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A horrifying, monthslong mass rape and drugging trial concluded in

Hamas expresses optimism for Gaza deal even as obstacles remain

Hamas has become the latest party to the Gaza hostage

China says astronauts completed nine-hour spacewalk, breaking US record

China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk

Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

A Filipina woman who had been on death row in

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition

Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday

Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl

Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging

Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general

A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting

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