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Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars
Jose Ruben Zamora has been waiting for a retrial in a Guatemala City prison for more than 800 days, prompting outcry.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 967
As the war enters its 967th day, these are the main developments.
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Obama rallies for Harris in swing state and questions Trump’s competence
Once a vulnerability, Democrats have turned questions of age and competence into a line of attack against Donald Trump.
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UN expands Haiti arms embargo to all types of weapons
The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.
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UN expands Haiti arms embargo to all types of weapons
The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.
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Newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Mexico’s Sinaloa state capital
Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan.
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Muslims join Buddhist, Christian fighters to topple Myanmar’s military
Muslims join fight under multiethnic leadership as groups once marginalized are embraced by Myanmar’s revolution.
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What is gerrymandering in US elections? What to know in 500 words
Gerrymandering, the partisan redrawing of voting districts, is as old as the US and yet is still part of its elections.
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Maduro ally freed in US prisoner exchange joins government cabinet
Colombian businessman Alex Saab will become new industry minister, in latest cabinet change since contested election.
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‘There is no day after’: What US, Israel want for Gaza after Sinwar’s death
Analysts say US push for Gaza post-war phase is 'unrealistic' as Israel vows to continue fighting in besieged territory.
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At least 39 killed across Gaza as Israeli army escalates assault in north
Residents in northern Gaza's Jabalia say Israeli tanks reach heart of camp amid siege and telecommunications blackout.
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Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira: MMA fight time, undercard, ring walks
All the fight details as Cameroon's Ngannou returns to MMA to take on Brazil's Ferreira for the PFL heavyweight title.
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What’s happening in northern Gaza
At least 450 people have been killed in an Israeli siege of the northern Gaza Strip.
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Biden says there’s ‘opportunity’ to end attacks between Iran and Israel
US president promotes 'possibility of working for a ceasefire in Lebanon' but says ending Gaza war is more difficult.
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What does Yahya Sinwar’s killing mean for the Palestinian resistance?
The Hamas leader was killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in southern Gaza on Wednesday.
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No ‘let-up’: Biden urges allies to stand by Ukraine ahead of US election
Meeting between leaders of US, UK, Germany and France in Berlin yields ‘no consensus’ on long-range weapons for Ukraine.
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Hit by Boeing strike, supplier Spirit Aero to furlough 700 employees
Spirit says it does not have additional space to store the 767 and 777 fuselages it builds for Boeing planes.
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Countries aiding Israel’s occupation may be ‘complicit’: UN experts
Independent UN commission calls on Israel to halt settlement expansion and return occupied land to Palestinians.
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10-year-old brother of Shaban al-Dalou dies from injuries
Abdul Ruhman, the 10-year-old brother of Shaban al-Dalou, has died from injuries he received in an Israeli strike.
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Russia’s Putin says presence at G20 in Brazil will ‘wreck’ summit
President says ICC warrant could be a distraction, but downplays risk of arrest given ‘warm’ relations with Brazil.
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