Burma descends into chaos after military coup, at least 18 protesters killed

Military forces in Burma killed 18 protesters on Sunday in what outside observers called the bloodiest day since the Feb. 1 coup as protests continue to break out across the country of 54 million.

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Iran rejects offer of direct US nuclear talks, senior diplomats say

Iran's stance does not kill off all hopes of direct negotiations, diplomats claimed.

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US 'gravely concerned' by Ethiopia massacre of 'many hundreds' described in Amnesty report

The local government alleged the Amnesty report relied on "scanty information' in making its assertions.

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Burma military crackdown on anti-coup protests leaves at least 2 dead

Burma police made mass arrests at anti-coup demonstrations Sunday and reportedly killed at least two protesters in the fourth week of unrest since a military takeover on Feb. 1.

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Surge of 13,000 Central American minors to US border expected in May

Officials discussed investing in Central America to help stem conditions that cause migrant flights.

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Burma’s UN ambassador takes brave stand at the United Nations against recent military coup

Burma's UN Ambassador warned diplomats at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, that his country's military had become, "an existential threat," and called upon the world community to take action against the military who led the coup on Feb. 1.

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Threat level raised for US troops in Iraq; American contractors put on high alert

EXCLUSIVE — The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve has raised the threat level for US service members in Iraq, while US contractors at Balad Air Base were put on high alert fearing a response to US airstrikes in Syria, two sources familiar with the move tell Fox News.

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US airstrike in Syria under Biden and 2017 Tomahawk strikes ordered by Trump: The difference

U.S. Air Force F-15s dropped seven 500-lb GPS-guided bombs on Iranian proxy fighters in eastern Syria on Thursday night.

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White House declassifies Jamal Khashoggi report blaming Saudi crown prince for journalist's death

Turkish officials allege Khashoggi was killed and then dismembered in October 2018.

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China tracks Navy destroyer in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of undermining regional stability

This is the second transit through the Taiwan Strait by the U.S. Navy in February.

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Burmese police arrest Japanese journalist covering anti-coup protest: report

A Japanese journalist has been arrested by police in Burma in the first foreign press arrested since the country’s Feb. 1 military coup, according to a report.

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Russian diplomats exit North Korea by hand-pushed trolley

The Russian Foreign Ministry posted images on its Twitter account that showed diplomats from the country and family leaving North Korea on a hand-pushed trolley due to Pyongyang’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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Italian mafia employs new strategies during COVID-19 lockdown: report

Italy's mafia reportedly provided stimulus for some struggling small businesses in the country and there is concern that these establishments will become beholden to these mobsters. 

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Biden admin says no 'final decision' on boycotting Beijing Olympics as momentum grows in Congress

White House press secretary Jen Psaki left the door open to a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as pressure grows in Congress to punish China over its oppression of Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region. 

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Russia's investigative journalists take spotlight with stunning findings on Putin, Navalny poisoning

The editor of Proekt says corruption has continued despite the more public findings of independent reporters.

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Grandma chases down, tackles thief who stole her purse

A security camera captured an elderly woman chasing down a man who allegedly nabbed her purse at a pub in Australia.

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Mount Etna puts on its latest spectacular show

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.

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Rarely seen Van Gogh painting exhibited ahead of auction

A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh of a street scene in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre will be publicly displayed for the first time before its auction next month.

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Pro-military marchers in Burma attack anti-coup protesters

Supporters of Burma's junta attacked protesters demanding the end to the military government that took power in a coup, using slingshots, iron rods and knives Thursday to injure several of the demonstrators.

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Mother in Istanbul throws 4 children out apartment window to save them from fire, video shows

A Turkish mother saved her four children from an apartment fire in Istanbul by throwing them out of a third-story window, heart-pounding video shows.

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Armenian PM faces military's demand to resign, talks of coup

Armenia's prime minister spoke of an attempted military coup Thursday after the military's General Staff demanded that he step down after months of protests sparked by the nation's defeat in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.

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China did "little" to investigate COVID-19 origins in early months: report

China did "little" to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan during the first eight months of the pandemic, according to an internal World Health Organization report from August that was reviewed by The Guardian. 

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Nurse in Brazil fights off intruder while recording herself twerking for Instagram

Brazilian nurse Angela Goncalves was recording herself busting some moves at her home in Paranagua when a man appeared in the yard behind her, according to Newsflash.

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US report on Khashoggi killing expected to point to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The Biden administration is expected to release a declassified U.S. intelligence report on Thursday finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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After El Chapo's wife's arrest, Mexico's former president tweets jab at current leader: 'Don't worry, Emma'

Mexico's former president took an apparent jab at the country's current leader following the United States arrest of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the beauty queen wife of notorious drug kingpin "El Chapo," for allegedly helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.

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Merelize Van Der Merwe faces backlash for posing with heart of giraffe she killed

A trophy hunter is facing furious backlash for posing with the heart of a giraffe she had just shot – describing the bloody organ as her “perfect” Valentine’s Day present.

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Philippines offers to trade nurses to UK, Germany for access to vaccines

The Philippines said this week it is willing to send more nurses to work in the United Kingdom and Germany if those countries send extra coronavirus vaccine doses, underscoring the struggles of poorer countries in getting enough vaccines.

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Court orders husband to pay wife for years of housework: report

A divorce court in Beijing ruled that housework “constitutes intangible property value,” and ordered a man to pay his wife $7,700 for five years of unpaid labor, according to a report.

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North Korea and Iran teaming up again as US weighs Iran nuclear deal

A leaked report on North Korean sanctions by a UN Security Council committee reportedly states that Kim Jong Un's regime and Tehran are working together... again, to develop long range ballistic missiles. Some experts say those missiles could hit the American mainland.

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UK moves to lift coronavirus lockdowns

For two long months, the UK has been in total lockdown – schools, hospitality, and non-essential shops shut – with people advised to stay at home.

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Russia's Putin, Belarus' Lukashenko spark backlash for skiing, snowboarding during mass protests

From Minsk to Moscow, there has been an extended season of discontent, so the images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko shushing down ski slopes and snowboarding in the mountains around Sochi evoked some strong reaction.

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Dogs are mysteriously turning blue and pink in Russian city

Packs of dogs in eastern Russia are inexplicably turning up pink and blue.

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Iran cuts back on IAEA access to nuclear sites

It emerged this week that the Biden administration was already in talks with Iran – National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Blinken was in contact with Tehran about American hostages, with the Iranian foreign ministry confirming that contact had been via the Swiss embassy.

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Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said.

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Israel beaches covered in tar after oil spill

Stormy weather last week carried out the oil and tar to Israel’s beaches.  Thousands of volunteers organized by various Israeli environmental nongovernmental organizations joined efforts to clean the beaches and save the animals that were hurt.

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Protests swell after Burma junta raises specter of force

The military has threatened a crackdown on protesters even as it already takes action against demonstrations.

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Burma protest against military coup leaves at least 2 dead, dozens injured

At least two people were killed and dozens more injured in Burma on Saturday during protests against a Feb. 1 military coup that led to the detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's de facto leader. 

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Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny's appeal

A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced a top European rights court’s order to free the Kremlin’s most prominent foe.

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Famed ‘Charging Bull’ sculptor Arturo Di Modica dead at 80

Arturo Di Modica — the sculptor of the famed "Charging Bull" statue in Wall Street — died in his home in Italy Friday. He was 80.

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince accused of Libya weapons ban violations in UN report

A United Nations report accuses Blackwater founder Erik Prince of assisting in violations of an international arms embargo on Libya, placing the military contractor at risk of U.N. sanctions, according to a diplomat with access to the report.

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ByteDance whistleblower sounds alarm on China's mass censorship

For many years, there has long been a debate about whether Chinese-owned tech companies are controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and whether they have undue influence over consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Gun-waving robber holds up TV reporter, crew while filming in Ecuador

A TV reporter and his crew were robbed while filming in Ecuador — with their footage capturing the shocking moment the armed robber pointed a handgun straight at them.

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Iran's Khamenei, 'deep state' keeping presidential candidates locked up for 10 years, ex-diplomat says

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi had run against then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009

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Yemen may see millions of children suffering from starvation, UN report warns

A U.N. report released over the weekend detailed how 400,000 children under the age of five could starve to death in Yemen in 2021 amid the country's ongoing civil war and fight against COVID-19.

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New UN report warns millions of children to suffer from malnutrition in Yemen

A U.N. report released over the weekend detailed how 400,000 children under the age of five could starve to death in Yemen in 2021 amid the country's ongoing civil war and fight against COVID-19.

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Anti-vax at the Vatican? You might lose your job

The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired.

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WHO official says Wuhan COVID lab-escape theory a 'hypothesis,' as UK prime minister demands answers

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will "call" during Friday’s virtual G-7 summit of leaders, including President Biden, for the international community to "get to the bottom" of exactly how COVID-19 originated.

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Israel's Netanyahu sends 'condolences' to Rush Limbaugh's family

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his "condolences" to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's family in a Thursday morning tweet.

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Migrants on the move again in Mexico and Central America

In the first Mexican shelter reached by migrants after trekking through the Guatemalan jungle, some 150 migrants are sleeping in its dormitories and another 150 lie on thin mattresses spread across the floor of its chapel.

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Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again

Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was again denied bail on Thursday ahead of his April trial on charges of colluding with foreign forces.

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