Dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors arrested at NYU
Police officers moved on the New York University (NYU) crowd shortly after nightfall on Monday (April 22), after hundreds of demonstrators for hours had defied university warnings that they faced consequences if they failed to vacate a plaza where they had gathered.
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UK parliament passes Rwanda asylum law
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.
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Dozens of overnight quakes rattle Taiwan
Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties.
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Rescue efforts underway as floods hit southern China
Rescue operations were underway after unseasonably heavy rain caused rivers to overflow, triggering landslides in Yingde city in China's flood-ravaged Guangdong province, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday (April 23).
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Thousands of fans celebrate Inter's Serie A title win
Thousands of Inter Milan fans took to the Piazza Duomo in the heart of the city on Monday (April 22) evening, casting shades of blue and black against the backdrop of the Milan Cathedral as they celebrated the Nerazzurri clinching a 20th Serie A title.
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No evidence from Israel for some UNRWA claims: review
Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) are members of terrorist groups, according to a review of the agency's neutrality released on Monday that could prompt some donor countries to review funding freezes. Rachel Faber reports.
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What's happening with global plastic treaty talks?
Global leaders are in Canada's capital for the fourth round of negotiations towards what would become the first global treaty on soaring plastic pollution. The hoped-for treaty, due to be agreed to by the end of the year, could be the most significant deal relating to climate-warming emissions and environmental protection since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Kristy Kilburn explains.
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UNRWA has a robust neutrality framework, review finds
A review of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has found that it has robust frameworks to ensure compliance with humanitarian neutrality principles though issues persist, says former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who led the review.
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Jury hears opening statements at Trump hush money trial
New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up sexual encounters with a porn star and a Playboy model, while his defense lawyer said he committed no crime. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
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Train on fire rolls through city in Canada
Five train carriages caught fire on Sunday (April 21) while traveling through downtown London in Ontario, Canada.
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EU foreign ministers agree to expand Iran sanctions
EU foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to expand sanctions on Iran following Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
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Russian airstrike hits Kharkiv TV tower, says officials
The 240-metre television tower in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv broke in half and fell to the ground on Monday (April 22), footage obtained by Reuters showed, after what local officials said was a Russian airstrike on television infrastructure.
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US aid may buy time for Ukraine but it needs more troops
The U.S. military aid package for Ukraine expected to finally pass this week is a potential game changer. But, that battlefield impact could take some time, with Russian troops still far outnumbering Ukraine's. Lauren Anthony has more.
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UK's first migrant Rwanda flight to leave in July
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday (April 22) to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of parliament he will force the new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take migrants to the central African country.
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Trump arrives for start of hush-money trial
Donald Trump arrived at a New York courthouse on Monday (April 22) to hear prosecutors explain why his alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign broke the law, as the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president begins.
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Israelis prepare for Passover amid hostage demands
Jewish families on Monday (April 22) evening mark the start of Passover, the week-long festival that celebrates freedom, where the holiday will be more muted and sombre in the shadow of six months of fighting in Gaza. Uriel Perez and Theresa Winestein told Reuters their celebrations would be marred by thoughts of the hostages taken on October 7.
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China's Guangdong floods spark extreme weather fears
Floods swamped parts of China's Guangdong province following record-breaking rains, on Monday (April 22) sparking worries about the region's defenses against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events. Fiona Jones reports.
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Delhi residents choke on landfill fire fumes
Residents in New Delhi complained of breathing problems on Monday (April 22) after a massive fire broke out at a Ghazipur landfill the day before. Local resident Riyazuddin Saifi said people were unable to leave the house as a result.
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Turkey's Erdogan in Iraq to push for reset of ties
President Tayyip Erdogan landed in Baghdad on Monday (April 22) beginning a rare visit to Iraq aimed to reset ties between the Middle East neighbors by inking a raft of deals covering security cooperation against Kurdish PKK militants, energy and trade.
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Russia says West is increasing risk of nuclear war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday (April 22) that the support of the United States, Britain and France for Ukraine was stoking serious strategic risks that had raised the risk of a direct confrontation between the world's biggest nuclear powers.
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Brexit border checks: UK stores fear costs, delays
Food firms are warning that the start of physical checks at UK border control posts, along with higher charges, from April 30, will restrict the variety and freshness of fine artisan foods such as cheese, pasta and olive oil, send prices higher. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
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Iran's Raisi in Pakistan for three-days to mend ties
President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on Monday (April 22) for a three-day official visit as the two Muslim neighbors seek to mend ties after unprecedented tit-for-tat military strikes this year. He was received by Federal Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada.
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Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe: Report
Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday. Devi Rajaram reports.
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Many trapped by unseasonal floods in China
Rescuers on boats in China's flood-hit Guangdong province raced to evacuate trapped residents (April 22), carrying some elderly people by piggyback from their homes and deploying helicopters to save villagers caught in landslides. Laila Shahrokhshahi reports.
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Australia PM calls out X over church stabbing footage
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as "extraordinary" on Monday (April 22) a decision by social media platform X to challenge in court a regulator's order that some posts about a bishop's stabbing in Sydney be removed.
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