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Ukraine Withdraws From Vuhledar, Town Long Under Russian Attack
Ukraine confirmed on October 2, 2024, that its forces had withdrawn from Vuhledar, a heavily destroyed coal-mining town in Donetsk…
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UK’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat at Their Party Conference
Britain’s Conservative Party gathered in Birmingham from September 29 to October 2, 2024, for its first annual conference after a…
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Catholics Meet to Chart Church’s Future, but Not Women Deacons
Catholic bishops, lay delegates and other participants opened the second session of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in…
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Putin Tries to Recruit More Soldiers, Encourage Bigger Families
President Vladimir Putin’s government pursued two problems at once in 2024: finding enough personnel for Russia’s war against Ukraine and…
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‘Nothing Left to Lose’: Britain’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat
Conservative activists sounded unexpectedly confident at their October 2024 party conference, barely three months after British voters reduced the party…
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Live Updates: Israel Promises to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack
Israel promised a response on October 2, 2024, after Iran launched a large wave of ballistic missiles the previous evening.…
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France’s Prime Minister Urges a Divided Parliament to Give Him a Chance
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier asked a sharply divided National Assembly for room to govern on October 1, 2024, warning…
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Germany Accuses Woman of Spying for China on Arms Exports
German federal prosecutors arrested a Chinese national identified as Yaqi X. on September 30, 2024, accusing her of passing information…
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School Bus Fire in Thailand Kills at Least 23 People
A bus carrying students and teachers on a school trip caught fire in Pathum Thani province north of Bangkok on…
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In a Shattered Ukrainian Town, a Long Battle Nears a Sudden End
The long battle for Vuhledar ended abruptly in early October 2024 when Ukrainian forces withdrew from the ruined town in…
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