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Russia strikes Ukraine's capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
Russia struck Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones in an attack that killed at least one person.
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Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
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Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
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Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
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Pilot dies in ultralight plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan
Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks
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Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees
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Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least 1 boat
More countries reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland
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Indonesian rescuers search for a Spanish coach and 3 children after tour boat sinks
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warns United Arab Emirates-backed separatists of immediate action
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Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing
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GLIMPSES: Prepping polling machines ahead of Myanmar's weekend election
Libya holds funeral for military officials killed in plane crash in Turkey
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Kosovo heads to a snap vote to end political deadlock
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Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis
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Anonymous money fuels $5 million in attacks on Georgia's Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
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A massive crash on a highway in Japan kills 2 people and injures 26 as the holiday season starts
A Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 others
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At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
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Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial
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Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence
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Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted
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Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
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Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling
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