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Two Russian journalists jailed on ‘extremism’ charges for alleged work for Navalny group

Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin both denied the charges, for which they will be detained for a minimum of two months before any trials begin.
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State Department blasts new Iraq anti-homosexuality law as human rights threat

Iraq’s parliament passed a law Saturday criminalizing same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence, a move condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the LGBTQ community in the country.
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Munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, cause is unclear

Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was “deeply shocked” when he received news of the blast in the province’s Chbar Mon district. It was not immediately clear what caused it.
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Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month

The calf had been stuck in the tidal lagoon since March 23, when its pregnant mother became trapped at low tide and died on a rocky beach.
A two-year-old female orca calf swims
A two-year-old female orca calf swims
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Iraqi authorities investigating killing of social media influencer Um Fahad

Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known as “Um Fahad,” was popular on TikTok and Instagram, where she posted videos of herself dancing to music.
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Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as a planned Rafah offensive looms

There has been growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement on a cease-fire and avert a possible Israeli attack on Rafah.
A Palestinian child stands amid the debris of a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment.
A Palestinian child stands amid the debris of a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment.

Saved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful and sometimes angry funeral

Doctors somehow managed to revive Sabreen — a shard of hope in their otherwise relentlessly bleak duties — but it was a fragile, ephemeral existence.
Rafah Baby Sabreen Jouda born after mother was killed
Rafah Baby Sabreen Jouda born after mother was killed

Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games

The flame was kindled on April 16 at Olympia in southern Greece, where the ancient games were held for more than 1,000 years from about 776 B.C. to A.D. 393.
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Columbia protest at a stalemate as students remain camped on lawn

Pro-Palestinian encampments stretch from New York to Los Angeles, as college activists demand an end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The "Gaza Solidarity" encampment at Columbia University on April 25, 2024.
The "Gaza Solidarity" encampment at Columbia University on April 25, 2024.

U.S. reviewing whether to restrict military aid to IDF unit accused of human rights abuses

Israeli officials have been pressing Washington in public and private not to impose restrictions on the Netzah Yehuda battalion, which has operated in the occupied West Bank.
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IDF soldiers

King Charles to resume public duties after 'progress' in cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace said Friday that Charles, 75, was "greatly encouraged” by the return "and very grateful to his medical team for their continued care and expertise.”
Image: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Image: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla

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