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Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote
Juan Orlando Hernandez, member of Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura's party, serving US drug trafficking sentence.
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Could conscription return in Europe?
France announces new military service plans weeks after Germany.
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Palestinians forced into lockdown as Israel’s West Bank assault continues
Save the Children says Palestinians are sheltering at home as Israeli raids injure dozens and lead to mass arrests.
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Peru to declare state of emergency to block Chile border crossings
The announcement comes as undocumented people flee neighbouring Chile in anticipation of an immigration crackdown.
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Trump claims he will nullify executive orders Joe Biden signed by autopen
The US president asserted that 92 percent of Biden's orders were illegitimate, citing legally dubious autopen claims.
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Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
The change must be carried out before the next routine flight, and is among the largest mass recalls affecting Airbus.
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Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup
General Horta Inta-A appoints new prime minister amid growing condemnation of military coup in West African nation.
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Jenin killings latest example of Israeli indifference to Palestinian death
Killing of two unarmed men highlights Israeli attitudes towards similar incidents, and lack of domestic attention.
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UN condemns ‘summary execution’ of Palestinians in West Bank
Footage from Jenin in the Occupied West Bank shows Israeli forces shooting two Palestinian men.
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‘War crimes’: Deadly Israeli raids on Syria sparks outrage
Israel has carried out its deadliest incursion into southern Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Hong Kong police end rescue operation after deadly apartment inferno
Authorities in Hong Kong say they’ve put out the deadly fire that quickly engulfed several apartment towers in minutes.
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Opposition NDP party claims victory in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
New Democratic Party ousts longtime Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who has served in office since 2001.
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Hezbollah leader promises response to Israel’s strike killing top commander
Naim Qassem labels the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a 'heinous crime' saying Hezbollah has the right to respond.
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Why gender-based violence in South Africa is now a national emergency
We look back at South Africa’s nationwide shutdown by women, as they halted work to protest gender-based violence.
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Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME hit by hours-long outage
CME blamed the outage, which halted trading for more than 11 hours, on a cooling failure at a data centre in Chicago.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal: Premier League – teams, start time, lineups
Premier League leaders Arsenal meet their nearest rivals and FIFA Club World Cup holders, Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge.
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Ahead of a tight presidential election, Honduras braces for controversy
The lead-up to Sunday's vote has been marred by finger-pointing and fears of election manipulation by campaign rivals.
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Fourth suspect charged in Louvre jewel heist investigation
Suspect charged in daring Louvre heist had six previous convictions, prosecutors say.
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Canada’s third-quarter annualised GDP surprises with growth of 2.6 percent
Economists warned it was 'a mathematical boost' from falling imports and the Canadian economy remains 'fragile'.
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Jenin killings highlight Israeli system of ‘total impunity’: Rights groups
Advocates say killing of two Palestinians in West Bank part of Israel's 'systematic policy of extrajudicial killings'.
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