World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks
ROME - Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out nature funding to 2030 Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.

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Israel army says failed on Oct 7, underestimated Hamas
TEL AVIV - An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities.

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King Charles III invites Trump for unprecedented second state visit
WASHINGTON - King Charles III has invited US President Donald Trump for an "unprecedented" second state visit to Britain, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said while visiting the White House on Thursday.

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ACLU attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging the Border Patrol's January raid in Kern County indiscriminately targeted Latino laborers and that the immigrants detained were coerced into signing voluntary deportation agreements.

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Russia says talks on annexed Ukrainian land 'non-negotiable'
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday ruled out giving back Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed as part of a future peace deal, setting out a major red line as Russian and US officials met in Istanbul for a new round of talks aimed at normalising relations.

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The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

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