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Twin decisions from Colombian courts deal blows to Petro's government

Colombia’s Supreme Court has ordered the country’s interior minister to testify in a corruption probe.

May 10, 2024 2:17 pm
 

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Polish judge at heart of spy scandal loses immunity

A Polish judge with access to military secrets, who asked for asylum in Belarus, looked set to face espionage charges, after a Polish court said it was lifting his immunity.

May 10, 2024 1:24 pm
 

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Deaths in Brazil floods rise to 107, horse rescued from rooftop

The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, civil defense said.

May 10, 2024 12:40 pm
 

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Israel due to get billions of dollars more in US weapons

Billions of dollars worth of U.S. weaponry remains in the pipeline for Israel.

May 10, 2024 11:39 am
 

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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from Israel if it assaults the southern Gaza city.

May 10, 2024 10:25 am
 

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Maduro's son says Venezuela is open to paying debts

Venezuela is open to paying its debt to China – which according to independent data amounts to some $10 billion – lawmaker Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of President Nicolas Maduro, told Reuters in an interview.

May 10, 2024 9:06 am
 

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Meta board backs removal of voter fraud posts

Meta’s oversight board upheld a decision to remove two Facebook posts calling for Australians to vote multiple times in an indigenous rights referendum, but noted the social media giant had not adequately explained its ban on encouraging voter fraud.

May 10, 2024 7:24 am
 

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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

Israeli tanks and warplanes bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, after President Joe Biden said the United States would withhold weapons from Israel if its forces mount a major invasion of the southern Gaza city.

May 10, 2024 6:45 am
 

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UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty

Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported.

May 9, 2024 6:08 pm
 

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South Korea's Yoon takes responsibility for missteps

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his government’s efforts to improve people’s lives had fallen short.

May 9, 2024 5:17 pm
 

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Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues

Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil amid more rain.

May 9, 2024 4:30 pm
 

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Russian attack hits school stadium, injures four children

A Russian air attack hit a school stadium in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv, injuring at least four children and three adults, officials said.

May 9, 2024 3:20 pm

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