British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'
The military horses that bolted and ran loose when spooked by construction noise in central London earlier this week ''continue to be cared for and closely observed," the British Army said Friday.
Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of ''responsibly managing'' the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues.
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TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world.
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Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says
The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia is making changes to its drug decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public places.
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Save the Children disputes abuse allegations after Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices
The aid group Save the Children said there is nothing to support accusations of misconduct, speaking after Guatemalan prosecutors raided its offices in the Central American country looking for evidence of alleged abuse of migrant children.
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UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven't captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have ''devastating consequences'' for the city's 800,000 inhabitants.
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Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month
A young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver Island swam past a bottleneck at high tide early Friday, reaching an inlet that could take it to the open sea, officials said.
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The family of Mexican serial killer's first known victim protest at the site where bones were found
The family and supporters of a missing woman who may have been the first victim of a Mexico City serial killer protested Friday at the site where the bones and possessions of a half-dozen women were found last week.
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Fire at small hotel in southern Brazil kills at least 10 people
A fire tore through a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre early Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11, authorities said.
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Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
King Charles III is back.
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UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that spurred the latest war in Gaza, a spokesman said Friday.
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Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia
A Mexican film has won the top prize Friday at the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its third year.
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Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online.
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A British tourist is in a hospital after a shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches
A shark attacked a British tourist on Friday in the southeastern Caribbean, prompting the government of Trinidad & Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park. The man was hospitalized in an intensive care unit following the attack, officials said.
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New leaders take on Haiti's chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation's new leaders is rapidly growing. Haitians want security, food, jobs — and they want them now.
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Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary
An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán renewed his calls for change Friday as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orbán's government.
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MLB presence in Mexico goes beyond just hosting another regular-season series
When the Houston Astros take on the Colorado Rockies this weekend, it will be the seventh regular-season series played in Mexico. Major League Baseball's presence in the country, however, goes far beyond that.
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Ukraine's farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains
A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials were assessing how they can recover battlefield momentum in the war against Russia.
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Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service
A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country's main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees of the organization, which still goes under its Soviet name.
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Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait
Missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, authorities said.
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Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties
Thousands of Spanish journalists came out Friday in support of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez's announcement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption allegations.
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Pope to bring his call for ethical artificial intelligence to G7 summit in June in southern Italy
Pope Francis is taking his call for artificial intelligence to be developed and used according to ethical lines to the Group of 7 industrialized nations.
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.
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