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Duterte tells Philippines war on drugs probe he ran death squad
1 of 2 | Former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, told a Senate probe that he ran a"death squad of seven" made up of "gangsters" during his war on drugs as…
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Russia-leaning Georgia Dream party wins elections; pro-EU opposition refuses to concede
Founder of the Georgian Dream party and oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili (C) speaks after exit poll results announcement in parliamentary elections, during celebrations at the Georgian…
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British regulators fines Wise co-founder $454,000 for failure to report tax filing issue
The billionaire co-founder of the money transfer firm Wise was hit with a $454 million fine in Britain for failing to report an issue with his tax filings. File Photo by Pat…
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Iran executes German-Iranian dissident, U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd
Iran announced the execution Monday of German-Iranian prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was convicted and sentenced to death last year in Iran on terror charges. Sharmahd lived in Los…
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Britain sanctions Putin-linked figures, Russian PR agencies for ‘destabilizing’ Ukraine
Monday’s sanctions “send a clear message,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement released by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. “We will not…
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U.N. Climate Change agency says national emissions cutting plans way short of what’s needed
Countries' national plans to tackle climate change are nowhere near what is required to prevent the warming of the Earth from ruining every economy and destroying the lives and…
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Election shock: Japan’s ruling LDP coalition loses grip on lower house majority
Newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party's Shigeru Ishiba, holds a press conference after the LDP leadership election, in Tokyo. Ishiba won the…
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Volkswagen pitches closure of three plants, layoffs
Volkswagen is considering plant closures and layoffs, according to the head of its work council. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo Volkswagen told its work…
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Israeli forces maintain military pressure on Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza
An Israeli infantry unit on patrol at an undisclosed location in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Israel Defense Forces claimed it "eliminated" Hezbollah cells and infrastructure in…
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Japan’s LDP will try to stay in power despite election losses
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a policy speech during the Lower House's plenary session at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 4. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License…
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