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How the UN Plastics Treaty aims to tackle the pollution crisis
Scavengers collect plastic waste to sell to a recycling centre at a landfill in Medan, North Sumatra, March 27, 2024. (Kartik Byma/AFP via Getty Image...
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Injured in a Russian strike, a 13-year-old Ukrainian girl runs to raise money for other victims
Unbroken Ukraine (KYIV, Ukraine) -- A Russian missile strike on April 8, 2022, changed Yana Stepanenko's life forever.She was at a railway station in ...
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Some Iranian women say they fear war with Israel amid violent hijab crackdown
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- In the wake of Iran's unprecedented airstrikes on Israel, dozens of Iranians gathered in Tehran's Palestine Square ...
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Polish citizen accused of spying for Russia in potential plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Polish citizen was arrested for allegedly spying for the Russian government as part of a...
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Renewed support for Israel in wake of Iran's attack could be squandered with direct retaliation on Iran, say former top Israeli military officers
An Israeli army F-15 fighter jet flies over central Israel on April 15, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Two former se...
Apr 18, 2024
Prince William attends first royal engagement after Kate Middleton cancer announcement
Prince William, Prince of Wales visits a housing workshop to discuss solutions to support local families at risk of homelessness, in Sheffield, northe...
Apr 18, 2024
Biden administration to end sanctions waiver on Venezuelan oil
Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is conceding the reality of the last six months: Venezuelan Presiden...
Apr 17, 2024
9 arrests made in $14.8 million gold heist at Toronto airport, only fraction recovered
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(TORONTO) -- Nine people have been arrested and search warrants are out for three others in last year's $14.77 million (20 m...
Apr 17, 2024
US submits assurances to UK over Julian Assange extradition, moving case forward again
A protester stands with a placard in support of Julian Assange during the demonstration. Supporters of Julian Assange gathered outside the Embassy of ...
Apr 17, 2024
Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years' worth of rain in 24 hours
Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) -- Flood conditions continued to impact Dubai on Wednesday, after two years' ...
Apr 17, 2024