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Canada, U.S. close embassies to public in Ukraine due to threat of Russian strikes
Canada, U.S. close embassies to public in Ukraine due to threat of Russian strikes

The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine are closed to the public today after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" by Russia in Kyiv. Ukraine's intelligence agency posted a...

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Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon
Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials demanded Wednesday the freedom to strike Lebanon's Hezbollah as part of any cease-fire deal, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region...

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Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping...

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What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people

Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence. Here is what to know. What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? ...

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Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow
Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump casts shadow

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance at a...

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Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US
Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years as part of an international...

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Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report...

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51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage
51-year-old man is charged with murder after 3 are stabbed in New York City rampage

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in random attacks across Manhattan, police said Tuesday. Ramon Rivera,...
4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound
4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound

YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said. Two...
Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister
Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister vowed on Tuesday that her country would not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy, saying the mistakes of the past would not be...