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  1. 8 minutes ago

    Rescue workers reported that Syrian government shelling of a town in the last rebel-held enclave killed 10 people, including children. The U.N. described as “shocking” reports of shelling that hit a market and roads near schools. 

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    Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland. The palace didn't offer specifics on the decision.

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    Across the Mideast, 7 million more people are estimated to have entered extreme poverty over the course of 2020. Food prices have soared to their highest level since 2014, with an expected increase of nearly 28% in 2021.

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    Russia is hosting senior Taliban representatives and members of other factions in Moscow. The Russian government has become an influential power broker in international talks on Afghanistan in recent years.

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    At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescuers worked through the night to retrieve bodies stuck in debris and to evacuate those in vulnerable areas.

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    Residents in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region say a new airstrike has hit the city, while the UN says it is cutting its Tigray presence by more than half as a deadly government blockade halts humanitarian aid.

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    “I fled for a hiding space like an animal.” Survivors of the 2015 Islamic State group attacks on Paris’ Bataclan concert hall describe what happened in their first public testimony.

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    The Hong Kong mother whose daughter was killed in Taiwan in 2018 lambasts authorities in the Chinese city for letting the man who confessed to the crime walk free, while Hong Kong blamed self-ruled Taiwan for “political manipulation” in the case.

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    The World Health Organization has reported a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased. Britain, Russia and Turkey accounted for the most cases.

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    A U.N.-backed study has found that the world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels.

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    Record flooding in Venice in late 2019 triggered fears about the impact of worsening climate change on the Italian lagoon city beloved by tourists. The waters invaded again off-season this summer, in a reminder that the threat hasn't receded.

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  12. 4 hours ago

    Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in Damascus, killing 14 people. The attack was the deadliest in the capital in years, and since government forces captured suburbs formerly held by insurgents in the war.

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    “History is repeating itself:” Beirut gunbattles fire up sectarian passions from the country's violent civil war past. By

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    They say they were hunted like animals inside Paris’ Bataclan concert hall. Now survivors of the 2015 Islamic State group's attacks puzzle out what really happened that night.

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  15. 4 hours ago

    “You've got some toys for me?" An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool.

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  16. 5 hours ago

    A spate of recent killings has rattled Indian-controlled Kashmir, with violence targeting local minority members and Indian civilians. Experts say the spike in tensions is a consequence of New Delhi's heavy-handed approach to control the Muslim population.

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  17. 5 hours ago

    BREAKING: Two roadside bombs explode near military bus in Damascus, killing 13, Syrian state TV says.

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  18. 5 hours ago

    The debate over disproportionate use of force by police that followed George Floyd’s death has largely ignored some of the most vulnerable targets: children.

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    New Zealand police have shared audio of a 4-year-old boy making an emergency call asking police to come over and see his toys. Constable Kurt responded and reported back that, "He did have cool toys.”

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    star Kieran Culkin talks about his character Roman Roy's relationship with Gerri, played by J. Smith-Cameron — and gets a little distracted by his costar.

    Kieran Culkin on friendship with J. Smith-Cameron
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