Russian deputy defense minister arrested for bribery
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered one of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies be kept in custody on suspicion of taking bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022. Sean Hogan has more.
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Fire after Ukraine drone attacks Russian oil depot
Fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region as a result of a drone attack launched by Ukraine, said Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western region.
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Rescue and clean up efforts after floods hit China
Rescuers in helicopters and on boats raced to evacuate residents trapped in China’s flood-hit Guangdong province on Wednesday (April 24), following record-breaking rains.
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Senate passes $95-bln Ukraine, Israel aid bill
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday (April 23) approved billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay, with lawmakers lauding the bipartisan effort in passing the four-bills-in-one package that also clears the way for a potential TikTok ban. Diane To reports.
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Kim Jong Un's sister vows 'overwhelming' military power
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday. Devi Rajaram reports.
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Livestream shows Lufthansa plane's rough landing
A live stream caught the moment a Lufthansa Boeing airplane performed a touch-and-go landing in Los Angeles on Tuesday (April 23).
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Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more US schools
Pro-Palestinian students have set up tent encampments at more campuses across the U.S. to protest Israel's war in Gaza, after mass arrests at similar demonstrations at a handful of mostly East Coast colleges in recent days. Gabe Singer reports.
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Huge protests march against Argentina's education cuts
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday (April 23) in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures. Ryan Chang has more.
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Analyst: Trump 'lucky' contempt order not more severe
Donald Trump is “lucky” a $10,000 fine being considered by the judge in his hush money trial for violating a gag order is not more severe, Vida Johnson, an associate law professor at Georgetown University, told Reuters on Tuesday (April 23).
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Argentinians march against Milei's education cuts
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday (April 23) in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures.
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Trump hosts former Japan PM Aso in New York
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump hosted former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday (April 23).
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Two years on, a Palestinian widow still hopes for justice
Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank, but isn't pinning hope on any action the United States might take against their battalion. Rachel Faber reports.
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Dust from the Sahara blankets the city of Athens
Dust from the Sahara desert covered the city of Athens in Greece on Tuesday (April 23).
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Germany arrests AfD staffer on suspicion of spying for China
An aide to a member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been arrested on suspicion of "especially severe" espionage for China, the latest in a spate of such arrests across Europe. Kristy Kilburn reports.
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Nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed. Angela Johnston explains.
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Columbia University students return for in-person classes
Columbia University students came back for in-person classes on Tuesday (April 23) with some students, like Ava Lyon-Sereno, sharing their frustrations about recent actions taken by the school's administration following student protests.
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Migrants drown in Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy
Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on Tuesday (April 23), hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings. Lauren Anthony reports.
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Russian court rejects appeal by US reporter Gershkovic
A Russian court on Tuesday (April 23) rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage.
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Cambridge University returns snatched Aboriginal spears
Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago were on Tuesday (April 23) returned by the University of Cambridge to descendants of the indigenous community which crafted them, in the latest high-profile repatriation of artefacts. Fiona Jones reports.
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UN rights chief 'horrified' by Gaza mass grave reports
U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to spokesperson for the High Commissioner Ravina Shamdasani. This video contains graphic content.
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Peruvian woman dies by euthanasia after long legal battle
A Peruvian woman suffering from a degenerative illness has died by euthanasia after a lengthy court battle ended in a landmark ruling allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her lawyer said. Ilan Rubens reports.
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'We will see more deaths' after Rwanda bill says charity
We will see "more dangerous risks being taken in the Channel", Kay Marsh, Media and Advocacy Manager at Dover-based charity Samphire said on Tuesday (April 23), after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in a move to deter the dangerous journeys. Five migrants, including a child, died in an attempt to cross from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours after the bill was passed.
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Tensions rise at US universities over pro-Palestinian protests
Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University and New York University in as the war in Gaza continued to reverberate through U.S. university campuses.
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Volunteers deliver food in Gaza as hunger strikes
Food aid was handed out in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp on Monday (April 22) as the strip continues to grapple with the risk of famine. Crowds of children with their families queued to receive the meals cooked in large pot and distributed to residents amongst damaged roads and buildings.
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South Korean court hears children's climate change case
South Korea's Constitutional Court began hearing on Tuesday (April 23) a case that accuses the government of having failed to protect 200 people, including dozens of young environmental activists and children, by not tackling climate change. Olivia Chan reports.
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