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Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday with pomp, despite recent fighting in Tigray @WashTimes trib.al/yedqd3D

Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday with pomp, despite recent fighting

Millions of Christians in Ethiopia gathered to celebrate Meskel, a religious holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman empress Helena in the 4th century, even as fighting

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A shooting at an Arlington County house Saturday morning left five injured, with three taken to the hospital and two others transporting themselves for treatment. The shooting occurred at a home in the 1600 block of Tenth Street S in Arlington at... trib.al/Ao0F1ig

Five injured after shooting at Arlington County house party

A shooting at an Arlington County house Saturday morning left five injured, with three taken to the hospital and two others transporting themselves for treatment.

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Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations @WashTimes trib.al/bqpeflu

Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacua

Incessant rain hammered several areas of Thailand's capital on Saturday, disrupting traffic and forcing thousands to evacuate, as authorities declared the city a disaster area.

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Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin' @WashTimes trib.al/87fD3cM

Russian and Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelensky

Russian attacks killed four people across Ukraine, officials said on Saturday, while Ukraine continued to target Russian oil refineries and industrial sites with long-range drones.

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China and U.S. agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade and military talks @WashTimes trib.al/0JSoDRL

China and U.S. agree to establish AI safety channel and continue trade

China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinp

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Hurricane Nolo expected to unleash powerful winds, flash flooding on Hawaii @WashTimes trib.al/gz3ivnZ

Hurricane Nolo expected to unleash powerful winds, flash flooding on H

Heavy rain and powerful winds are expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf to the Hawaiian Islands over the weekend as Hurricane Nolo bears down on areas still recovering from previous storms.

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A 2-year-old girl was found safe in Cumberland County, Virginia, after going missing while playing a game of hide-and-seek. The toddler, Bridget Zeigler, was found in the woods off U.S. Route 60 at around 1:30 p.m. Friday after going missing for over... trib.al/7vJM49F

2-year-old girl missing while playing hide-and-seek in Virginia found

A 2-year-old girl was found safe in Cumberland County, Virginia, after going missing while playing a game of hide-and-seek.

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German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at U.N. @WashTimes trib.al/fFBCc3f

German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at U.N.

The German and Russian foreign ministers met Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, holding what's believed to be the first such tete-a-tete since Russia's full-scale invasi

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CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game @WashTimes trib.al/vYyMC8S

CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump’s Saturday trip

The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Trump's trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee, marking the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing

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China, as usual, uses U.N. speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges @WashTimes trib.al/uPFBZtH

China, as usual, uses U.N. speech to promote global development as sol

A day after his boss met with President Trump in Washington, China's vice president unfurled the nation's familiar list of global talking points, emphasizing development, issuing mild statem

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'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world @WashTimes trib.al/aVHM78B

‘We’re not giving up’: Beset by climate change, isla

When Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. recently took his children to his nation's Helen Island, two-thirds of it was gone. Rising seas caused by climate change had swallowed generational

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Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues @WashTimes trib.al/MZD3YrC

Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation con

South African police said Saturday that another woman's body had been found near Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of victims in a series of killings under investigation.

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One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations @WashTimes trib.al/4cW4SAM

One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations

Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them.

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Southern Democrats see hope for first time in years, seek to build on discontent of midterm voters @WashTimes trib.al/UkoXmjT

Southern Democrats see hope for first time in years, seek to build on

People crowded shoulder to shoulder upstairs in a south Alabama coffee shop, in a region sometimes called the reddest in the heavily conservative state.

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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo's Mass in Paris @WashTimes trib.al/mPsyC53

Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo’s Mass in Paris

The Vatican has estimated that 700,000 people have turned out for Pope Leo XIV's Mass at Paris' iconic Place de la Concorde, a sign of the Catholic Church's enduring appeal in the once

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Rescuers pull 4 unconscious from collapsed building near the Acropolis in Greece @WashTimes trib.al/7nWZ70h

Rescuers pull 4 unconscious from collapsed building near the Acropolis

Rescuers combing through the rubble of a building that collapsed in a blast in the Greek capital's tourist district of Plaka, near the ancient Acropolis, recovered four unconscious people and sea

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One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations @WashTimes trib.al/eox5YzI

One shot or two? What to know about HPV vaccination recommendations

Preteens may soon have something to celebrate: Medical experts are discussing the possibility that one dose of a life-saving cancer vaccine, instead of two, may be enough to protect them.

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Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor'easter take shape @WashTimes trib.al/7YPLmnq

Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor&

More than 70,000 customers were without electricity in the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, the effect of a powerful nor'easter expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Forecasters

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Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed @WashTimes trib.al/dMRlMZ8

Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charl

A new report on Charlie Kirk's assassination says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn't pro

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A reprieve from rising oil prices helps U.S. stocks finish the week higher @WashTimes trib.al/2gEhbG5

A reprieve from rising oil prices helps U.S. stocks finish the week hi

A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that's built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5%

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