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Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for U.S. map users, prompting criticism from Mexico.

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Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes

Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body of water to have different names according to different countries.

February 03, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
A man looks at the electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on a street in central Tokyo on February 3, 2025.

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U.S. stock market recovers some ground on hopes for a trade-war reprieve

Wall Street is feeling tariff whiplash, plunging and then recovering some ground as President Trump said he would delay at least part of his promised global trade war.

February 03, 2025
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab and
  • Maria Aspan
Chris Boucher #25 of the Toronto Raptors before the game against the LA Clippers on Sunday at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.

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  • Sports

Canadian fans boo U.S. national anthem at NBA matchup as tariff dispute heats up

Canadians showed their displeasure on Sunday at the Toronto Raptors' game against the LA Clippers in Toronto, Canada. Similar jeers broke out at National Hockey League games over the weekend.

February 03, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes statements at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, ahead of his visit to Washington, D.C., where he will meet with President Trump this week.

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  • World

Trump has a deal for Netanyahu when they meet Tuesday. Will he take it?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since President Trump's return to office, in a crucial meeting for the future of the Middle East.

February 03, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin
A man sits outside the closed Isizinda Sempilo clinic in the Johannesburg township of Soweto Thursday, Jan. 30.

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  • World

Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then he cut aid

Many Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls' education and free school lunches.

February 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain on April. 29, 2024. Rubiales will testify on Monday as a defendant for alleged corruption during his time at the head of the organization.

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  • Europe

Former Spain soccer official Rubiales goes on trial for unsolicited kiss of player

The former president of the Spanish soccer federation goes on trial Monday accused of sexual assault for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup final in 2023.

February 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio while leaving a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Panama, on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Rubio warns of U.S. action if Panama does not curb Chinese influence around the canal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened unspecified action if Panama does not take steps to lessen Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

February 02, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
A meteor contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, Russia on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in a photo taken by a mobile phone camera. The object streaked across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains region causing a shock wave and injuring hundreds of people, including many who were hurt by broken glass.

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  • Space

Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.

February 02, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 9, 2024.

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  • Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss "victory over Hamas," countering Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries in his meeting with President Trump.

February 02, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday.

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  • National Security

Trump says airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia killed terrorists without 'harming civilians'

In a Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump announced successful precision airstrikes on the "Senior ISIS Attack Planner," though didn't provide a name for that individual.

February 01, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Latin America

Three things to know about Rubio's first international trip

Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants control of the canal.

February 01, 2025
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  • Michele Kelemen and
  • Eyder Peralta
This poster shows three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7. 2023: Yarden Bibas (L), Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel (R). An Israeli campaign group confirmed the names of three hostages set to be released on February 1, including American and French dual nationals. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum stated that the three captives to be released are Israeli citizen Yarden Bibas, Israeli-American Keith Seigel, and Israeli-French Ofer Kalderon.

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  • World

A U.S. dual citizen is among 3 Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners

Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ceasefire took effect. Hundreds of Palestinians have been released so far.

February 01, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf and
  • Daniel Estrin
Horst Koehler, Personal Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations to the parties to the conflict in Western Sahara, arrives for a round table on Western Sahara at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 05, 2018.

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  • Europe

Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81

Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country's military, has died at 81.

February 01, 2025
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Actress Karla Sofia Gascon at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for old social media posts

The first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Oscar is facing backlash for old social media posts that denigrate certain marginalized groups. She apologized for the posts through a statement.

January 31, 2025
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  • Dhanika Pineda
M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday.

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  • Africa

5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

January 31, 2025
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