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Major Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts in Cuba, Costa Rica

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London USGS The United States Geological Survey showed a map of the location of the earthquake – A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said. Officials say the earthquake’s epicentre is about 20 miles (32.1km) […]

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Israeli air strike kills six in eastern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire

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Israeli drone attack targets the Shaara area in eastern Bekaa region. An Israeli air raid has killed six people and wounded two in eastern Lebanon amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that a drone targeted the Shaara area, near the town of Jennata, in the eastern Bekaa region

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What are the implications of Trump’s sanctions against ICC? | ICC

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The International Criminal Court receives a wave of support after it’s hit with US sanctions. Donald Trump’s executive orders are coming thick and fast. The latest being sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Trump claims the ICC abuses its power, taking “illegitimate and baseless” actions against the US and its biggest ally Israel. He

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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars

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Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra,

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The Maronite community sheltering Lebanon’s displaced in Cyprus | Israel attacks Lebanon

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‘Many arrived without even winter clothes’ “The majority of Lebanese that are living in Cyprus are settled around Larnaca, all along the gulf until Paralimni,” explains Father Akl Abou Nader, who is sitting at his desk in the rectory of Saint Joseph Church on St Lazarus Square in Larnaca, a city in the south of

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Seeking re-election, President Daniel Noboa centres Ecuador’s crime wave | Elections News

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Noboa has continued to weather controversy about the limits of his authority through the end of his latest campaign. Ecuador’s constitution requires that public officials take a leave of absence to run for re-election. But Noboa instead signed two executive decrees to avoid transferring power to his vice president, Veronica Abad, with whom he is

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Mass Shooting in Sweden Leaves Migrants Feeling Vulnerable

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Salim Iskef had just bought a house and his upcoming wedding was going to be the high point of the life he was building in Sweden, a decade after escaping war in Syria. Instead, on Thursday, hundreds of people filed into the church where he was meant to marry in July, to attend his funeral.

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Why is Trump pulling the plug on USAID? | Politics

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Thousands of employees have been placed on leave and aid recipients in more than 130 countries have been left in limbo. President Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For decades, it has been distributing life-saving medications, combating the spread of disease and providing relief in conflict zones. Thousands of

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Brazil plane crash: Two killed after small aircraft crashes into bus in São Paulo

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CNN — At least two people were killed Friday after a small plane crashed onto a busy road and collided with a bus in São Paulo, southern Brazil, leaving charred aircraft parts strewn along the highway. The crash took place around 7:20 a.m. local time (5:20 a.m. ET) along Avenida Marquês in the coastal district

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China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative

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Amid pressure from the US, Panama is first Latin American country to leave Beijing’s global infrastructure club. China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on Friday hit out at

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