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WWII heroes visit Normandy, say freedom still worth fighting for
D-day veterans return to Normandy 81 years later to honor freedom

OMAHA BEACH, France: Eighty-one years after the D-Day landings, a small group of World War II veterans has returned to the beaches...

Lee Jae-myung becomes president after South Korea’s political crisis
What can South Korea and world expect in Lee's presidency?

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, took office on June 4 after a dramatic and chaotic few months....

Ukrainian vet behind Dutch stabbings sought life sentence media
Ukrainian vet behind Dutch stabbings sought life sentence  media

The military deserter reportedly fantasized about killing and being sent to a Western European prison A Ukrainian national who faces...

Russian support crucial in preventing Ebola spread - Ugandan Health Ministry
Russian support crucial in preventing Ebola spread - Ugandan Health Ministry

Diana Atwine has highlighted the global risks from emerging diseases at a biological security conference in Sochi ...

ABC caught using Gaza footage to depict Russian strike on Ukraine (VIDEO)
ABC caught using Gaza footage to depict Russian strike on Ukraine (VIDEO)

A clip by an affiliate of the broadcaster showed people, including women in hijabs, fleeing in a desert landscape as the anchor spoke...

ABC caught using Gaza footage to depict Russian strike on Ukraine
ABC caught using Gaza footage to depict Russian strike on Ukraine

A clip by an affiliate of the broadcaster showed people, including women in hijabs, fleeing in a desert landscape as the anchor spoke...

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Greta Thunberg, others stopped while attempting to break Gaza blockade
Israeli Navy stops Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg aboard

WEST JERUSALEM, Israel: Israeli forces stopped a boat heading to Gaza and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists on board early...

Fresh IVF error raises alarm over clinic safety and oversight
Second embryo mix-up deepens crisis for Monash IVF clinic

MELBOURNE, Australia: A second embryo mix-up in just two months has pushed one of Australia's largest IVF providers back into the spotlight,...

Trump and Musk feud goes viral on X
X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup

WASHINGTON, D.C. A public fight between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk has taken over social media, especially...

Human traffickers exploit new deadly route from Africa to Europe
Human traffickers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes

DERA BAJWA, Pakistan: Amir Ali, a 21-year-old man from Pakistan, dreamed of going to Europe for a better life. He was promised a visa...

ispace lander crashes on moon; Japan faces new lunar setback
Japan's ispace moon lander crashes again in second failed attempt

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's hopes for a foothold in commercial lunar exploration suffered a second blow this week after Tokyo-based startup...

FSB claims Russian professors linked to British Council espionage
Russia accuses British Council of spying for UK intelligence

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's principal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has accused British intelligence of using the...