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Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites ‘influence on Russia’

Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites ‘influence on Russia’

May 18, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to work with countries like China with “influence on Russia” as his country faces a renewed Moscow offensive, urging Beijing to attend peace talks next month. Zelensky said Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured him in a phone call that Beijing supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity – though he did not […]
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Britain’s election campaign hasn’t started yet, but the mudslinging is well underway

Britain’s election campaign hasn’t started yet, but the mudslinging is well underway

May 18, 2024
When British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation on Monday, he seemed tetchy and tired. His speech, ostensibly about national security and the threats facing Britain, was a wide-ranging attack on his chief political opponent Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party. Sunak said that “the next few years will be some of […]
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Hats and gloves come out as coldest May since 1950 grips Chile’s capital region

Hats and gloves come out as coldest May since 1950 grips Chile’s capital region

May 18, 2024
Bundled-up mannequins stand in the storefronts on the main shopping avenues off Santiago’s central Plaza de Armas. Straphangers at bus stops clutch steaming coffees and huddle for warmth. On the horizon, views of the Andes are as spectacular as ever, their snow-capped peaks gleaming extra bright after an early-season storm. Santiago is under a record […]
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Highly anticipated Boeing Starliner launch gets a new target date

Highly anticipated Boeing Starliner launch gets a new target date

May 18, 2024
The target date for the highly anticipated inaugural crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has moved yet again. Starliner’s first flight carrying astronauts was expected as soon as May 21 after two previous delays this month, but mission teams need more time to “work through spacecraft closeout processes and flight rationale,” and are now aiming […]
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Caught between China and the US, asylum seekers live in limbo in New York City

Caught between China and the US, asylum seekers live in limbo in New York City

May 18, 2024
A simple act of walking into a mosque with his wife and two children in New York City is what made the past six months of struggle worth it for Ye Chengxiang – even if not everyone is celebrating his arrival. “It’s only been over two months here, but we can feel the spirit of […]
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Study proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted

Study proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted

May 18, 2024
Albert Einstein was right: There is an area at the edge of black holes where matter can no longer stay in orbit and instead falls in, as predicted by his theory of gravity. Using telescopes capable of detecting X-rays, a team of astronomers has for the first time observed this area — called the “plunging […]
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IDF recovers bodies of three hostages taken from Nova music festival in Gaza tunnel

IDF recovers bodies of three hostages taken from Nova music festival in Gaza tunnel

May 18, 2024
The Israeli military announced Friday that it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip. The hostages were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Bouskila, and Itshak Gelernter, IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press conference in Tel Aviv. All three were killed while escaping the Nova […]
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A ‘striking’ creature with large spiky legs roamed what’s now Illinois 300 million years ago

A ‘striking’ creature with large spiky legs roamed what’s now Illinois 300 million years ago

May 18, 2024
The idea of coming face to face with a spider-like creature unexpectedly is enough to fill any arachnophobe with horror, let alone encountering one with large, spiky legs. But that is exactly what roamed around what’s currently northeast Illinois in the late Carboniferous Period about 300 million to 320 million years ago, according to a […]
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Vatican releases new guidance for alleged supernatural phenomena

Vatican releases new guidance for alleged supernatural phenomena

May 18, 2024
The Vatican has tightened up its guidance on recognizing supernatural phenomena such as apparitions of the Virgin Mary and seemingly blood-soaked crucifixes. The new guidelines replace rules drawn up in 1978 and say that bishops should no longer act independently over such sightings but instead consult the Vatican. The changes made by the Vatican’s doctrinal […]
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With ‘Water & Garri,’ Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut and emerges with a new sound

With ‘Water & Garri,’ Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage makes her acting debut and emerges with a new sound

May 18, 2024
Despite her extraordinary success in Afrobeats music, Tiwa Savage has long harbored a secret aspiration: to pursue a career in acting. At 44, the multifaceted, award-winning Nigerian artist has transformed her dreams into reality. On May 10, her much-anticipated debut film, “Water & Garri,” hit Prime Video, marking her leap into acting. Executive produced by […]
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Six people killed during campaign event in southern Mexico state of Chiapas

Six people killed during campaign event in southern Mexico state of Chiapas

May 17, 2024
Six people were killed and two injured by gunfire at a political campaign event in Chiapas, Mexico on Thursday, according to a statement from the state Attorney General’s Office. A preliminary investigation found that the deaths occurred after a confrontation between armed civilians during an electoral campaign event that was attended by a candidate for […]
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Police shoot dead armed attacker who started fire in Rouen synagogue

Police shoot dead armed attacker who started fire in Rouen synagogue

May 17, 2024
Police have shot dead an armed attacker who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen, according to authorities. A male suspect entered the building early Friday morning and threw what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail, the local mayor said. The man climbed on top of a […]
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US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know

US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier. Here’s what we know

May 17, 2024
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through the floating pier built by the US military, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM). The pier was anchored to a beach in Gaza on Thursday and will be used to funnel aid from various countries into the besieged strip, with most […]
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Britain’s embattled Conservative government has a new target: Sex education

Britain’s embattled Conservative government has a new target: Sex education

May 17, 2024
As a general election inches closer into view, the embittered debates circulating inside British politics have entered a new arena: the classroom. New guidance unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on Thursday seeks to overhaul the way sex education and gender identity is taught in England’s schools, a significant intervention into a delicate topic […]
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Flowers, socks and sparkling wine: Queen Camilla reveals some of her favorite brands

Flowers, socks and sparkling wine: Queen Camilla reveals some of her favorite brands

May 17, 2024
Queen Camilla has granted her first royal warrants to seven companies, including Shane Connolly, the designer behind the floral arrangements at last year’s Coronation and the King and Queen’s 2005 wedding, as well as the upmarket central London department store Fortnum & Mason. The seven companies chosen by Camilla are among 145 previously selected by King Charles III when […]
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