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US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades

However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.

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Turkey says 26 PKK militants were killed in military operations despite peace efforts

Turkey's defense ministry says security forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in the past week

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Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him

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Explosion at Tehran military site kills 1 and injures 10 firefighters

An explosion in a container at a military site east of Tehran has killed one military personnel and injured 10 firefighters

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France to provide military intelligence to Ukraine as US freezes vital information

French defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv

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Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce

Hamas has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

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Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of 3 former organizers of Tiananmen vigils

Hong Kong’s top court has overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city’s pro-demo...

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Canada's tariffs to remain despite Trump postponing tariffs on many imports

Canadian government officials say Canada’s initial retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. will remain in place for now despite President Donald Trump postponing 25% tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month

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5 convicted of plotting to overthrow German government and kidnap the health minister

A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health minister

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Heat wave in southern Brazil prompts five cities to suspend classes

Five cities in southern Brazil have suspended classes due to the region’s heat wave

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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers

Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease

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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Chile, with no reports of injuries or damage

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck northern Chile

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Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal town

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said

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Crossbow killer convicted of raping his ex-partner during attack near London in which 3 women died

A 26-year-old man who admitted murdering a mother and two of her daughters at their family home just north of London last year has been found guilty of raping his ex-partner during the attack

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Sudan files case to UN court alleging UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels

Sudan has filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly war

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Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

The Albanian Cabinet has decided to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children

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South Korean fighter jets accidentally drop bombs, injuring 8 people

South Korean fighter jets have accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area, injuring eight people on the ground

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EU leaders open emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid as US support wanes

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its allies

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Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone

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Nigerian Senate suspends a female senator over sexual assault accusation

The Nigerian Senate has suspended a female senator after she accused its presiding officer of sexual assault

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