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China says US shouldn't use other countries as 'pretext' to pursue its interests in Greenland
China says the United States shouldn't use other countries as a pretext to pursue its interests in Greenland.
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Trump's motorcade in Florida rerouted due to 'suspicious object'

Hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya opens at top UN court
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Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audience
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Protesters try to attack driver after truck speeds through Iran demonstration in Los Angeles
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Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals
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Africa's megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
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Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 572
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Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
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How NATO works at a time of Trump's Greenland threats
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The Latest: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says
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Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate race
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What to know about the Uvalde school shooting trial as it heads into its second week
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Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stamp
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Former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution at home says he's received asylum in Hungary
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As Canada tries to reduce its dependence on the US, its leader will visit China to rebuild ties
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Roadside bomb targeting police vehicle kills 6 officers in northwest Pakistan
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New US ambassador to India pushes for deeper trade ties despite tension over Russian oil
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Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo's relations with Beijing worsen
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India and Germany sign deals to deepen economic and security ties
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The Latest: Trump says Iran proposed negotiations as hundreds killed in protests
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Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives
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George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased
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Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election
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Hong Kong court hears arguments on sentencing of former publisher Jimmy Lai; no decision yet
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Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong's once freewheeling press scene
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A Minneapolis church holds a service of 'Lament and Hope' amid fears over immigration crackdown
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Human heads found hanging on a beach in southwestern Ecuador
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A South Carolina police officer is shot and wounded and a suspect is killed
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