Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Now over 3,800
Loading the Audio Player... The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 rose to 3,889 as of Thursday, according to Jorge Rodriguez, the president...
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Iran Announces Successful Launch of an Imaging Satellite
Iran claimed Wednesday that it successfully sent an imaging satellite into orbit after years of failed attempts. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard carried out the most recent launch, seeing mo...
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Fire at Christian Wedding in Iraq Kills at Least 100 People
Firefighters in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh on Wednesday searched the burned wedding hall for the bodies of the victims. The region is predominantly Christian. A fire ripped through the pac...
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Wedding Inferno Kills at Least 100 in Iraq’s Biggest Christian Town; Bride and Groom Survive
Family members of a Christian bride and groom confirmed Wednesday that they survived a massive fire that erupted during their wedding celebration killing at least 100 and injuring more than 150 of ...
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Vatican Presses World Leaders at UN to Work on Rules for Lethal Autonomous Weapons
AI is a growing interest for the U.N., as for national governments, multinational groups, tech companies, and others.
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U.S. Soldier Who Crossed into North Korea Returned, Officials Say
U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King was transferred to American custody in China on Wednesday, U.S. officials said. North Korea’s state-run media said Wednesday that the country decided to release King after...
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Baptist Pastor Injured by Radical Fulani Herdsmen in Attack Killing 1 Christian, Wounding 2 Others
Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, killing one Christian and wounding three others, including a pastor, an area resident said
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Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Flare after Weekend Attack
Police in northern Kosovo on Monday searched for a group of ethnic Serb gunmen who stormed a village on Sunday and barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery. The gunmen killed one Kosovar police ...
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Thousands of Armenian Christians Flee Homes: ‘Mass exodus has begun,’ Expert Says
According to the government of Armenia, 6,650 “forcibly displaced persons” entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh since last week, with more pouring in.
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Biden Administration Officially Recognizes Cook Islands, Niue
President Joe Biden on Monday officially established diplomatic relations with the two nations in the South Pacific. In a statement, Biden also recognized the countries as sovereign, independent state...
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Ukraine Says Russian Commander Killed in Crimea Missile Strikes
Ukrainian Special Forces on Monday claimed that Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Viktor Sokolov was killed during their attack Friday on Sevastopol in Crimea. Special operations leaders relea...
