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Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opens
Published on: 45 min 10 sec ago.
Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.
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Rare Evacuation Announced by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky
Published on: 52 min 10 sec ago.
Many of the people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.
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Helicopter carrying six people crashes in northern Indian state
Published on: 1 hour 54 min ago.
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
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I Covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It Still Weighs on Me.
Published on: 2 hours 2 min ago.
The day that changed modern China also taught me how to recognize true courage.
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Ukrainians Are Fighting Russians Inside Underground Gas Pipes. I Went in One.
Published on: 2 hours 11 min ago.
I experienced war’s subterranean future as drones dominate the skies. I didn’t like it.
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Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center
Published on: 2 hours 58 min ago.
Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left rivals benefit.
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Israel’s Election Is Unlikely to Change Its Policies and Global Isolation
Published on: 2 hours 59 min ago.
The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, aren’t substantially different in their approach to Israel’s security or in their opposition to a Palestinian state.
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Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage
Published on: 2 hours 59 min ago.
Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.
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How Ukrainian Soldiers Are Moving Underground
Published on: 3 hours 1 min ago.
Ukrainian soldiers are traveling underground through abandoned gas pipes to reach positions near the front. Our correspondent Maria Varenikova joins them on the journey through the kill zone and into positions where troops can spend weeks at a time.
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Colombia’s ‘Narcoterrorist’ Crackdown Raises Questions Over Killings
Published on: 3 hours 1 min ago.
Military-involved deaths have roiled a country with an iron-fisted new president — and a history of extrajudicial killings.
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Transylvania, Where Meadows Ripple and Dracula Legends Fade
Published on: 3 hours 2 min ago.
On a three-day hike in Romania, a writer sidesteps the usual Bram Stoker draws and instead discovers medieval villages, ancient forests and rich living history.
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What we know about Binance's $6.3bn hack
Published on: 4 hours ago.
BBC business reporter Archana Shukla explains more about what is suspected to be the largest hack in history.
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New ‘Call of Duty’ Game Draws Criticism for Using Footage of Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush
Published on: 4 hours 6 min ago.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 uses actual visuals from a crowd crush in South Korea, in which over 150 Halloween carousers died in a narrow alleyway.
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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam
Published on: 4 hours 33 min ago.
The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.
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How the Japanese Spy Drama ‘Vivant’ Became The Target of China’s Anger
Published on: 5 hours 47 min ago.
“Vivant,” a Japanese thriller that features Chinese spies, has drawn intense criticism from Beijing. Its creators defend the show, saying it is “completely fictional.”
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Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC she put others at risk but says backlash was traumatic
Published on: 5 hours 51 min ago.
In her first interview since the incident, Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she takes responsibility for it but did not deserve such a severe backlash.
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Syrians struggle with soaring prices as crisis challenges post-Assad recovery
Published on: 6 hours ago.
Fuel price rises are driving discontent, testing support for Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.
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Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
Published on: 6 hours 47 min ago.
Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.
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Oldest Recording of Louisiana’s Vanishing Creole Language Is Published
Published on: 7 hours 2 min ago.
The rediscovery of a forgotten recording from 1935 sheds light on a language rooted in the state’s history of slavery and French colonialism.
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An Arab Town in Israel Celebrates the Election but Wonders What Will Change
Published on: 8 hours 1 min ago.
Gains for Arab-led parties have electrified Taibe, in central Israel, even as voters elsewhere in Israel say they have no place in any future government.
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In China, the War on Mosquitoes Has Entered the A.I. Era
Published on: 8 hours 1 min ago.
Using sensors developed for self-driving cars, a Chinese start-up claims it can track and destroy tiny flying targets while avoiding people, pets and reflective surfaces.
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Three dead after two helicopters collide midair near Oregon airport
Published on: 8 hours 57 min ago.
The collision involving a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter occurred on Thursday afternoon, with both aircraft crashing in a field adjacent to a highway.
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Mushroom murderer fails to overturn convictions in Australian court challenge
Published on: 10 hours 27 min ago.
Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.
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Court Rejects Erin Patterson’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case
Published on: 11 hours 58 min ago.
Judges took away the possibility of parole for an Australian woman, Erin Patterson, and rejected a bid to overturn her conviction over deadly beef Wellington lunch.
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Newly Freed American Describes His Years in Russian Prison
Published on: 12 hours 30 min ago.
Stephen James Hubbard, the retired teacher arrested soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said he sometimes lost hope.
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What Israeli Election Results Reveal About the Electorate
Published on: 12 hours 51 min ago.
Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.
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No Clear Winner in Israel Election, Final Results Show
Published on: 12 hours 54 min ago.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party and its allies won 53 seats in Parliament, falling short of the outright majority needed to form a government. The main opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48.
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Google value plunges by $500bn as AI fears rattle Wall Street
Published on: 13 hours 44 min ago.
Google spooked investors so badly that its stock hit a six-month low, after it revealed its AI search summaries were affecting ad revenue.
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Young athlete and former minister among victims of Spain train crash
Published on: 14 hours 29 min ago.
As some of the victims' names are released publicly, an outpouring of grief and anger is sweeping across Spain.
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After Crash, Spain Asks if Its Train System Is Too Old and Prone to Human Error
Published on: 14 hours 30 min ago.
After the country’s second major rail disaster in a year, Spaniards were confronting questions about the safety of their once-vaunted rail system.
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