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Voices are starting to emerge from quake devastated Myanmar. Here’s what we are hearing
A powerful, deadly earthquake struck at the heart of civil war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, piling fresh misery on an impoverished...
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Ecuador is preparing for US forces, plans show, as Noboa calls for help battling gangs
According to a high-level Ecuadorian official familiar with the planning, construction of a new naval facility in the coastal city...
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Meet the conservationist saving gorillas in Uganda’s ‘impenetrable forest’
It’s been 30 years, but Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka still remembers the first time she ever saw a mountain gorilla. It...
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On first Asia trip, US defense chief Hegseth calls for ‘deterrence’ in face of China ‘threats’
Deterrence is necessary in Asia in the face of “threats from the Communist Chinese,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said...
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Australia to hold general elections on May 3 amid inflation and a housing shortage
Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for general elections with high costs of living and a shortage...
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King Charles cancels engagements after experiencing temporary side effects of cancer treatment
Britain’s King Charles “required a short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects” from a...
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Powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hits Myanmar
A powerful 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, close to the country’s second city of Mandalay, home to around...
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Former police officer spared jail over death of 95-year-old Tasered in a nursing home
A former police officer who fatally Tasered a 95-year-old Australian woman after she refused his orders to drop a knife...
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India among top suppliers of illicit fentanyl precursors, US intelligence report says
India has emerged as a growing player in the illicit fentanyl trade, a new US intelligence report says, a designation...
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From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison
Editor’s Note: Warning: This article contains descriptions of torture. Saman Yasin thought he was leaving prison. It was 5 a.m....
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