Vietnamese journalist gets 2 1/2 years in prison for Facebook posts
HO CHI MINH — A court in Vietnam sentenced one of the country's most influential journalists to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for "abusing democratic freedoms" with about a dozen posts on Facebook that criticised or questioned the government.
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Phase one of Israel-Hamas truce due to expire
GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is due to expire on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.
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Vietnam drags feet over 'urgent' pollution problem
HANOI — Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry to fix.
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UK minister resigns over overseas aid cut
LONDON - UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds said on Friday she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending.
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From handshake to meltdown as Trump and Zelensky clash
WASHINGTON - It all seemed to be going so well. Then things between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky went jaw-droppingly wrong, jaw-droppingly fast.
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Ailing pope suffers breathing 'crisis', Vatican says
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said.
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