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Burning Ship Loaded With Petroleum Gas Abandoned In Gulf Of Aden Off Yemen
A Cameroonian-flagged ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after possibly being struck by a projectile, officials said, with at least one mariner missing and another still likely aboard the burning tanker.
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Gaza Death Count Tops 68,000 As Israel Identifies Remains Of 1 More Hostage
Israel said the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before were identified as Eliyahu Margalit, as the Palestinian death count surpassed 68,000 people amid searching beneath the rubble.
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Taiwan's Main Opposition Elects New Leader Amid Claims Of Chinese Meddling
Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party chose a former lawmaker as its new chairperson on Saturday in a competitive election clouded by allegations of China's meddling.
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Sheikh Hasina To Muammar Gaddafi, A Look At Leaders Who Fled Uprisings
Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass protests.
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China Expels Top General, Eight Military Officials Over Corruption
China's second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked to corruption, the Defence Ministry said Friday.
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From Barracks To Palace: A Look At Soldiers Who Became Presidents Worldwide
Weeks of nationwide Gen Z protests in Madagascar sparked by power and water shortages escalated and led to a military coup that forced President Andry Rajoelina into exile and Army officer Col. Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as new leader
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Afghan, Pakistani Delegations Head To Doha To Resolve Deadly Border Clashes
Afghan and Pakistani delegations are heading to the Qatari capital Doha to defuse the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting that killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.
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US Resident Arrested For Helping Hamas In Oct 7 Attack. He Lied On Visa Form
The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the US.
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Israel Receives Coffin As Part Of Truce, Dead Hostage Yet To Be Identified
Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Friday, the prime minister's office said, a handover from Hamas as the group worked to shore up a ceasefire by using bulldozers in a search for bodies under the rubble in the enclave.
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'Enough Bloodshed': Trump Calls To End Ukraine War After Meeting Zelensky
President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks at the White House Friday, and afterward Trump took to social media to call for Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end the war.
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Ex-Trump NSA John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty In Classified Information Case
John Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse on Friday to surrender to authorities on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser, turned critic of the president, of mishandling classified information.
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OpenAI To Let ChatGPT Talk Dirty, But Only To Verified Adults
ChatGPT will be able to have kinkier conversations after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the artificial intelligence company will soon allow its chatbot to engage in "erotica for verified adults."
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A Suicide Bomber, Militants Attack Pakistani Army Facility Near Afghan Border
A suicide car bomber backed by the Pakistani Taliban attacked a sprawling compound of security forces in Pakistan's northwest near the Afghan border Friday, triggering an intense shootout that left three militants dead, police said.
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War On Drugs vs Terror: Trump's Military Pressure On Venezuela Blurs Lines
The military has killed at least 27 people in five strikes on boats that the White House said were carrying drugs.
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Democrats Say Trump Be Involved In Shutdown Talks. He's Shown Little Interest
President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement.
