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A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe.
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Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars.
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Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $500K as the sports world mourns

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $500K as the sports world mourns

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey.
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A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

PARIS (AP) — A boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France on Tuesday, plunging dozens into the treacherous waterway and leaving 12 dead, authorities said.
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A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said.
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A rescue operation is underway for over 50 migrants in waters off France's northern coast

A rescue operation is underway for over 50 migrants in waters off France's northern coast

PARIS (AP) — French maritime authorities say a rescue operation is underway after a boat sank off France’s northern coast, with more than 50 migrants in the water and around a dozen recovered in critical condition.
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Russian strike kills at least 41 people and wounds 180 others in central Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Russian strike kills at least 41 people and wounds 180 others in central Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian ballistic missiles struck an educational facility and nearby hospital in a central region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
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Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, most of them in a stampede

Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, most of them in a stampede

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday.
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Congo says 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, many of them in a stampede

Congo says 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, many of them in a stampede

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital, authorities said Tuesday, most of them killed in a stampede.
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Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest

Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the invasion of Ukrain
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