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An Israeli Apache helicopter flies over Israel on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire, raising fears of a regional war

Israel's military said the strikes in southern Lebanon were preemptive. Soon after, Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month.

August 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Police emergency vehicles stand at a cordon in the city center of Solingen, Germany, in the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, following Friday's deadly attack at the city's 650th anniversary celebrations.

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  • Europe

Man claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack turns himself in, German police say

German police said that a 26-year-old man claimed to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.

August 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Italian firefighter divers bring ashore the body of one of the victims of a shipwreck, in Porticello, Sicily, on Friday Aug. 23.

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  • Europe

Italian prosecutors open a manslaughter investigation into yacht sinking off Sicily

Prosecutors opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a yacht capsized off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard. No suspect is currently identified.

August 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Police and ambulances near the scene where people were killed and injured in an attack at a festival in Solingen, western Germany, the German dpa news agency reported, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

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  • Europe

Police search for attacker who killed 3 with a knife at a festival in Germany

A large-scale search was underway Saturday in the German city of Solingen after three people were killed and at least eight people wounded, five of them seriously, in a knife attack at a festival.

August 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., on Friday.

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  • Latin America

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday.

August 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Family members attend the funeral of Abraham Munder, 79, in Nir Oz, Israel, on Aug. 22. He was taken hostage from Israel in a Hamas-led attack last Oct. 7 and his body was one of six recovered by Israeli forces from Gaza this week.

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  • World

Hostages are laid to rest in Israel as a new round of cease-fire talks is expected

Families held funerals for six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza. Many in Israel think the next round of cease-fire talks may be the last chance to bring home hostages who remain alive.

August 23, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
"Sphen and Magic shared a bond unlike most other penguin couples," the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium said. Sphen has died, after the male pair spent about six years together, building nests and raising chicks.

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  • World

Sphen, partner in a same-sex penguin couple, dies — and a colony sings

When Magic saw Sphen's body, "he immediately started singing," and other penguins joined in, Renee Howell, the aquarium's penguin keeper, told Australia's ABC broadcaster.

August 23, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Vladan Jakovljevic checks his beehives outside the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley, in western Serbia, on Aug. 6.

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  • Europe

A lithium mine in Serbia could rev up Europe's e-vehicles, but opposition is fierce

A proposed lithium mine in Serbia is spurring protests over its potential impact on the environment. The mineral is in high demand because it’s crucial for the batteries that run electric vehicles.

August 23, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz
GPB News NPR

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  • News

Harris tells her story on historic night. And who else showed up on DNC's final night

Kamala Harris had a historic night on DNC's final night with her acceptance speech. Here are some key takeaways from this convention week. And, a look at why Democrats are thrilled.

August 23, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
A railwayman inspects the locomotive of a Canadian National Railroad train, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Metairie, La.

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  • World

Canada orders a third party to mediate a labor dispute between railways and employees

Negotiations between Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the Teamsters union, which represents 10,000 of the companies' employees, began about a year ago.

August 23, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds the 2,492-carat diamond that was unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Gaborone.

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  • Africa

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905. It weighs approximately half a kilogram.

August 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Vice President Harris speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024.

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  • Elections

Harris says Israel 'has right to defend itself,' Palestinians need 'dignity, security'

After much speculation, Vice President Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, came out with the strongest remarks so far on where she stands on the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

August 23, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Pro-Palestinian protester climbs a support beam near the United Center on Wednesday.

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  • Elections

United Auto Workers calls for a Palestinian speaker at DNC as thousands protest nearby

Criticism for Democrats not including a Palestinian speaker is coming from across the party — including organized labor. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters are gathering nearby for one last push.

August 22, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Liz Baker
A poster shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on July 23, after President Biden stepped down as the Democratic Party nominee for president and endorsed Harris.

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  • World

In Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India, people cheer her U.S. presidential bid

The residents of Thulasendrapuram in southern India are rooting for Kamala Harris, whose maternal grandfather lived in the village a century ago. They've organized prayers for her in the local temple.

August 22, 2024
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  • Omkar Khandekar
A worker climbs aboard a locomotive at a CPKC rail yard on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Economy

Labor dispute stops Canadian rail freight and could cause economic disruption in U.S.

Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that may bring economic disruption in Canada and the U.S.

August 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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