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U.S. to suspend visa processing for 75 countries including Russia, SomaliaThe U.S. State Department said the move would apply to countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.U.S. NewsJan 14
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Wildfires in southern Europe leave at least 3 dead, thousands displacedFirefighters were stretched thin in many affected countries as they battled multiple outbreaks following weeks of heat waves and temperature spikes across the Mediterranean.EnvironmentAug 13, 2025
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Spain deploys 500 more troops to wildfire fight, joining 1,400 already sentWildfires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares (390,000 acres), the European Forest Fire Information System suggests, an areas roughly as big as metropolitan London.WorldAug 17, 2025
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Diogo Jota, Liverpool soccer star, dead alongside brother in car crashDiogo Jota had recently gotten married to his longtime girlfriend — his high-school sweetheart — Rute Cardoso, just 10 days before his death.WorldJul 3, 2025
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NATO weighs U.S. demand to spend 5% on defenceThe debate on defence spending is heating up ahead of a summit of U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts in the Netherlands in June.U.S. NewsMay 15, 2025
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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, from highest to lowest so farThe White House released a list more than 150 countries and territories that would see at least a 10 per cent 'reciprocal tariff' from the U.S.WorldApr 2, 2025
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Enola Gay, which dropped Hiroshima atomic bomb, hit in Pentagon DEI purgeThe U.S. defence secretary had given the military until Wednesday to remove content that highlights diversity efforts in its ranks following Trump’s executive order.U.S. NewsMar 7, 2025
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Montenegro shooting rampage kills at least 10, including 2 childrenPolice and government officials said the suspected gunman killed the owner of the bar in the city of Cetinje, the bar owner's children and his own family members.WorldJan 1, 2025
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Syria urged by Turkey, U.S. to hold talks with opposition after sudden advanceTurkey and Iran, which support opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, said they have agreed to resume diplomatic efforts along with Russia to restore calm.WorldDec 3, 2024
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How Canada and other countries are planning Lebanon evacuationsWestern nations are updating contingency plans for organizing evacuations from Lebanon after a sharp escalation in border warfare between Israel and the Hezbollah group.WorldOct 1, 2024
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Russia, Iran’s top envoys to meet with leaders at UN’s human rights councilThe more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia's war in Ukraine.WorldFeb 26, 2023
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At least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America due to coronavirus: UNWhereas 3.4 million experienced severe food insecurity in 2019, that number could more than quadruple this year in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.EconomyMay 28, 2020
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Canada makes it to U.K.’s ‘green’ travel listThe British Department for Transport says Canadians will still need to take COVID-19 tests within three days before leaving for the U.K. and another one two days after arriving.CanadaAug 26, 2021
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Putin calls for action ‘immediately’ from West concerning Ukraine``We have clearly and precisely let them know that any further NATO expansion eastward is unacceptable,'' Putin said, referring to the U.S.WorldDec 23, 2021
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Hardline bishop appears at Montenegro court for alleged hate speech over curse<p> Hardline bishop appears at Montenegro court for alleged hate speech over curse <p>Montenegro's hardline Serbian Orthodox Church Bishop has appeared in court over hate speech charges for a curse aimed at the country's pro-Western government.</p> <p>Bishop Amfilohije Radovic, embroiled in a d</p>WorldJun 23, 2011
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Center in El Salvador helps migrants on and after dangerous journey northSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Hiding in the bushes, 17-year-old Marcelo Larin watched in terror as attackers raped a fellow migrant, a Guatemalan woman, near her naked, unconscious and machete-wounded husband.WorldJul 14, 2011
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Oldest son of Austria’s last emperor buried at funeral attended by European royaltyVIENNA - Lederhosen-clad Tyrollean guardsmen hoisted the coffin of Otto Von Habsburg onto their shoulders Saturday, carrying the oldest son of Austria's last emperor to rest in a pomp-filled ceremony evocative of the country's past grandeur as a ruler of much of Europe.WorldJul 16, 2011
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Serbia ambassador to NATO leaps to death from parking garage platform at Brussels airportBRUSSELS - Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multi-story parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the ground below, a diplomat said.Dec 5, 2012
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Thailand’s fugitive former leader says Japan trip personal mission, no plan to return homeTOKYO - Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra defended his controversial visit to Japan on Tuesday, saying he wants to support the disaster-stricken country that helped his own people recover from a massive tsunami in 2004.WorldAug 23, 2011
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Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle among 9 people arrested in Scottish league betting scandalLONDON - The father and uncle of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney were arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into betting irregularities at a Scottish Premier League football match.SportsOct 6, 2011