil bomb attack on Japanese workers, but bystander killed
KARACHI, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nation…
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Israel, Iran offer muted responses to latest strike
JERUSALEM -- Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling that th…
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Russian strategic bomber crashes
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's air force claimed Friday that it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely pop…
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Brazil court orders to X made public
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, formerly know…
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Voting begins in India as Modi seeks 3rd term
NEW DELHI -- Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has champi…
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EU chief visits Finland, talks security
Indonesian island residents flee volcano
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London Breed, mayor of San Francisco, said the city "is absolutely thrilled to be welcoming giant pandas" as she announced plans for its zoo to receive a pair …
