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Ukraine reports fierce fighting in Toretsk as Russia escalates pressure. |
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Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian army attacks within the crucial city of Toretsk, Kyiv's military said late Wednesday, as Russia continued its grinding push in Ukraine's east.Read More |
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A pilot died aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing an emergency landing in New York. |
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NEW YORK—A Turkish Airlines plane flying from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, according to an airline official.Read More |
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In Bosnia, devastating floods claim the lives of at least 22 people. |
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SARAJEVO—According to officials on Tuesday, at least 22 people have perished in terrible floods and landslides that have destroyed entire villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina and severely damaged the poor Balkan nation.Read More |
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The Supreme Court of Brazil mandates the reinstatement of X in Brazil. |
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The social networking site X has been allowed to relaunch immediately in Brazil by the Supreme Court of Brazil, following the company's compliance with prior court rulings and fulfillment of many legal conditions.Read More |
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In the Sahara Desert, Water Rushes Through Sand Dunes Following An Uncommon Rainfall |
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RABAT, Morocco—The Sahara desert's palm palms and sand dunes are home to blue lagoons of water created by an unusual downpour of rain, providing some of the region's driest areas with more water than they have in decades.Read More |
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5 Russian Climbers Perish in Fall on the 7th-Highest Peak in the World |
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KATHMANDU, Nepal—An expedition organizer in Nepal said on Tuesday that five Russian mountaineers had perished after it appeared they had slid and fallen on the seventh-highest peak in the world.Read More |
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WWII American bomb detonates at Japanese airport, creating a crater on the taxiway |
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TOKYO—According to Japanese officials, an unexexploded World War II American bomb that had been buried at an airport in Japan detonated on Wednesday, creating a sizable hole in a taxiway and forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.Read More |
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Israel Reports: Eight Troops Died in Clashes With Hezbollah |
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The Middle East edged closer to a long-feared regional conflict Wednesday, a day after Iran launched a missile assault at Israel and Israel announced limited ground operations into Lebanon aimed at the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group.Read More |
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Floods in Romania kill at least four people as rain hits Central Europe. |
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VISNOVA, Czech Republic—Flooding in eastern Romania killed at least four people and damaged hundreds of houses on Saturday, officials said, as rising river levels prompted authorities across central and eastern Europe to issue an alarm following days of severe rain.Read More |
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Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta, killing at least three people. |
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CAIRO—On Saturday, two passenger trains crashed in Egypt's Nile Delta, killing at least three people, including two children, according to officials.Read More |
