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South Korea looks to transform veterans cemetery into global destination
1 of 7 | Seoul National Cemetery will be transformed into the "world's best memorial space," Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai said Thursday. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI…
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Israel retrieves body of Hamas hostage from Gaza
Israel has recovered the body of Maya Goren, 56, who was taken hostage by Hamas during its bloody and surprise October assault, and died while in captivity in the Palestinian…
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PETA urges Olympic Games to remove equestrian events
Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain and rides Gio in the Dressage Team competition during the equestrian events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games but has withdrawn from the Paris…
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At least 18 killed as Nepali passenger plane crashes on takeoff at Kathmandu airport
Nepalese rescuers working at the scene of a plane crash Wednesday at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu that killed 18 people with only the captain pulled out alive. Photo…
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North Korean trash balloon lands on South Korean presidential grounds
1 of 2 | North Korea sent a new round of trash-carrying balloons across the border Wednesday, some of which spilled their contents on the South Korean presidential…
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U.S. invites Sudan’s warring sides to cease-fire talks; RSF agrees to participate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced he has invited the warring sides in Sudan's civil war to cease-fire talks next month in Switzerland. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI |…
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Prominent Baptist pastor released from Myanmar jail
Dr. Hkalam Samson, a Kachin Baptist pastor, was released from a Myanmar prison on Monday. File Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA-EFE A prominent Baptist pastor and religious…
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U.S. Treasury sanctions 3 in Africa for financing Islamic State
Sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday were made as part of the Counter ISIS Finance Group 20th meeting, which focuses on disrupting the financial network of…
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One killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian ferry
A drone flying a giant Ukrainian national flag passes over the Motherland Monument in Kyiv, on August 24, 2022. Ukraine said one of its drones attacked a Russian ferry overnight…
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Hamas, Fatah, other Palestinian groups sign ‘unity’ agreement in Chinese-brokered deal
Fatah vice chairman Mahmoud al-Aloul, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and senior Hamas negotiator Mousa Abu Marzook at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday after…
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