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José Mujica, Uruguay’s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a one-time Marxist guerrilla and flower farmer whose brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world,...
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Trump touts $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit, lifts sanctions on Syria
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Israeli air strike on hospital kills at least six people in Gaza, local officials say
An Israeli air strike has killed at least six people and injured dozens at the European Gaza hospital in Khan Younis, local officials have said. Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the hospital, hitting both its inner courtyard...
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Trump says he will lift Syria sanctions:
President Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country "a chance at peace." Mr. Trump was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia...
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Man who spent 38 years in prison for bartender’s 1987 murder has conviction overturned: “I am not angry”
A man who spent nearly four decades in a British prison in the killing of a bartender said he was not angry or bitter Tuesday as his murder conviction was overturned because of newly available...
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21 people dead, 10 hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in India; multiple arrests made
Twenty-one people have died in India and 10 are in the hospital after drinking tainted liquor, authorities said on Tuesday, updating the death toll. Nine people were in custody, police said.Hundreds of people die every...
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Zelensky vows to do everything to ensure direct talks with Putin in Turkey
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will travel to Turkey's capital Ankara to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will be available for direct talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Istanbul on Thursday."We will do everything...
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U.S.-China tariff truce offers temporary relief — and plenty of uncertainty
A tariff truce between the U.S. and China announced on Monday will offer companies some relief, but also prolong the kind of economic uncertainty that makes it hard for businesses to plan for the future. Beginning May 14,...
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Watch timelapse of Trump’s marathon handshake session with Saudis
Donald Trump has met with dozens of officials in Saudi Arabia, as part of his first major diplomatic international visit of his second term as US president. A timelapse shows a huge queue of people waiting to shake hands...
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Germany bans extremist movement and arrests self-declared ‘king’ Peter
Damien McGuinnessBBC News in BerlinReutersHe has previously been jailed for repeatedly driving without a licence, following a decision to hand his back in a symbolic rejection of the law. At the end of one trial session, Fitzek was seen...
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Calligraphy created by assassin while awaiting execution breaking auction records in South Korea
Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese...