The horrifying reports of the massacre of hundreds of Sudanese civilians after the Darfur city of El Fasher was captured by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week were the latest chapter in a brutal…
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Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil’s Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why.
What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a brutal drought and extreme heat wave that…
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US to maintain long-term energy cooperation with Europe, Secretary Wright tells Euronews
The United States will maintain long-term energy cooperation with European allies as the world’s top LNG producer works to displace Russian gas supplies, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Euronews during talks in Greece aimed at accelerating Europe’s transition away from Moscow’s energy…
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Video. Robert De Niro honored in Rome with the Capitoline Wolf award
Robert De Niro was honored Thursday in Rome with the Capitoline Wolf, the city’s highest honor.
Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said De Niro, who is of Italian heritage, was honored because of his outstanding career. The Oscar winner has…
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Nearly 100 people abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, says UN
GENEVA, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Nearly 100 people have been recorded as abducted or disappeared in Syria since the start of the year, with reports of new enforced disappearances continuing, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday.
“Eleven months…
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Trump and leaders of Central Asian countries meet in Washington in strategic partnership boost
US President Donald Trump hosted leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies efforts to acquire rare earth metals needed for the production of high-tech devices, including smartphones, electric cars and fighter jets.
Trump and the presidents of…
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Spanish police arrest 13 people suspected of belonging to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang
Spanish police have arrested 13 people suspected of belonging to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, authorities said on Friday.
The arrests were made in five cities in the first operation in Spain to dismantle a suspected cell of the prison gang, which the US government designated a foreign…
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Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped 33 days behind Russian lines, navigating minefields and mortar strikes
Ukrainian forces managed to rescue one of their own recently — a wounded soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines — by sending a casket-shaped, off-road robot to navigate a perilous route dodging landmines and drone attacks to…
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