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Nearly 160 sick with flu at U.S. air force base after vaccine mandate ends – National
An outbreak of flu has reportedly infected more than 150 U.S. military recruits at an airbase in Texas just weeks…
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Demining the Strait of Hormuz
Our reporter John Ismay, who served as a Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and deep-sea diver for eight years, explains…
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Italian diplomat cancels trip to U.S. as Meloni slams Trump – National
The Italian government on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him…
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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers to drop psychiatric defence in state murder trial – National
In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric…
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UN welcomes fresh Lebanon ceasefire reports as rights experts urge Iran accountability
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the noon briefing in New York that the UN was “aware of reports…
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Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20
“Human rights were built for moments like this,” said Awa Dabo, the newly appointed Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights,…
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Gaza: Sneeze and you might get shot, warns UNICEF in alert on child killings
“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for…
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UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age
The initiative comes “at a time when securing the sustainability of news media is more urgent than ever to protect the future…
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For one young refugee in Uganda, basketball is more than a game
He sees young people who, like him, arrived in Uganda after fleeing insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).…
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Art and culture can both fuel and counter hate, UN discussion hears on Juneteenth
Held online with participants from around the world, the discussion – Art Remembers: Culture as Witness and Prevention – explored…
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