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Buckingham Palace: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
Sep 08, 2022 13:35Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace says.
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Record numbers of migrants die at the US-Mexico border
Sep 08, 2022 13:03A record number of migrants at the US-Mexico border have died so far in this fiscal year, according to a report.
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Canada’s indigenous communities no stranger to suffering, researchers say
Sep 08, 2022 13:02An indigenous community, the epicenter of a deadly stabbing rampage in west-central Canada over the weekend, now suffers from multiple hardships, including drug addiction and racial discrimination, researchers say.
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Blinken makes surprise trip to Kiev, as Washington approves $2.7bn in military aid to Ukraine, allies
Sep 08, 2022 12:59US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit to Kiev. Washington has approved $2.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine and its allies.
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Iran voices concern about reports of Albanian police trespassing into its embassy
Sep 08, 2022 12:54Iran’s Foreign Ministry has voiced concern about reports of inappropriate conduct of Albanian authorities toward the Iranian embassy and its staff in the capital, Tirana, saying Albania will be responsible for any acts of violation against the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic mission in the Balkan country.
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Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi expected to meet for 1st time since Ukraine crisis
Sep 08, 2022 09:08Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are expected to meet next week for the first time since Moscow began a military offensive in Ukraine.
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Shooting spree leaves 4 dead, 3 injured in Memphis, suspect in custody
Sep 08, 2022 08:22A string of shootings has left four people dead and three others injured in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the police which said a suspect was arrested.
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Russian official rejects UN, US allegations that Russia forcibly relocating Ukrainians
Sep 08, 2022 08:21A Russian official has rejected as “propaganda” and “disinformation” new allegations by the United Nations and the United States that Moscow is forcibly relocating Ukrainians to Russia, more than six months after a military conflict erupted between Russia and Ukraine.
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South Korea proposes meeting with North on family reunions
Sep 08, 2022 07:11South Korea has proposed to hold talks with North Korea in an effort to resume the reunification of families separated since the Korean War, despite ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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UK new PM forms ‘the most right-wing for a generation’
Sep 08, 2022 03:21It’s been dubbed the most right-wing cabinet for a generation, formed after new PM Liz Truss’ fulsome support for her predecessor and a purge of defeated rival Rishi Sunak loyalists.