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Dozens of deadly tornadoes strike Oklahoma

At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 million Americans under ...

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Protesters call for climate action ahead of G7 meeting in Turin

G7 environment ministers have gathered in Turin for two days of talks, as hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the city, some burning photos of the G7 leaders who they accuse of failing future generations over the climate crisis.

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Endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana

Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities have warned. Southern Africa struggles to cope with a severe drought caused by the El Nino weather ...

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Russia pounds Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russian airstrikes have been targeting Ukraine's second city Kharkiv on a daily basis in recent weeks. The city's energy infrastructure is struggling under the strain, with its main power plant hit twice. But the staff are determined to ...

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Hamas delegation due in Egypt for Gaza truce talks

A Hamas delegation was due in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost seven months of war.

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Rwanda bill causes migrants to pour into Ireland

Ireland's prime minister Simon Harris warned that Dublin would take action to stem an influx of asylum seekers from Northern Ireland, the British territory across the border.

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Italian far-right PM Meloni says will stand in EU elections

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she would stand in upcoming European Parliament elections, a move apparently calculated to boost her far-right party, although she would be forced to resign immediately under EU rules.

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Nine face trial in Germany for alleged far-right coup plot

The first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart. Nine suspected participants in the coup plot will take the stand in the first set o...

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Moscow 'targeted' gas facilities in Ukraine that secure EU supply

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian attack on his country's energy sector had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union.

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Pope Francis holds mass in Venice's St Mark's Square

Pope Francis presided over mass in St. Mark's Square in Venice while warning of environmental damage and over-tourism, in a closely watched visit marking the pontiff's first outside Rome since last year.

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DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn east

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country have said.

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Onboard the Belem, the ship bringing the Olympic flame to France

The Belem is a three-masted barque 58 metres long and 8.8 metres wide and carries 22 sails, the heaviest weighing 800 kg. Her main mast measures 34 metres above sea level. Between April 26 and May 8, the ship will sail the Mediterranean ...

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Iranian Rapper Sentenced to Death Over Music Criticising Government

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court over songs that criticized the Iranian government, according to his lawyer and state media.

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy supplies in fresh strikes

Russia has unleashed a massive missile strike at Ukraine, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country's energy supply, officials in Kyiv said.

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Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages

Hamas's armed wing released video of two men held hostage in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives.

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Gaza hit by fresh strikes amid ceasefire talks

Witnesses in Gaza reported fresh Israeli strikes overnight around Rafah. It comes as Hamas says it is considering an Israeli ceasefire proposal, after a delegation from Egypt arrived in Israel to resume stalled negotiations.

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US begins building floating base to boost aid

The US military has started building a large floating pier off Gaza's coast to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, the defence department has said. Ships will deliver aid from Cyprus to the pier where it will be loaded onto truc...

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Two Kyiv hospitals evacuated over feared Russian strikes

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukrainian power facilities, hitting locations in the centre and west of the country, damaging equipment and injuring at least one energy worker, officials said. This came a day after two Ukrainian...

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South Africa celebrates 'Freedom Day'

South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial segregation and oppression of apartheid.

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Olympic flame leaves Greece for start of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame has began its journey to France on board the Belem leaving Greece. The 19th-century three-masted barque is set to reach Marseille on May 8. Along its route in France, the flame will be carried by some 10,000 torchbearer...

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Haitians demand new leaders find swift solutions to gang violence

Haiti's transitional presidential council has taken over in what many hope marks a first step towards returning security to a country where escalating gang control has plunged millions into a humanitarian crisis. But some Haitians are sk...

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India begins second phase of national elections

Millions of Indians began voting in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters still occupying Sciences Po campus

Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday (April 26), demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a protest that echoed similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses.

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Vigilante forces protect communities in Nigeria

A growing number of states in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northern region are setting up community-based vigilante patrol units to tighten security in villages where violent killings and kidnappings are rife.

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Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70

The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall since the start of the monsoon in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said Friday. Kenya and other countries in East Africa, a region highly v...

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracin...

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Families of Hamas hostages thank world leaders

Families of some of the 133 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza gathered in Tel Aviv to thank the leaders of 18 nations for their joint statement demanding the immediate release of their loved ones. The relatives of Americans, Germans, ...

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Pro-Palestinian U.S. campus protests grow as police crack down

Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully. Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers at one univers...

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India election: Kerala, the only state where BJP never won

The southern Indian state of Kerala has for years resisted the temptation to vote for the Hindu nationalist party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the last elections in 2019, the BJP did not win a single seat in this state. How...

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Paris security perimeter to be set week before Olympics begin

A major security perimeter along the Seine will be set eight days before the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, the city's police chief said. The French capital is expected to face major disruption.

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