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Survivors say Russia is waging a war of sexual violence in occupied areas of Ukraine. Men are often the victims

May 30, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. Within an hour of being arrested by Russian security forces, Roman Shapovalenko was threatened with rape. On August…

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South Africans go to the polls in election seen as biggest test yet to ANC’s 30 years in power

May 30, 2024

Millions of South Africans are voting in what is expected to be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. For months, polls have shown the ruling African…

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China’s Xi Jinping calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over war in Gaza as Arab leaders visit Beijing

May 30, 2024

Chinese leader Xi Jinping decried “tremendous sufferings” in the Middle East and called for an international peace conference as leaders from Arab nations visit Beijing this week amid mounting global…

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Iceland volcano dramatically erupts again as streams of lava reach town’s defensive walls

May 30, 2024

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing massive lava flows that threaten to cut off the town of Grindavík and prompting the evacuation…

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Mexico’s next president will be a woman. But violence has overshadowed the glass ceiling being shattered.

May 30, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum was campaigning for president in southern Mexico when hooded men approached her car, filming the interaction as they implored her to keep their town from being taken over by gangs.…

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War in Gaza could last another seven months, Israel warns

May 30, 2024

The war in Gaza will likely continue through at least the end of the year, an Israeli official warned Wednesday, seeming to dismiss the idea that fighting would end after…

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France and Germany say Ukraine should be able to use their weapons to strike inside Russia

May 30, 2024

France and Germany said Tuesday that Ukraine should be allowed to use their weapons against targets inside Russia from which Moscow attacks Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference alongside German…

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US-made munitions used in deadly strike on Rafah tent camp, CNN analysis shows

May 30, 2024

At least 45 people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a fire broke out following the Israeli military’s strike on the outskirts of Gaza’s southernmost city, most of…

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North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea

May 30, 2024

North Korea has adopted a new strategy to contend with its southern neighbor: sending floating bags of trash containing “filth” across the border, carried by massive balloons. The South Korean…

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Chinese ships spend record amount of time near Japan-controlled islands, Tokyo says

May 30, 2024

China Coast Guard ships have been in waters around Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 consecutive days, according to Tokyo’s latest count released Monday, surpassing…

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