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France's Macron urges allies not be cowardly on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron told expats in Prague it was time for Ukraine’s allies to step up.

March 6, 2024 10:13 am
 

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As Gaza's hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children at hospitals

Two Palestinian toddlers with sunken eyes and emaciated faces, one in a yellow cardigan and the other in a stripy top.

March 6, 2024 9:28 am
 

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Venezuela presidential election to be held July 28-electoral council

Venezuela will hold its presidential election on July 28, the head of the national electoral council Elvis Amoroso said.

March 6, 2024 8:55 am
 

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Trump wins North Dakota caucus ahead of Super Tuesday vote

Donald Trump won the North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, according to a projection by Edison Research, ahead of a slew of contests known as Super Tuesday when he is expected to further strengthen his grip on the party’s presidential nomination.

March 5, 2024 4:14 pm
 

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Haiti's neighbors prepare for 'drastic escalation' in violence after jailbreak

Haiti’s neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.

March 5, 2024 3:05 pm
 

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France makes abortion a constitutional right

France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.

March 5, 2024 1:41 pm
 

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Children starving to death in northern Gaza: WHO

Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says.

March 5, 2024 12:40 pm
 

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UN team says rape, gang rape likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel

A team of United Nations experts reported on Monday that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred at several locations during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.

March 5, 2024 11:06 am
 

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Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.

March 5, 2024 10:15 am
 

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Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years

Israeli forces raided the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest such operation into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday.

March 5, 2024 9:02 am
 

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Haiti declares state of emergency amid violence, inmates on the run

Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening, following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to two prison breaks as a major gang leader seeks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

March 5, 2024 8:47 am
 

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California snow storm closes highway, threatens avalanches

More than one foot (30 cm) of additional snow was predicted to fall on Sunday in much of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, already whitened by a weekend of blizzards that closed a major highway into Nevada as forecasters warned of a high risk of avalanches.

March 4, 2024 4:00 pm

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