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News Articles: World

President Trump delivers remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Trump  criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "dictator."

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  • Politics

GOP senators fact check Trump's Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy

Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Susan Davis and
  • Claudia Grisales
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters in Kyiv on Wednesday.

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  • World

Zelenskyy hits back against Trump's comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia's war on Ukraine, after President Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis
In this photo provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, a woman inspects a whale after more than 150 false killer whales have become stranded on Feb. 19, 2025, on a remote beach near Arthur River in Australia's island state of Tasmania.

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  • Animals

More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

The reasons for the beachings are unclear. Reasons could include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators and severe weather.

February 19, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Inmates stand inside a corridor during time they are allowed to be outside of their cells at Najayo jail in San Cristobal, west of Santo Domingo in 2007.

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  • Latin America

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

February 19, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Panama's Minister of Public Security Frank Alexis Abrego, speaks to reporters after watching people board a repatriation flight bound for Colombia at Albrook Airport in Panama City on Feb. 3.

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  • World

Nearly 300 deportees from U.S. held in Panama hotel

The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.

February 19, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Brazil's former president faces charges over alleged coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged for allegedly helping to mastermind far right coup plot to upset the country's 2022 election result.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
A Delta Air Lines regional jet sits upside-down after crashing upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.

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  • World

What we know about the Toronto plane crash

Investigators have removed the flight data recorder from a Delta Air Lines regional jet that flipped upside down and burst into flames upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • James Doubek
Faithful pray for Pope Francis outside the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized.

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  • Religion

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, according to the Vatican. There's concern about the ability of the 88-year-old pontiff to fight off the infection.

February 18, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

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  • Europe

From his hospital bed, Pope Francis stays in touch with Catholic parishioners in Gaza

Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

February 18, 2025
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  • Ruth Sherlock
A man walks past a billboard bearing the portraits of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas-led militants, in Jerusalem on Monday, as the country marked the 500th day since their abduction.

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  • World

Hamas to hand over 4 Israeli hostages' bodies Thursday and 6 living hostages Saturday

Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.

February 18, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, pictured in the Oval Office earlier this month. He has been involved in negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war and Russian-Ukraine war.

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  • Politics

Who is the American playing a key role in the U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine?

A real estate developer-turned-Middle East envoy, Witkoff has been credited with helping broker the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and free an American from Russian prison. Here's what to know about him.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan. 8, 2025.

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  • World

Mexico's President Sheinbaum threatens to take legal action over the Gulf name change

Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi national security adviser Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, second right, attend their meeting at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv

The talks build on last week's phone call between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to work together toward a negotiated end to the war.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, at left, has signaled she may use her authority to force New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a fellow Democrat, from office.  Hochul said she plans to meet with "key leaders" on Tuesday before reaching a decision about what she described as "troubling" conduct.

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  • News

NYC mayor could be removed from office. And, concerns over peace talks for Ukraine

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled she may use her authority to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office. And, high-stakes negotiations to end the war in Ukraine begin today.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
An archaeologist is seen on a screenshot from a video of an excavation in the basement of a building on Gracechurch Street in London's financial district.

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  • World

An ancient Roman basilica has been discovered below London's financial district

The basilica, dating back some 1,900 years, was found during excavations that took place as part of the demolition of a building in the heart of London.

February 18, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
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