US govt asks appeal court to stay block on abortion pill
The US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Monday to freeze a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that would ban a widely used abortion pill.
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Apparent leak of secret US documents poses 'serious' risk: Pentagon
The apparent leak of highly sensitive US documents -- many of them related to the Ukraine conflict -- presents a "very serious" risk to US national security, the Pentagon said Monday.
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What we know: Leak of classified US documents
The apparent leak of a trove of highly classified US documents -- including many related to the Ukraine conflict -- has triggered a criminal investigation as well as a multi-agency effort to assess the potential fallout.
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Toll rises to five in French building collapse
Rescue workers on Monday recovered another two bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building in France's Marseille, bringing the confirmed death toll to five, with another three people still missing.
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News presenter generated with AI appears in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read online bulletins.
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West Bank violence kills Palestinian teen, British Israeli mother
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday claimed the lives of a Palestinian teenager and a British-Israeli mother who succumbed to injuries from a West Bank gun attack that earlier killed her two daughters.
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World Bank, IMF spring meetings get underway in complex economic environment
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's spring meetings kick off this week with an ambitious reform and fundraising agenda likely to be overshadowed by concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tension and financial stability.
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Four killed, 8 injured in Kentucky bank shooting
Four people were killed and at least eight others injured Monday in a shooting targeting a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, according to US police who said the suspect -- believed to be an ex-employee -- died in the assault.
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N.Ireland marks 25 years of peace, but police come under attack
Northern Ireland on Monday marked the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, but the fragility of the province's truce was underlined as masked youths pelted police vehicles with petrol bombs during sectarian disorder.
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'Here to stay': Israeli settlers rally at West Bank outpost
Carrying Israeli flags and accompanied by soldiers, thousands of determined demonstrators rallied in the West Bank on Monday, pushing for more settlements to be set up in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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