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Russia hails ‘record’ win for Putin in vote with no opposition

Agence France-Presse Russia's election commission on Monday hailed what it said were "record" results for President Vladimir Putin, guaranteeing the former spy a fifth term in office after a vote that featured...

Battle rages around Gaza’s largest hospital in Israel-Hamas war

Agence France-Presse Israeli forces launched an operation early Monday in and around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes and tanks near the complex crowded with patients and displaced people. The...

Record heat index of 62.3ºC scorches Rio de Janeiro

Agence France-Presse A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio de Janeiro's heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius, the highest in a decade, weather authorities said. The heat index...

Rats in US police headquarters ‘high’ from eating seized marijuana

Agence France-Presse As New Orleans police seize marijuana, they can't stop some inside the department headquarters from consuming the confiscated stash. It's not officers they're having trouble with, but rather rats that have...

Israel denies Hamas claim troops killed 20 Gazans seeking aid

Agence France-Presse Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive desperately needed aid in the besieged territory, but Israel said the...

Russia behind ‘widespread and systematic’ torture in Ukraine: UN probe

Agence France-Presse Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including "systematic" torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. Moscow has been waging war on Ukraine...

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