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U.S. top diplomat in Cuba shares video of meeting with opposition in Artemisa

Michael Hammer, the top diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, released a video on Friday reporting on his trip to the province of Artemisa.

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WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, where he called on the international health body to work with the local community to stop the spread.

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Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as the two sides start military talks at the Pentagon

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials began direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict.

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Sudanese medical group accuses paramilitary force of killing 27 in attack targeting civilians

CAIRO (AP) — A humanitarian organization on Friday accused forces affiliated with a Sudanese paramilitary group of targeting civilians in an area of Sudan free of any military presence during a major Muslim holiday, killing 27 people, among them elderly people.

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US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

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Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

GILGIL, Kenya (AP) — Flames ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students and injuring scores of others in the latest deadly school fire in the East African country. Police questioned surviving students about how it started.

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Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness

BANGKOK (AP) — Five villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos more than a week ago have been found alive by divers who discovered them sitting on a rock in the darkness, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are still missing.

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US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Spanish police search Socialist party’s headquarters in fresh blow to Prime Minister Sánchez

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain searched the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday as part of an investigation into possible financial wrongdoing linked to three former party members and other individuals who allegedly tried to influence police and legal cases.

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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

CAIRO (AP) — Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted, as they were before the cutoff began during nationwide protests in January.

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U.S. Navy sends 2 ships back home after 10 months in Caribbean

The U.S. Navy was making changes in the Caribbean, the U.S. Marine Corps announced on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Navy Institute.

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Zelenskyy asks Trump for more US air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more American-made air defense ammunition to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks, Kyiv said Wednesday.

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Hamas confirms that Israeli airstrikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Strikes killed at least seven people in Gaza City on Wednesday as Hamas confirmed that Israeli airstrikes the day before had killed the new leader of its military wing, less than two weeks after his predecessor also was killed.

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Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging, and as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients.

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Israel's military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah

BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Wednesday told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there, saying in a statement that the military will “work with extreme force” against Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.

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Hajj pilgrims perform rituals in soaring heat as Eid al-Adha celebrations begin

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Huge crowds of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia threw pebbles at a pillar in a symbolic ritual on one of the final days of the Hajj in temperatures reaching over 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) as Muslims around the world on Wednesday started celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.

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With Trump by his side, Rubio says, ‘Cuba is in a lot of trouble’

During an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Donald Trump asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to give an update on Cuba and Venezuela.

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Northern Ireland's former unionist leader faces trial in sexual abuse case involving 2 girls

LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party repeatedly sexually abused two girls in crimes dating back four decades, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in opening statements at his rape trial.

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Penpa Tsering sworn in for a second term to lead Tibet’s government-in-exile

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Penpa Tsering was sworn in Wednesday for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile following his reelection earlier this year.

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US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by Human Rights Watch released Wednesday said.

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A train collides with a minibus of children in Belgium and 4 people are dead

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) — A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accidents in the country's history.

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Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down.

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Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.

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A rare public trial opens in Paris child abuse case as parents seek a national wake-up call

PARIS (AP) — Parents’ groups in France called Tuesday for more attention to long-ignored child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opened of a school assistant accused of sexually assaulting nine young children in Paris.

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Cuban government publishes 2,010 names of prisoners pardoned in April

The Cuban government’s copies of the "Gaceta Oficial de la República" released on Monday included the names of the 2,010 prisoners who were pardoned in April.

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Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia as the Hajj reaches its peak

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims from around the world congregated on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for intense prayers on Tuesday, the second official day and the climax of the annual Islamic pilgrimage.

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Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this year, increasing its historically low annual cap but still blocking people from other countries from entering through the program.

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Argentina seizes 700 trafficked marine animals shipped from Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade.

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Search continues for 7 villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescuers tried to reach seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for the seventh day on Tuesday, with difficult terrain and weather impeding their efforts. There has been no contact with them since they became trapped.

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Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State group land in Melbourne and Sydney

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria landed in Melbourne and Sydney on Tuesday, despite Australia's government warning that the returnees could face charges.

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Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy

NEW DELHI (AP) — Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives on Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific to counter concerns about China’s growing influence.

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat.

US military says it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding nicely.”

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UAE accused of training Colombian mercenaries for Sudan's war

CAIRO (AP) — The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

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Israel's military says it's striking Hezbollah sites as Netanyahu vows to 'increase the blows'

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air force targeted sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, including in the country's eastern Bekaa Valley, late on Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks on the Lebanese militant group.