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/World/ Last Updated: Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 @ 3:10pm EDT

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Spain's PM halts public duties as wife faces inquiry

Pedro Sánchez says he will "stop and reflect" on whether to remain in the job.

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A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna

A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost has been sold at an auction in Vienna for 30 million euros ($32 million)

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Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue

Italy’s Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago

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Macron takes part in charity soccer game, showing off sporting prowess

French President Emmanuel Macron showed off his sporting prowess again --this time as Paris gears up to hold the Summer Olympics

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Pakistan and Iran vow to enhance efforts at a 'united front' against Afghanistan-based militants

Neighbors Pakistan and Iran have pledged to enhance efforts at a “united front” against Afghanistan-based militants, saying their presence poses a serious threat to regional and global security

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100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades once more

British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days later, wanted to return to France for the 80th anniversary of the invasion so he could honor the men who didn’t come home

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Columbia protesters vow to remain until demands met

Activists at the New York university want amnesty for disciplined students before ending their Gaza protest.

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Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves

In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.

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Poland's prosecutor general says previous government used spyware against hundreds of people

Poland’s prosecutor general has told the parliament that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people under the former government in Poland, among them elected officials

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Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense

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IAEA team inspects treated radioactive water release from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

A team of experts from the U.N. nuclear agency has inspected the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for a review of its discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific

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1 person was arrested after 3 people were injured in a 'major incident' at a Welsh school

Welsh police say a suspect has been arrested after three people were injured in a “major incident” at a school in Wales

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German leader says Europe must keep increasing aid to Ukraine after US approves new military help

The German chancellor says Europe must continue to step up its help for Ukraine even after the approval of a big U.S. aid package

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Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals

British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry

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Judge to probe corruption accusation against wife of Spain's leader filed by right-wing group

A Spanish judge has agreed to probe allegations of corruption made against the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez by a private group with a history of filing lawsuits for right-wing causes

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A Greek lawmaker faces criminal charges following a brawl in parliament

Greece’s parliamentary speaker says he will seek criminal charges against a lawmaker who allegedly punched a colleague during a debate

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Slovakia's government approves controversial overhaul of public broadcasting

Slovakia’s government has approved a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media

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A blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull

A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait has seen an explosion in the distance, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade

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A Russian priest who held Navalny's memorial service is suspended by Moscow church

A priest who oversaw a memorial service for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church

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German retirees will get an inflation-busting pension increase this year

Germany’s Cabinet has approved a 4.57% rise in retirees’ pensionsfrom this summer, an increase that is well above the current inflation rate

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