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Ian McKellen, 85, Is Hospitalized After Toppling Off Stage in London

Ian McKellen, 85, Is Hospitalized After Toppling Off Stage...

Actor Ian McKellen was hospitalized Monday after toppling off a London stage during...

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U.S. Suspends Some Mexico Avocado Shipments Due to Inspector Incident

U.S. Suspends Some Mexico Avocado Shipments Due to Inspector...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Avocado Exporting Producers and...

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Former Thai PM Thaksin Formally Charged in Royal Insult Case

Former Thai PM Thaksin Formally Charged in Royal Insult...

The de facto leader of the ruling Pheu Thai party was arraigned under Thailand’s...

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Philippines Accuses China of Ramming, Towing in South China Sea Clash

Philippines Accuses China of Ramming, Towing in South China...

Chinese and Philippine ships collided again in the disputed South China Sea on Monday,...

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Belgian Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Take Different Tone

Belgian Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Take Different...

Pro-Palestinian student activists at one Belgian university have borrowed from the...

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Monday Briefing: Israel Plans for a Daily Pause in Some Fighting

Monday Briefing: Israel Plans for a Daily Pause in Some...

Also, an emerging plan to resist Donald Trump and an Iran-Sweden prisoner swap.

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Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country

Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country

A New York man was among several foreigners to have gone missing or been found dead...

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More Than 80 Nations Back Talks to Ease Path to Peace in Ukraine

More Than 80 Nations Back Talks to Ease Path to Peace in...

Meeting in Switzerland, world leaders backed a joint statement urging more diplomacy,...

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Iran’s Hostage Swapping: A Brief History

Iran’s Hostage Swapping: A Brief History

Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has made detaining foreigners and dual citizens...

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14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage

14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage

The pilgrims died as a result of exposure to extreme sun and heat, Jordan’s official...

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Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts...

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As China’s Pressure on Taiwan Rises, Departing U.S. Envoy Urges Steady Hand

As China’s Pressure on Taiwan Rises, Departing U.S. Envoy...

Worries about Chinese belligerence rose during Sandra Oudkirk’s three years in Taipei....

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Middle East Crisis: Israel Says It Will Reduce Fighting in Part of Southern Gaza

Middle East Crisis: Israel Says It Will Reduce Fighting...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he was surprised by the military saying...

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Dozens Killed, Including Several Children, by Israeli Strike on School-Turned-Shelter in Gaza

Dozens Killed, Including Several Children, by Israeli Strike...

The Israeli military claimed, without evidence, that the compound was being used...

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How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos

How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos

Michiko Kakutani explores how chaos is used by leaders as a potent tool of disruption...

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With Marriages Declining in Japan, Tokyo’s Government Is Building Its Own Dating App

With Marriages Declining in Japan, Tokyo’s Government Is...

A Tokyo City Hall site offering counsel and general info for potential lovebirds...