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Explosion at Thailand Fireworks Factory Kills at Least 20
[ad_1] A fireworks factory exploded in central Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others, according to the Thai police. After the blast, the factory, in the middle of a field in Suphan Buri Province, collapsed, leaving nothing but rubble, photographs posted online by Thai media outlets showed. “Nobody could get out. Nobody could get out,”…
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U.S. Moves to Bar Alejandro Giammattei, Ex-Guatemalan Leader
[ad_1] The State Department said on Wednesday that Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala’s president until a tumultuous transfer of power this week, was barred from entering the United States because of what officials said was information indicating that he had accepted bribes. The announcement signaled that the United States was moving quickly to support the anticorruption drive led by Guatemala’s new president,…
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Thursday Briefing: Iran Raises Military Threats
[ad_1] Iranian strikes inflame regional tensions A day after Iran launched missile strikes in neighboring Pakistan, Iran’s defense minister vowed yesterday that his country would “not set any limits” on using its capabilities against enemies whenever necessary. The strikes have raised tensions in a region where conflict has now touched at least five nations. In a statement, Pakistan, a nuclear-armed…
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Sunak’s Rwanda Immigration Plan Passes Vote in U.K. Parliament
[ad_1] Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain dodged a potentially dire threat to his leadership on Wednesday, preserving for now his beleaguered government’s immigration plan to put asylum seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda. In an effort to overcome resistance from British courts, lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament voted to back legislation declaring Rwanda a safe country for…
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Kate, Princess of Wales, Is in the Hospital After Abdominal Surgery
[ad_1] Two of the most senior members of Britain’s royal family have been hit by health concerns, with Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the wife of Prince William, undergoing abdominal surgery in London on Tuesday, while King Charles III will receive treatment for an enlarged prostate next week. Catherine will be hospitalized for 10 to 14 days, according to…
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France Rejects Genocide Accusations Against Israel in Gaza
[ad_1] France on Wednesday became the latest Western country to reject accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a charge that was recently brought before a United Nations court in The Hague. Stéphane Séjourné, France’s newly appointed foreign minister, told lawmakers in France’s lower house of Parliament that “the rule of law applies to all, and…
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Softer Penalty for Somali Leader’s Son After Fatal Crash Prompts Outrage in Turkey
[ad_1] First he was allowed to leave Turkey after he hit a motorcycle courier with his car in November. Then the police blamed the courier, who later died in the hospital, before reversing course. Finally, on Tuesday, the driver of the car, the son of Somalia’s leader, was convicted of “causing death by negligence” and given a prison sentence that…
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France rejects accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
[ad_1] France on Wednesday became the latest Western country to reject accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a charge that was recently brought before a United Nations court in The Hague. Stéphane Séjourné, France’s newly appointed foreign minister, told lawmakers in France’s lower house of Parliament that “the rule of law applies to all, and…
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Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot Marries John Caldwell
[ad_1] When Nadya Tolokonnikova, one of founding members of the anti-establishment punk collective Pussy Riot, reached out to John Caldwell on Discord, an encrypted messaging app, he asked if she was a bot. “She just said ‘haha,’” said Mr. Caldwell, who was already familiar with her work. “I was very suspicious.” Ms. Tolokonnikova had developed an interest in cryptocurrency and…
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Gaza’s Phone and Internet Service Is Down for a Sixth Day
[ad_1] A near-total communications blackout across the Gaza Strip continued for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving besieged civilians unable to call for help and aid workers struggling to reach them as Israeli airstrikes continue to rain down on the south. Paltel, the strip’s largest telecommunications company, said the blackout was the longest of several that Gaza has faced…
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