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Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | Canadian Police arrest members of ‘hit squad’

The Canadian police on May 3 arrested three members of an alleged hit squad investigators in Ottawa ...

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15 pro-government Syrian fighters killed in IS attacks: monitor

Islamic State group militants killed at least 15 Syrian pro-government fighters on Friday after they...

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German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for cyberattack

Germany's top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military inte...

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Pakistan extradites Oslo Pride shooting suspect to Norway

Pakistan has extradited to Norway a known Islamist suspected of masterminding an Oslo shooting on th...

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Campus protests over Gaza war hit Australia

Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes o...

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Nepal faces widespread internet outages over India payment dispute

Internet providers in Nepal warned Friday the Himalayan republic was facing widespread outages becau...

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Canadian police made 3 arrests in slaying of Sikh separatist leader

Canadian police said Friday that they have made three arrests in the slaying of a Sikh separatist le...

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Turkey halts all trade with Israel as war with Hamas in Gaza claims more civilian lives

Istanbul — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country had imposed a trade ban on Israel...

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"Incredibly rare" ancient purple dye that was once worth more than gold found in U.K.

Archaeologists working in England found a "mysterious lump" of a purple substance that in Roman time...

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Pakistan imposes restrictions on movement of Chinese nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after recent attack

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government in Pakistan has implemented measures requiring Chinese citize...

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Chloropicrin: chemical weapon or pesticide?

The U.S. State Department accused Russia on May 1 of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian...

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Denmark to liberalise its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy

Denmark's government said May 3 it is relaxing its restrictions on abortion for the first time in 50...

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Paris police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Sciences Po university

Police in Paris entered France's prestigious Sciences Po university on May 3 and removed student act...

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WHO: contingency plan for Rafah incursion is mere 'band-aid'

A World Health Organization official said on Friday that the agency had a contingency plan prepared ...

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Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and more

Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and hea...

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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting ...

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Belgian man arrested on suspicion of murdering his companion in 1994 after garden excavation turns up human remains

A 78-year-old Belgian man was arrested on suspicion of murdering his companion 30 years ago after ex...

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Ex-U.K. leader Boris Johnson turned away from polling station for forgetting photo ID under law he ushered in

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station Thursday as ...

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Russia calls France leader Macron refusing to rule out troops for Ukraine "very dangerous"

Russia's government on Friday blasted France's President Emmanuel Macron for again suggesting his co...

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Russian military personnel enter Niger airbase where some U.S. troops remain

Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger where some U.S. troops are located, two ...

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Authorities find "evidence" while searching for missing Australian, American surfers in Mexican region plagued by cartel violence

Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found tents and questioned three people in the case of t...

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China launches lunar probe in first-of-its-kind mission to get samples from far side of the moon as "space race" with U.S. ramps up

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon in a first-of-its-kind mi...

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Police officer fired gun while clearing protesters from Columbia building, prosecutors say

A police officer who was involved in clearing protesters from a Columbia University administration b...

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White House defends Biden's statement calling India, China, Russia and Japan 'xenophobic'

The United States is a country of immigrants, the White House has said, defending President Joe Bide...

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UNESCO awards press prize to Palestinian journalists in Gaza

UNESCO on May 2 awarded its world press freedom prize to all Palestinian journalists covering the wa...

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India slams Pakistan in UNGA, says it harbours most dubious track record on all aspects

In a sharp retort, India has said Pakistan harbours a “most dubious track record” on all aspects, as...

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20 killed in bus accident in northwest Pakistan

At least 20 people were killed when a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous terrain and plunged in...

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Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations...

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Russian troops enter base housing U.S. military in Niger, U.S. official says

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U...

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U.K.'s governing Conservatives suffer big losses in local elections as Labour appears headed for power

Britain's governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in F...

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