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Taiwan creates website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence
Taiwanese officials have said they are looking to broaden their intelligence-gathering capabilities as security pressures increase
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Europe set for record travel season, looks to China to help fill void of more Americans saying no
More Americans are staying away from Europe due to high airfares, a weak dollar, and the World Cup. But Europe is still expecting another record year.
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Senior Haitian government official abducted by armed assailants: report
Haiti's capital remains heavily affected by gang activity. The Viv Ansanm alliance is estimated to control about 70% of Port-au-Prince.
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Trump administration helping to broker peace deal ... in Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with officials from Rwanda and the Congo in Washington D.C. late last week to help finalize and oversee the talks, and the two countries agreed to sign a peace deal by May 2.
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India closes air space to Pakistani aircraft amid fears of war
The move followed a terrorist attack in the disputed region of Kashmir that saw 26 people killed last week.
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Wildfires spread near Jerusalem, fire official says 'maybe Israel's largest ever'
Large brushfires began Wednesday morning local time in the hills to the west of Jerusalem, but the fires are now spreading eastward.
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China exports drop amid tariff fight with U.S.
A gauge of new export orders decreased this month to its lowest reading since December 2022.
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Trump says he 'could' bring deported El Salvadoran Abrego Garcia back to U.S.
"He came into our country illegally,” President Trump said.
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Ukraine calls for permanent ceasefire after Russia announces three-day pause
Putin announced the pause would occur next month and run from midnight on May 7-8 and end at midnight on May 10-11. The actual victory day is May 8.
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Canada chooses liberal Mark Carney as prime minister over Pierre Poilievre
Voters actually elect certain candidates to represent them in Parliament and the prime minister is the person who's party won the most seats. Party leaders are chosen by party members in earlier votes.
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Canadians go to polls to elect prime minister, with party stances of US trade war a late X factor
About 7.3 million Canadians voted before Election Day.
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Greenland says it was disrespected by US, can't be bought by 'anyone,' suggests stronger China ties
The recent comments followed Greenland's then-incoming Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, allegedly visiting China last month to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
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Power outage hits Spain, Portugal, cuts phone service
Red Eléctrica, a Spanish power distributor, said it could take 6-10 hours to restore power to large parts of the country and Portugal.