2 dozen freed in US, Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gers…
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2nd Hamas chief slain, Israelis confirm
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza …
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Hope of finding missing in India landslides dims
WAYANAD, India -- Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day on Thursday after…
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Starmer condemns violence
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the "tiny mindless minority" behind unrest that has plagued several cities after a horrific stabbing at…
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US says González clearly won Venezuelan vote, not Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The U.S. government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the South American country's…
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Blinken makes 6-nation Asia tour
SINGAPORE -- With large parts of the world in turmoil and deep uncertainty over the future direction of America's global role, U.S. Secretary of State Antony B…
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Zimbabwe arrests 18 political activists
Zimbabwe arrests 18 political activists
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Ronnie Wagner, a Moundridge, Kan., police officer, said "it was pretty wild" that he transformed a PVC pipe into the type of catch pole that's used to snare wi…
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Deadly protests in Bangladesh spur party’s ban
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as "militant and terrorist" organizat…
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A massive prisoner swap involving the U.S. and Russia is underway, an AP source says
A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Ukraine receives first F-16 fighters
Ukraine has received the first of the F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. off…
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Sept. 11, 2001, suspect set to take deal
NEW YORK -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defen…
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Leader dead after Iran strike, Hamas confirms
BEIRUT -- Hamas' top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, the militant group and Iran said, blaming Israel for …
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Russian’s move stirs prisoner-swap speculation
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a longtime opposition politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post Opinions contributor who is serving a 25-year sentence in Russ…
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UN watchdog claims Israeli abuse
GENEVA -- The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboardi…
