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Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting "pressure" from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary.
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Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College Campuses
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Alarmed over young people increasingly proving to be a force for Democrats at the ballot box, Republican lawmakers in a number of states have been trying to enact new obstacles to voting for college students. In Idaho, Republicans used their power monopol...
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What Pope Francis' AI puffer coat says about the future of fashion - CNN Style
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Over the weekend, a peculiar image of Pope Francis set the Internet alight. But it wasn't real.
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Netanyahu's survival depends on his next move. Here's what he may do | CNN
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The only wiggle room the Israeli leader has is if negotiators reach a moderated judicial overhaul plan bill over the recess period, and where concessions to his right-wing coalition members need not be too extreme.
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Former California Democratic mayor guilty of lewd conduct with child sentenced to 7 years in prison
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Robert Jacob pleaded no contest to six felony offenses involving sexual misconduct with a minor in January and was found guilty. He began serving his prison sentence Thursday.
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Kamala Harris set to unveil $1 billion plan in Ghana to promote womens economic empowerment
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In Ghana, Vice President Kamala Harris will reveal a $1 billion plan to help bolster the country's economy as Washington looks to build relationships across Africa.
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UN poised to take unprecedented vote on the climate crisis | CNN
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Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday is poised to win a historic vote at the United Nations that would call on the world's highest court to issue an unprecedented legal opinion on the obligation countries have to address the climate crisis.
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Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that "substantial elements" of a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by its parliament "have been modified" after an intervention by his government.
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen departs for New York to start Central American trip | CNN
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Taiwan has every right to "connect with the world," its President Tsai Ing-wen declared Wednesday as she embarked on a diplomatic mission to Central America, which will include transit in the United States -- and has already been condemned by China.
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King Charles III to travel to Germany for first overseas visit as monarch | CNN
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King Charles III's first overseas state visit will finally get underway on Wednesday when the British monarch lands in Germany with the Queen Consort for a three-day trip.
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Matiullah Wesa: Taliban arrests prominent girls' education activist in Afghanistan | CNN
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A prominent activist for girls' education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the latest step in its repressive clampdown on the rights of Afghan women.
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Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes | CNN
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Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power.
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North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by US and South Korean forces.
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Black female athletes: Having Black female coach is crucial
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It wasn't just Staley's coaching accolades, which include fueling South Carolina’s meteoric rise in women’s basketball, that sold Beal. Beal knew that Staley — a Black woman like her — would best understand how to guide her as she navigated both ...
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France anti-pension reform protests: Demonstrators enter airport amid nationwide protests | CNN
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Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation prepared for a 10th day of nationwide demonstrations.
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The triumph of Humza Yousaf is just the latest reflection of how times have changed as people of South Asian descent occupy leadership roles in the British, Scottish and Irish parliaments.
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Mexico migrant fire: At least 37 people killed at migration office in Ciudad Juarez | CNN
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At least 37 people died after a fire at a migration center in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state said in a statement early Tuesday.
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Hong Kong's first protest in 3 years shows how the city has changed | CNN
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Wearing numbered lanyards, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong's first authorized protest in three years on Sunday -- a carefully choreographed event that campaigners say offers a chilling insight into the future of protest in the city.
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Moskit: Russia fires cruise missiles into waters off Japan's coast during training exercise | CNN
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Russia's Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles at a mock target in waters off Japan's coast on Tuesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
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Photographer Andrea Gjestvang's portrait of life in the male-dominated Faroe Islands - CNN Style
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Photographer Andrea Gjestvang spent six years documenting the lives of bachelors in the Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago with over 107 men for every 100 women.
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Nearly 200 Rohingya people land by boat in Indonesia's Aceh | CNN
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More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh.
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Lorraine Schwartz's creations have stunned on red carpets from the Oscars to the Met Gala. Now, some of her coveted pieces are up for sale on Pharrell Williams' Joopiter auction platform.
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What Elian Gonzalez wants for Cuba | CNN
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More than two decades after he was found clinging to an inner tube in the Straits of Florida, Elián González is taking on his most high profile role since the bitter custody battle that returned him to Cuba.
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Lebanon reverses decision on Daylight Saving, amid confusion on two different timezones | CNN
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Lebanon's government has walked back a controversial decision to delay winter clock changes by a month, after last week's announcement by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati sparked exasperation and confusion in a country already gripped by economic crisis.
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SNP election: Humza Yousaf wins race to replace Sturgeon as Scotland's next leader | CNN
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Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country's next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign.
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Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day in grand display of force days after US sanctions | CNN
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Myanmar's ruling military paraded an arsenal of weapons in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in a grand display of force days after the United States imposed fresh sanctions against the junta for inflicting "pain and suffering on the people of Burma."
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Digital payments and lending firm Latitude Holdings said on Monday that 7.9 million Australian and New Zealand driver license numbers were stolen in a large-scale information theft on March 16.
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North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Monday morning, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
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Paternity leave: In Japan, it's four weeks, but men are too afraid to take it | CNN
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PM Kishida wants 85 per cent of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030. But some in Japan are skeptical he can move the needle.
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Gazza challenges Snoop Dogg to 'cannabis vs booze' charity boxing match
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The former footballer thinks he's found the way to put his spat with the rapper to bed.
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