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Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration
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13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru
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France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM
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Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill seven day after deal
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Noh leads by three at women's British Open as Ryu falters
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CONCACAF calls for 'comprehensive reckoning with' Infantino's FIFA leadership
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US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
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Chelsea sign Brighton striker Welbeck
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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja, team killed in Pakistan avalanche
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Gaza's civil defence, medical sources say Israeli strikes kill two
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Israel says troops encircle Gaza City as Blinken visits
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Myanmar military will hit back at ethnic armed groups' offensive: junta chief
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Asia extends global stocks rally on rate optimism, jobs in focus
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Republicans advance Israel funding without Ukraine, defying Biden
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US, China to seek climate progress in talks before Dubai summit
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US calls for 'temporary, localized' pauses in Israel-Hamas war
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Israel says it has Gaza City surrounded
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Lebanon-Israel border heats up ahead of speech by Hezbollah leader
Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked 19 Israeli positions along the border simultaneously Thursday, prompting a "broad" retaliatory assault, on the eve of a speech by the Iran-backed group's leader on the Israel-Hamas war.
Blinken heads to Israel seeking 'concrete measures' to spare civilians
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Russia denies Ukraine conflict at 'stalemate'
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Blinken heads back to Middle East to support Israel but seek restraint
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