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Max Scherzer signs deal to return to Toronto Blue Jays
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reshuffles cabinet following re-election
Anthony Albanese announced on Monday he has reshuffled his cabinet following the 2025 Australian federal election. Many of the holders of the top jobs
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Islamic State Khorasan Province claims responsibility for attack at Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk
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Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Deif over alleged war crimes in Israel-Hamas war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on November 21, 2024, for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Mini
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Chilean president Gabriel Boric makes historic trip to South Pole becoming the first head of state to visit and third head of government
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Police recover remains of man killed in first fatal shark attack in history of Israel
On Wednesday, police said they had located the remains of a man who was killed by a shark on Olga Beach in northern Israel on Monday. The victim was i
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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charges involving murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
On Friday, Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, plead not guilty to the charges of murder and stalking.
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Kamikaze drone attacks bus near Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, allegedly war crime
On early Wednesday, a Loitering munition kamikaze drone attack from Russia hit a bus in the southern area of Dnipropetrovsk province, in Ukraine killi
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Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman
On Saturday, April 12, the first round of talks between an Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and an American delegation led by
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US President Donald Trump appears to wear makeup after apparent rash breaks out on neck, reports say
On Tuesday, a rash that reporters had observed on US President Donald Trump's neck in photos from a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House one day
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Caloundra wins first game in Australian soccer's Football Queensland Premier League 2 competition
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Green Party wins major by-election in northern England city of Manchester
The Green Party of England and Wales candidate Hannah Spencer has been declared the winner of Thursday's by-election in Gorton and Denton, a parliamen
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Musical performance presented by Striped Light in Long Island City, New York showcases four performers
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