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Iran sports minister says team won't play in World Cup games after country's leader 'assassinated'
"Given that this corrupt government assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup," Ahmad Donyamali reportedly said
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Iran-backed terrorist militias strike US diplomatic facility in Iraq: State Department
“The United States strongly condemns these attacks on our diplomatic facilities in Iraq,” a State Department spokesperson said
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Netanyahu's office tells Iranians to 'remove the Ayatollah regime'
"The Ayatollah is no more, and I know you don't want him replaced with another tyrant," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said
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Uganda senior official denies agreement reached with US to take deportees
"We do not have the facilities and infrastructure to accommodate such illegal immigrants in Uganda," State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem said
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Maduro deploys millions of Venezuelan troops across country after US ships near Latin America
Maduro said that the activations are in response to the recent "extravagant, bizarre and outlandish" threats from the United States.
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Hamas rejects Israel's plan to relocate residents from Gaza
The Israeli Defense Forces said it has plans to relocate residents from combat zones in order "to ensure their safety."
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Union for Air Canada flight attendants balks at federal government order to immediately end strike
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board said that flight attendants had to be back at work by 2 p.m. EST on Sunday.
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Air Canada halts plans to resume flights after union defies order to return to work
Over 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job to protest pay and scheduling conflicts that resulted due to a new contract.
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Erin strengthens into Category 5 hurricane
Erin is the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025.
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Costa Rica draws inspiration from El Salvador's CECOT with new massive high security prison
The Central American country's new maximum-security prison will house 5,100 inmates who are linked to drug trafficking and violent gangs as the country attempts to quell a surge in organized crime.
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At least 25 Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire while seeking aid in Gaza: report
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said there were no incidents at or near its sites Wednesday
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Colombian senator, presidential hopeful dies two months after being shot at rally
Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay was a member of the conservative Democratic Center party and an outspoken critic of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's policies
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Australia to recognize Palestinian state at United Nations General Assembly: prime minister
“A two-state solution is humanity’s best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said