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UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions ‘very fragile’ at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has described the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine. He also vows to expand International Atomic Energy Agency inspections to include critical electricity supplies. Rafael Mariano Grossi has

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UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest back home. The Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency gave no figure on Tuesday for the number of Bangladeshis pardoned,

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Prosecutors probe allegations of fake voter rolls in Switzerland’s vaunted direct democracy

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have ordered house searches and interrogations as part of an investigation into possible electoral fraud after an advocacy group unearthed thousands of fake signatures in voter rolls. The allegation that malfeasance that could have skewed results in Swiss elections has jolted Switzerland’s vaunted system of

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Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two country’s relations. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said Tuesday that the leaders will discuss further developing two-way ties and strengthening their cooperation in regional and global issues. It said Kishida’s two-day

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ANÁLISIS | La nueva y agresiva estrategia de Trump para detener el impulso de Harris

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Donald Trump está tratando de aplastar la figura de la candidata demócrata, Kamala Harris, como fuerza del cambio y destruir su credibilidad personal como potencial presidenta mientras su todavía fresca competición se adentra en las últimas nueve semanas antes del día de las elecciones. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel En los

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How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. In March, scientists

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Suspect arrested in Turkey for allegedly transferring money to Mossad operatives, report says

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in Turkey. The state-run news agency reported on Tuesday that the suspect, identified as Liridon Rexhepi from Kosovo, entered Turkey on Aug. 25, and was detained last Friday and formally arrested on

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Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots

Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say that an attempted jailbreak in the country’s main prison has left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility. Activists alleged the death toll was higher, with one saying more than 200 were killed. Interior

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Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran’s ballistic missiles

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the accuracy of the Islamic Republic’s long-vaunted missile program has been called into question. A new report by experts shared exclusively with The Associated Press suggests one of the advanced

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Rescatan a dos personas de un yate naufragado “a merced de los elementos” en una terrible experiencia de 24 horas

Sofía Barruti (CNN) —  Dos personas fueron rescatadas después de una aterradora noche en el mar cuando olas de seis metros (20 pies) arrojaron su yate averiado a casi 322 kilómetros de la costa este de Australia mientras se desplazaban a gran velocidad hacia Nueva Zelanda. Las autoridades fueron alertadas por primera vez de la

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Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. His visit Tuesday was Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued the

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New Zealand is tripling its tourist tax

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It will now be more expensive to visit New Zealand’s lakes, mountains, bike trails and wineries as the country is increasing its International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) from NZ$35 ($22) to NZ$100 ($62) from October 1. “International tourism also comes with costs to local communities, including additional

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