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India’s top female wrestlers detained on march as Modi inaugurates new Parliament

Japan warns it will destroy any North Korean missile that enters its territory after Pyongyang signals satellite launch imminent

China says it wants peace in Ukraine, but is it only on Russia’s terms?

Largest earthquake in 120 years rattles Melbourne but causes little damage

Giant panda Ya Ya’s arrival at Beijing Zoo sparks fresh outpouring of online pride

Lukashenko offers nuclear weapons to nations willing ‘to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus’

Portrait of Doreen Nyanjura, Deputy Mayor of Kampala, at the City Hall offices in Kampala, Uganda.

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‘People find us easy targets’: Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won’t stop their work

Nearly 1.4 million people displaced in Sudan since civil war erupted, UN report says

Erdogan wins Turkish election, extending rule to third decade

Influencer dies after live-streaming himself drinking bottles of Chinese spirit Baijiu

Ancient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem reveal a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease

Russia targets Kyiv with largest drone attack of conflict, killing one

Dutch police arrest over 1,500 people at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague

Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone dropped while taking selfie

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Wind energy has a massive waste problem. New technologies may be a step closer to solving it

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Belarusian president offers nuclear weapons to those willing to join his alliance

Giant panda Ya Ya returns to Beijing Zoo after two decades in the U.S.

Climate protest arrests in The Hague

Expert has theory about why killer whales are sinking boats

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Europe

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Fleeing violence and persecution, asylum-seekers in Ireland find themselves threatened by far-right activists

Russian raiders of Belgorod side with Ukraine but struggle to stick to Kyiv’s official line

Russia denies fire at Ministry of Defense, says state media

Wagner chief warns Russians could revolt if invasion continues to struggle

Norway warns people to keep away from ‘spy’ whale for animal’s safety

Two boats carrying hundreds of people are in distress in the Mediterranean, rescue group says

Middle East

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Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank leave man in critical condition and draw US condemnation

Turkey is heading for a run-off presidential vote. Here’s all you need to know

UN chief ‘shocked’ by letter from Sudan’s military ruler asking to replace UN’s special envoy in Sudan

Why the rising star of Iranian diplomacy was replaced

A catastrophic quake could have ended Erdogan’s rule. He’s now poised to win the election

Saudi Arabia and Canada restore diplomatic relations, ending 2018 rift

World in photos

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In pictures: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The week in 32 photos

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These rovers are shaping the future of lunar exploration

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Africa

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Al-Shabaab militants launch deadly attack on African Union base in Somalia

Eritrean forces stop UN mission in Tigray, Ethiopia, aid workers tell CNN

US sanctions Wagner in Mali, confirms CNN investigation on support to Sudan paramilitaries

Most wanted Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa after decades on the run

Americas

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American ‘stolen’ as a baby finds family in Chile

Brazil to host COP30 climate summit in the Amazon in 2025

Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil

Peru protesters, including children, killed in ‘extrajudicial executions’ by security forces, Amnesty finds

Asia

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Papua rebels threaten to shoot New Zealand hostage

Years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sank a US warship in China

Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

Japan shocked by ‘heinous’ attack as 4 die in gun and knife rampage

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Travel

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Private jets get a bad rap. This company is trying to make them greener

Venice authorities investigate after canal turns fluorescent green

Asiana Airlines to stop selling seats near emergency exit on Airbus A321s

Where to go this summer: A dozen destination ideas

China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, takes first commercial flight

Style

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Bright and Barbiecore: Dua Lipa’s new Versace collection

Summer is back, and so is this nostalgic beauty staple

How the costumes of ‘American Born Chinese’ straddle fantasy and reality

China’s military has become an untouchable nationalist symbol. Artists and comedians are finding out the hard way

Cannes red carpet looks 2023: All the fashion from the 76th film festival

Weather

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2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be near average this year, NOAA says. Here’s how many storms to expect

Super Typhoon Mawar strengthens to the equivalent of a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane after lashing Guam

Powerful Typhoon Mawar slams Guam with heavy rain and damaging winds

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Architecture around the world

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Modi inaugurates controversial new parliament building in India

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RuPaul opens the doors to his maximalist Beverly Hills mansion

World’s first 3D-printed mosque to be built in Dubai

Yasmeen Lari, ‘starchitect’ turned social engineer, wins one of architecture’s most coveted prizes

Sports

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Emiliano Grillo overcomes ball traveling in stream for almost seven minutes to win first PGA Tour event in nearly eight years

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CNN Heroes

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‘Bring their voices out’: This CNN Hero is using music to help kids process trauma

This CNN Hero’s nonprofit offers scholarships and support to make college more accessible to children of incarcerated parents

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