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This handout image from Tasmania Police shows the scene where a man became trapped in the rocks of Tasmania, Australia's Franklin River.

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Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river

Philippine vice president says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed

Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos

Ukraine is being hit with a surge of attacks using North Korean missiles. Western components help make it possible

From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine

Gorilla at a Canadian zoo died after worker mistakenly activated wrong door

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Putin says Russia launched a new missile in Ukraine. Here’s what we know

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from Cold War doctrine of deterrence

At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea

Iceland volcano erupts for the seventh time in a year

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 87 in northern and central Gaza as war death toll surpasses 44,000

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How Gaza’s hospitals became battlegrounds

How the climate crisis fuels gender inequality

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Europe

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2024, after the US presidential elections.

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Ukraine’s allies in disarray as Trump-led diplomacy nears

Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people

The UK thinks weight loss drugs could ease unemployment. Experts say that’s a fantasy

Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

Zelensky says Ukraine war will end ‘faster’ under Trump presidency

Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote

Middle East

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024.

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Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage

Israel issues more than 1,000 arrest warrants for ultra-Orthodox draft avoiders

Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’

Iran is increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says

US envoy heads to Beirut as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks gain momentum

Pope Francis calls for investigation into Gaza genocide allegations

World in photos

MALAGA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Rafael Nadal of Team Spain speak to the spectators during his farewell after Spain being knocked out on the quarterfinal tie between Netherlands and Spain during the Davis Cup Finals at Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on November 19, 2024 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for ITF)

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Australia on five stars a day ... travel industry legend Arthur Frommer takes a close look at Australia in his room at the Ramada Renaissance. March 18, 1991. (Photo by Kylie Anee Pickett/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

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CHONBURI, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 11: Moo Deng splashes in a bucket of water in her enclosure at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo on November 11, 2024 in Pattaya, Thailand. Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo born on July 10, 2024, at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo, became a global viral sensation, drawing thousands of visitors daily and boosting the local economy. Her popularity led the zoo to sell Moo Deng-themed merchandise, partner with Thai brands, and limit visitor time to just 5 minutes to reduce wait times. "Moo Deng," meaning "bouncy pork" in Thai, reflects the baby hippo's feisty nature. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 03: Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles hurdles Jarrian Jones #22 of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second quarter of a game at Lincoln Financial Field on November 03, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Africa

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Malis Prime Minister Choguel Maiga attends an interview with AFP on September 26, 2021 in New York. - Elections scheduled for early next year in Mali could be postponed by months, the prime minister told AFP on September 26, 2021, stressing the need to ensure they are credible before going ahead. "The main thing for us is less to hold them on February 27 than to hold elections that will not be contested," Choguel Kokalla Maïga said in an interview in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says

‘We don’t want to leave anyone behind,’ says Google’s Alex Okosi on the company’s drive to cut data costs in Africa

Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, wife says

Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners

Americas

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JULY 30: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado looks on with a hand in her chest during a protest against the result of the presidential election on July 30, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro was declared as the winner of the 2024 presidential election over his rival, Edmundo Gonzalez. The result has been questioned by the opposition and internationally. According to the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, the result announced by the 'Consejo Nacional Electoral' (CNE) does not reflect the decision made by the Venezuelans during the election. (Photo by Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images)

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Venezuela opens investigation against opposition leader for alleged treason

Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies indicted in 2022 coup plot probe

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

Asia

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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is escorted by officers at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand on April 26, 2023.

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Thai court gives death penalty to woman accused of cyanide serial killings

Indonesia to return death-row drug convict to Philippines after yearslong appeal for mercy

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know

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Travel

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Italy’s working visas are notoriously hard to get. We spoke to Americans who managed it

What to do if your luggage is lost, delayed, stolen or damaged

Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings

These British royal residences are opening their doors this Christmas

An unruly passenger got duct-taped after trying to open a plane’s door while it was mid-flight

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circa 1500: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), an Italian diplomat and political theorist. He served in the Florentine government until the Medici restoration in 1512, and in 1513, wrote his most famous work, 'The Prince'. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Rare first edition of Machiavelli’s famous leadership treatise, ‘The Prince,’ goes up for auction

Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million

Stained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts dug up by ‘amateurish’ tomb raiders

René Magritte’s ‘L’empire des lumières’ sells for record $121 million

Weather

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An inspector crosses a mudslide to evaluate a home as heavy rain falls near Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California, Friday.

A new storm is lashing areas hit by a deadly bomb cyclone and boosting an already prolific atmospheric river

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Snow is coming to the Northeast, but don’t fall for the hype

New threat emerges as atmospheric river combines with once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone on the West Coast

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DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE - 10 NOV: Ukrainian soldiers wait for orders at their artillery position in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, 10 November 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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People and rescures carry the covered body of a preson pulled from the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike on al-Jalaa street in central Gaza City on November 18, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

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<p>Richard Quest travels to the Italian island of Sicily where he encounters volcanoes stays in iconic hotels and tries his hand at creating cannoli.</p>

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a commemoration ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2014 Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 16, 2024. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Video How Australia plans to restrict social media for teens 4:03

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott arrives to give evidence at the Leveson inquiry on February 27, 2012 in London, England.

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John Prescott, former UK deputy prime minister, has died, his family says

Commuters step out in a foggy winter morning amid rising air pollution, on November 19, 2024 in Greater Noida, India.

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‘It’s impossible to breathe’: Life in the world’s most polluted city

If the legislation passes, children under 16 will be banned from using social media in Australia.

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Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines

A SCALP EG/STORM SHADOW low-observable, long-range air-launched cruise missile, an air to surface weapon from the European manufacturer MBDA is seen on display at the company's booth at International Paris Air Show 2023 at the Le Bourget Airport.

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Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports

This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship "Ile de Brehat" off the shore of Helsinki, Finland. Germany and Finland said November 18, 2024 they were "deeply concerned" that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe, at a time of high tensions with Russia. "Our European security is not only under threat from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors," the countries' foreign ministers said in a joint statement.

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Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut

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Architecture around the world

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UFOs, boats and castles: Surreal photos of Japan’s most peculiar ‘love hotels’

Lavish gold-domed penthouse in New York City on sale for $25 million

Award-winning building to be demolished less than 30 years after being built

Americans are investing in ‘hurricane-resistant’ homes

This small suburban school was named the world’s best new building

Sports

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Jason and Kylie Kelce announced the couple is expecting baby number four.

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Jason and Kylie Kelce expecting baby number four

The most infamously bad college football team may win its first league title in 63 years

Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules

New York Giants agree to QB Daniel Jones’ request to release him

Tech

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SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a town hall with Republican candidate for Senate Dave McCormick at the Roxain Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2024.

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Elon Musk has met with politicians from at least 13 different countries: Here’s what he has talked about

ChatGPT on an App Store on a phone in Krakow, Poland in October 2024.

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ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds

X on App Store is seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on June 29, 2024.

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X changed its terms of service to let its AI train on everyone’s posts. Now users are up in arms