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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

The seizure of the town of 5,000 comes after Ukrainian drones damaged two hangars at an air base as Kyiv continues its daring incursion into Russia.
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border on August 14, 2024.
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border on August 14, 2024.

Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say

As the Sept. 16 anniversary of Amini’s death approaches, Iran’s new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian has promised to ease enforcement of the headscarf law.
Iranian women not wearing their mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walk in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
Iranian women not wearing their mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walk in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.

Fears of a Venezuelan mass exodus increase with election crisis fallout

Backlash toward migrants has intensified in Chile, as well as in Peru and Ecuador, which have similarly tightened requirements for issuing tourist visas to Venezuelans.
Migrants, mostly Venezuelans, cross a river during their journey through the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama, on Oct. 15, 2022.
Migrants, mostly Venezuelans, cross a river during their journey through the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama, on Oct. 15, 2022.
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Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand after 12-year fight with U.S.

U.S. authorities say Dotcom and three other Megaupload executives cost film studios and record companies more than $500 million by encouraging paying users to store and share copyrighted material.
Kim Dotcom at Auckland District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sept. 21, 2015.
Kim Dotcom at Auckland District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sept. 21, 2015.
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Protests escalate in India over doctor's rape and murder

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against women amid public outrage in India, where many government hospitals have suspended most services.
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services "indefinitely" on August 12 to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services "indefinitely" on August 12 to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
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Japan ends 'megaquake' advisory after no abnormalities observed

Officials issued the first-ever advisory last week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone.
on August 10, 2024, after the city took measures in response to the government's announcement of a "major earthquake warning".
on August 10, 2024, after the city took measures in response to the government's announcement of a "major earthquake warning".
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Argentine ex-President Fernández charged with violence against former first lady

The charges come amid a separate embezzlement case against Fernández that accuses him of irregularities in awarding state insurance contracts.
The complaint of gender violence against former President Alberto Fernandez by his ex-partner on August 6, with the publication in the local press of alleged chats and photos showing the former First Lady with bruises, shocks Argentina and has unleashed a deep crisis in the now-opposition.
The complaint of gender violence against former President Alberto Fernandez by his ex-partner on August 6, with the publication in the local press of alleged chats and photos showing the former First Lady with bruises, shocks Argentina and has unleashed a deep crisis in the now-opposition.
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North Korea to open border for foreign tourists in December, tour operators say

The resumption of visits to the city of Samjiyon is a sign that the reclusive country may reopen to bigger groups of foreign tourists after years of strict Covid border controls.
Chinese tour companies say they are reopening tours to North Korea for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese tour companies say they are reopening tours to North Korea for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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South Korea's Yoon seeks dialogue and path to unification with North

President Yoon Suk Yeol said he was ready to begin political and economic cooperation if the North “takes just one step” toward denuclearization.
South Korea's president speaks during National Liberation Day celebration in Seoul.
South Korea's president speaks during National Liberation Day celebration in Seoul.
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Taylor Swift fans will face heightened security at first Eras Tour show since terror plot

Swiftie festivities in London are in full swing amid tightened security as the European leg of the Eras Tour takes its final bow.
Taylor Swift performs onstage
Taylor Swift performs onstage

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

The declaration followed an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring countries.
Image: This colorized electron microscope image shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md.
Image: This colorized electron microscope image shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md.

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