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After a dramatic search, a mother finds her son, deported to Venezuela, dead.

Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez found her son dead following an intense five-day search throughout the areas of La Guaira and Caracas, Venezuela. The young man was part of a group of 146 migrants deported from the United States who arrived in the South American country on the same day two powerful earthquakes struck the country last week.
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U.N. chief says U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees nearing ‘breaking point’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures. Guterres told an ad hoc meeting ​of the General Assembly on voluntary contributions that UNRWA's situation was increasingly precarious given sweeping restrictions throughout occupied Palestinian territory that impeded its work, and the large cash shortfall.
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U.S. declaration to exit USMCA to start a decade-long countdown for the pact

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday that it will not extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, starting a decade-long clock to wind down the 32-year-old North American free trade zone as the three countries haggle over proposed changes.
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Spokane asylum seeker self-deports to Nicaragua, fearing detainment and separation from 1-year-old

Fatima self-deported six months ago from Spokane out of fear of being detained, despite an ongoing asylum case. Her partner had been detained a little over a year earlier, an experience she said contributed to her fear of being detained and possibly separated from her 1-year-old child. She said she continues to live in fear of the Nicaraguan government’s crackdown on religious freedom and anyone who speaks against the president, but felt returning was a better choice.
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Russia ready to continue discussing Ukraine with U.S., Putin says

The Kremlin expects U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Moscow to continue talks on ending the war in Ukraine once Washington is no longer preoccupied with the conflict with Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state television. “We’re ready to continue negotiations and discussion of the details and modalities — if not agreements, then at ...
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Russian attacks kills four in Ukraine, local officials say

Russian attacks killed at least four people on Sunday in Ukraine's ​southeast and northeast, regional officials said. Strikes on the southeastern city of ⁠Zaporizhzhia killed two people and ‌injured 16, Regional Governor ​Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram. Pictures posted online by the governor showed a building ⁠ablaze and parts ‌of a ‌neighborhood reduced to rubble.
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Citing unpunished sex abuse, rights groups urge halt to Sri Lankan troops Haiti deployment

International human rights organizations are calling for an immediate halt to the deployment of 900 Sri Lankan soldiers and 140 police officers to Haiti, citing allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and exploitation during Sri Lanka’s previous mission in the Caribbean country and its failure to hold troops implicated in the abuse accountable. In a statement addressed to the United ...
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Venezuela quake death toll nears 1,500 as rescue work goes on

CARACAS, Venezuela – Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing. The death toll from Wednesday's twin earthquakes rose to at least 1,450 as of Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into La Guaira, the hardest-hit state of a country already mired in a deep political and ​economic crisis.
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Eleven people killed in plane crash in northeastern France

TOMBLAINE, France – Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of ​Tomblaine on Sunday, narrowly missing nearby homes as their families watched, officials and a witness said.
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U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iranian targets after drone attacks

The U.S. conducted a fresh round of strikes against multiple targets in Iran on Saturday, as a weekend of tit-for-tat attacks led both sides to claim violations of the ceasefire underpinning peace talks. The first American strikes on Friday came in response to Tehran’s strike on a container ship on Thursday, but Iran then hit another ship carrying Qatari oil on Saturday. “Iran was given a ...
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Iran and U.S. agree to halt attacks and renew talks, Axios reports

WASHINGTON – Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported on Sunday, a move that could end tit-for-tat strikes that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement.
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Family reunites with lost dog after spotting it celebrating Mexico World Cup win

"Even the dog is out celebrating!" read the caption on a video posted on a local Facebook page in Victoria, Tamaulipas. Fans had taken to the streets to revel in ​Mexico's 3-0 win over Czechia that closed out a perfect group stage for El Tri, and one was shown haphazardly carrying ⁠a dog as he paraded through the streets. But Ale Garcia's brother noticed something ‌as he scrolled: That was Gorda.