Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban package
President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress. Alex Cohen has more.
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Archeologists unearth pre-Roman burial site in Italy
A pre-Roman necropolis was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of a future electricity station.
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EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging
The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday (April 24) that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles in hotels and thin plastic bags for groceries, in an attempt to curb the rising tide of packaging waste. Larissa Copello, a campaigner at non-profit group Zero Waste Europe, said the legislation was a "step forward" but more needs to be done.
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Kharkiv bar hit by Russian strikes for third time
'Three-nil' said Nika Hladka, smiling after her bar in Kharkiv survived a third Russian strike since her country was invaded in February 2022. She told Reuters on Wednesday (April 24) she planned to repair the bar's interior and had no plans to leave Kharkiv despite frequent Russian strikes on the eastern city.
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How U.S. allies are preparing for Trump 2.0
U.S. allies are taking steps to defend or advance their interests in the event former President Donald Trump returns to power in November elections, an even chance based on recent opinion polls in swing states. Lucy Ha has more.
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EU Parliament head warns of disinformation in upcoming election
European Union voters are set to be bombarded with lies and disinformation from outside and within the bloc in the June election for the new European Parliament, the president of the assembly, Roberta Metsola, warned on Tuesday (April 23).
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Germany to resume funding UNRWA Palestinian agency
The German government plans to resume cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza, the foreign and development ministries said in a joint statement on Wednesday (April 24). Lucy Fielder reports.
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Gaza Strip could reach famine in six weeks, WFP says
The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday (April 24).
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Lawmaker releases peace dove in EU parliament
A European Union lawmaker released a dove in the parliament's debating chamber on Wednesday (April 24) in what he said was a call for peace in Europe and the world.
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Russian deputy defense minister arrested for bribery
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered one of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies be kept in custody on suspicion of taking bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022. Sean Hogan has more.
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Fire after Ukraine drone attacks Russian oil depot
Fire broke out at fuel and energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region as a result of a drone attack launched by Ukraine, said Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western region.
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Rescue and clean up efforts after floods hit China
Rescuers in helicopters and on boats raced to evacuate residents trapped in China’s flood-hit Guangdong province on Wednesday (April 24), following record-breaking rains.
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Senate passes $95-bln Ukraine, Israel aid bill
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday (April 23) approved billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay, with lawmakers lauding the bipartisan effort in passing the four-bills-in-one package that also clears the way for a potential TikTok ban. Diane To reports.
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Kim Jong Un's sister vows 'overwhelming' military power
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday. Devi Rajaram reports.
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Livestream shows Lufthansa plane's rough landing
A live stream caught the moment a Lufthansa Boeing airplane performed a touch-and-go landing in Los Angeles on Tuesday (April 23).
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Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more US schools
Pro-Palestinian students have set up tent encampments at more campuses across the U.S. to protest Israel's war in Gaza, after mass arrests at similar demonstrations at a handful of mostly East Coast colleges in recent days. Gabe Singer reports.
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Huge protests march against Argentina's education cuts
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday (April 23) in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures. Ryan Chang has more.
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Analyst: Trump 'lucky' contempt order not more severe
Donald Trump is “lucky” a $10,000 fine being considered by the judge in his hush money trial for violating a gag order is not more severe, Vida Johnson, an associate law professor at Georgetown University, told Reuters on Tuesday (April 23).
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Argentinians march against Milei's education cuts
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday (April 23) in an anti-government march against budget cuts to public universities, the biggest protest yet against President Javier Milei's painful austerity measures.
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Trump hosts former Japan PM Aso in New York
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump hosted former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday (April 23).
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Two years on, a Palestinian widow still hopes for justice
Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank, but isn't pinning hope on any action the United States might take against their battalion. Rachel Faber reports.
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Dust from the Sahara blankets the city of Athens
Dust from the Sahara desert covered the city of Athens in Greece on Tuesday (April 23).
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Germany arrests AfD staffer on suspicion of spying for China
An aide to a member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been arrested on suspicion of "especially severe" espionage for China, the latest in a spate of such arrests across Europe. Kristy Kilburn reports.
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Nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed. Angela Johnston explains.
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Columbia University students return for in-person classes
Columbia University students came back for in-person classes on Tuesday (April 23) with some students, like Ava Lyon-Sereno, sharing their frustrations about recent actions taken by the school's administration following student protests.
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