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Japan's annual births fall to record low as country's 'silent emergency' deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899
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The call comes as Ukraine is pushing for U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
June 04, 2025Woman who denies mushroom murders accepts that she served death caps for lunch
An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms has told a court she accepts the fatal lunch she served contained death caps
June 03, 2025
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Taiwan offers Guatemala aid as it guards its diplomatic flanks from China
Taiwan is offering aid to its lone Central American diplomatic ally, Guatemala, as it guards against efforts by China to win away its last remaining partners
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Israel recovers bodies of 2 American-Israeli hostages from Gaza
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A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to some food off the shelf.
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The Dutch queen unveils a bell made from Russian weapons to show solidarity with Ukraine
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5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey's opposition
Turkish authorities say they have suspended five elected mayors from duty, as the country’s opposition faces an ongoing crackdown
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Outgoing head of Europe's drug agency warns of surge of violence from stimulant trade
Europe’s top official monitoring illegal drugs is nearing the end of his decade-long tenure with one clear message: the non-stop rise in cocaine and other stimulants is producing more violence than ever before in the heart of the world’s safest society
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Israel recovers bodies of 2 American-Israeli hostages from Gaza
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Violent turbulence hits flight in Germany, forcing emergency landing and injuring 9
German police say that severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board
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India is preparing to launch its delayed census, including controversial questions about caste
India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year
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S. Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has voted overwhelmingly to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife
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South Korea's liberal-led legislature passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon and wife
South Korea's liberal-led legislature passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon and wife
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New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Māori Party lawmakers for haka protest
New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law
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Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1 year old
Ukrainian officials say at least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed in a Russian drone strike on a northern Ukrainian overnight
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China issues warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers and bans a business for pro-independence links
China has issued warrants Thursday for 20 Taiwanese people it said carried out hacking missions in the Chinese mainland on behalf of Taiwan’s ruling party, while separately banning dealings with a Taiwanese company whose owners mainland authorities cal...
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WWII veterans speak of sacrifice and freedom on France's D-Day battlefields, 81 years later
The D-Day generation is smaller in number than ever but back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago
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Avoid new shoes and look after your mental health. How to be well at the Hajj
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it
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Election of Mexico's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice in 170 years raises hope and skepticism
Hugo Aguilar campaigned for Mexico’s Supreme Court with the simple message that he would finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government
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US Marshals arrest a Dominican man sought in last year's killing of 4 people in New York
The U.S. Marshals Service says agents have arrested a man in the Dominican Republic sought in the killing of four people in New York last year, including two children
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Canada's first astronaut and former Foreign Minister Marc Garneau dies at 76
Former astronaut and Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau has died
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Brothers of Israeli hostages held by Hamas continue to push for their release
Gal Gilboa Dalal and Ilay David, whose brothers Guy Gilboa Dalal and Evyatar David remain held hostage in Gaza, talk about holding out hope for their release by Hamas
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Trump says he had 'good' call with Putin but peace not 'immediate'
The call comes as Ukraine is pushing for U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
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British surgeon volunteering in Gaza hospital details 'dire situation'
Dr. Victoria Rose spent the month of May operating on the wounded in Gaza.
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Niède Guidon, the archaeologist who discovered hundreds of cave paintings in Brazil, dies at 92
The Brazilian archaeologist who discovered hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil has died
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Egypt says the sovereignty of a famous monastery is assured
Egypt says the sovereignty of a famous monastery is assured
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El Salvador human rights lawyer demands public trial as police haul her before judge
A lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies has demanded a public trial as police brought her before a judge
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British surgeon volunteering in Gaza hospital details 'dire situation'
Dr. Victoria Rose, a London-based consultant plastic surgeon, spent the month of May operating on the wounded in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj
A Saudi government spokesperson says more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in the country for this year's Hajj
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Ivory Coast opposition leader Thiam excluded from October's presidential ballot list
Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO of Credit Suisse and the main opposition leader in Ivory Coast, has been excluded from the country’s final list of presidential candidates
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Japan's annual births fall to record low as country's 'silent emergency' deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899
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June 04
Zimbabwe to kill dozens of elephants and distribute meat to people
Zimbabwe is home to the second-largest population of elephants in the world, after neighboring Botswana.
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Russia’s Wagner Group planned arson attack on London business with links to Ukraine, court is told
A trial of six men over an arson attack at an east London business that supported Ukraine’s war effort against Russia has begun, with prosecutors arguing that the evidence against them was “overwhelming.”
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Zimbabwe to kill dozens of elephants and distribute meat to people
Officials said they were seeking in part to control the elephant population.
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Zelenskyy calls Russia’s peace proposal an 'ultimatum' and he wants face-to-face talks with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war
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Ukraine has dominated NATO summits since Russia's invasion. Not this time with Trump
The war in Ukraine and the existential threat that Russia poses to European security has topped NATO’s agenda in each of its summits since 2022
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June 04
A Pakistani man accused of killing a young TikTok influencer appears in court
Officials say a Pakistani man accused of killing a 17-year-old TikTok influencer after she rejected his offer of friendship has made his first court appearance
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Aid sites in Gaza temporarily close in wake of mass casualty events
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it's closing distribution sites to prepare and stage for the large crowds they’ve been seeing. ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports.
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These satellite photos show Russian bombers Ukraine says it destroyed
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show seven destroyed bombers on the tarmac at a Russian air base in eastern Siberia
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Greek court jails 4 officials over botched evacuation during deadly wildfire near Athens
Four former senior fire service and civil protection officials have been jailed in Greece after being found guilty for failing to mount a proper evacuation during a wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside Athens in 2018
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At least 11 people die in stampede outside cricket stadium in India
At least 11 people are dead and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in southern India
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The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
Dutch opposition parties are calling for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government
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Woman on trial for mushroom murders says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch
An Australian woman on trial for the triple murder of her estranged husband's relatives and the attempted murder of another has told the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria that she carefully planned the July 2023 lunch where her dinner guests were ...
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5 inmates killed in Ivory Coast prison when search turns violent
Authorities in Ivory Coast say five prison inmates were killed when a routine search turned into a violent clash
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A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store for snacks in Thailand
A hungry wild elephant has caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand after strolling in from the Khao Yai National Park and helping himself to the food on the shelves
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US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris
Europe and the United States say progress has been made but there were no breakthroughs during a meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications
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A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history
For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday
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North Korea's Kim says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine
North Korea says that leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine
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June 04
New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad
New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after winning a tense election that capped off months of political turmoil
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