Thailand election: Election Commission sets May 14 poll date | CNN
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Thailand will hold elections on May 14, the national poll body said on Tuesday, a day after parliament was dissolved.
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Ecuador investigates explosive devices sent to journalists | CNN
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Ecuador's public prosecutor has opened a terrorism investigation after at least five journalists received envelopes containing explosive devices.
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Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was arrested for tweets critical of the kingdom, Almadi's son, Ibrahim, told CNN.
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Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to make historic visit to mainland China | CNN
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Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a former Taiwanese leader since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
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Ukraine war: Wagner chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 fighters by mid-May | CNN
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The chief of Russia's Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit about 30,000 new fighters by mid-May, according to a voice message published on Telegram.
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A farmers' protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after their founding. Could their rise have wider implications?
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Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea's nuclear capability as daughter watches latest missile test | CNN
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North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country's doorstep.
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Photos: 20 years after Iraq War began, citizens document daily life | CNN
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Ecuador earthquake kills at least 16 people | CNN
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At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to government officials.
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Hundreds protest clampdown on same-sex parents in Milan | CNN
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Hundreds took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to protest against moves by Italy's new right-wing government to restrict the rights of same-sex parents.
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Three people stabbed in incident at high school in Nova Scotia | CNN
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Police in Halifax, Nova Scotia say three people were stabbed in an incident at a high school Monday morning.
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Japan population crisis: This community went a quarter century without a newborn | CNN
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When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio district of Kawakami village in 25 years. His birth was like a miracle for many villagers.
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Suella Braverman: UK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss deportation scheme | CNN
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British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation.
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Israeli minister denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, inviting US rebuke | CNN
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Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a rebuke from the United States just weeks after calling for a Palestinian town to be "erased."
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US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South Korean forces on Sunday, the same day as North Korea carried out a suspected ballistic missile test, according to the South Korean military.
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UN climate report: The world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe, new report warns | CNN
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The world is rapidly approaching catastrophic levels of heating with international climate goals set to slip out of reach unless radical action is taken immediately, according to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday.
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Kenya opposition leader tear-gassed by police, calls for weekly protest | CNN
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Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday.
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Archeologists discover 'oldest pearling town' in the Persian Gulf - CNN Style
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A group of archeologists in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that they've found what they believe to be the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on Sinniyah Island, just east of the Umm al-Quwain emirate.
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Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's government have failed in the country's parliament, clearing the way for his hugely unpopular pension reforms to be implemented and sparking new protests in Paris.
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London's Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes | CNN
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London's Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a...
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Nigerians will return to the ballot on Saturday for delayed governorship polls, weeks after a disputed presidential vote sprung both controversy and a series of historic firsts.
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Libya uranium: Armed group says missing barrels recovered | CNN
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A Libyan armed group claims to have found the barrels of natural uranium that went missing in southern Libya.
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A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared | CNN
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For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country's south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city, pressure is mounting on authorities to prepare for the possibility of...
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Afghanistan earthquake: 6.5-magnitude tremor strikes near Jurm, according to USGS | CNN
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A strong earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in cities in Pakistan and India.
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Finding a brighter future for Tanzania's child domestic workers | CNN
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In Tanzania, WoteSawa Domestic Workers Organization is helping children out of a life of domestic servitude.
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The US has seen a "significant spike" in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, the commander of US Central Command said Thursday, two days after Russian jets harassed and collided with a US drone over the Black Sea.
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Netanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel's judiciary | CNN
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The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country's judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure,...
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French workers may have to retire at 64. Many are in uproar | CNN
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Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system that will push up the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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Child detainees in Iran subjected to torture, says Amnesty | CNN
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Iranian authorities have used torture methods including sexual violence against imprisoned children as part of a crackdown on recent protests, according to rights group Amnesty International.
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France pensions: Government forces through reforms, sparking parliamentary fury | CNN
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The French government has forced through controversial plans to raise the country's retirement age from 62 to 64, a move likely to inflame the country's weeks-long protest movement.
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