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  • Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez greets supporters during a campaign rally in San Jose, Costa Rica, on January 24, 2026.
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    Rising crime, inequality and disenchantment: What’s at stake in Costa Rica’s elections
  • Trump’s threatened tariffs over oil to Cuba put Mexico in a bind
  • Russian drone strike on bus in Ukraine kills 12 miners
  • Iran’s top diplomat hopeful for negotiations even amid US military buildup
  • Gaza’s Rafah crossing partially reopens after nearly 2 years of closure
  • More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan
  • Miners pictured working at the D4 Gakombe coltan mining quarry in Rubaya, Congo on May 9, 2025.
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    Hundreds feared dead after mine collapses in eastern Congo
  • Israeli military reportedly acknowledges 70,000 killed in Gaza after previously casting doubt on health ministry’s count
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  • Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison
  • Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
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  • IN FLIGHT - JANUARY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the members of the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026 en route back to the White House from Palm Beach, Florida. The President spent the weekend at his private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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  • Ukrainian soldiers covering the roads with fishing as a protection from FPV drones attacs in the region of Sumy in the east of Ukraine on November 7, 2025. French fishermen and volunteer groups in Brittany have donated hundreds of kilometres of used fishing nets to Ukraine, where they are now being used as low-tech anti-drone barriers along roads, bridges and near cities to help entangle and disrupt Russian attack drones.
Des soldats ukrainiens couvrant les routes avec de la peche comme protection contre les drones FPV attaquent dans la region de Soumy a l'est de l'Ukraine le 7? novembre? 2025. Des pecheurs francais et des groupes de benevoles en Bretagne ont fait don de centaines de kilometres de filets de peche usages a l'Ukraine, ou ils sont maintenant utilises comme barrieres anti-drones a faible technologie le long des routes, des ponts et pres des villes pour aider a enchevetrer et perturber les attaques de drones russes. (Photo by Felice Rosa / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
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    These nets used to catch fish. Now they’re catching Russian drones
  • Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics
  • Latest Epstein file photos appear to show former Prince Andrew on floor with female
  • Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
  • Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request
  • Russia is using Starlink to make its killer drones fly farther

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  • The blast ripped through a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas.
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    Blast rips through building in Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, state media says
  • Israeli strikes kill over 30 in Gaza, health ministry says, in deadliest day in months
  • Iran warns of ‘hazardous consequences’ after EU designates Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization
  • Wounded but still dangerous: How Iran could strike back if Trump attacks
  • US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands
  • ‘We are reliving the Nakba’: A Palestinian community says it’s being erased as Israeli settler violence intensifies
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  • Burna Boy leads Africa at the 2026 Grammys with nominations for “Love” (Best African Music Performance) and “No Sign of Weakness” (Best Global Music Album). The Nigerian singer, a previous Grammy winner of the Best Global Music Album for “Twice as Tall,” has 13 nominations in total.
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    Global spotlight: African music’s Grammy moment
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  • A Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) oil pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, on November 17, 2023.
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    Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
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  • Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials
  • ‘A hurricane is coming’: Havana prepares people for war as US shuts off Cuba’s oil valve

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 12: Kim Keon Hee, former first lady and the wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a Seoul Central District Court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors on  on August 12, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. A court is set to hold a hearing on whether to issue a warrant to arrest former first lady Kim Keon Hee over her alleged involvement in a stock manipulation scheme, election meddling and bribe taking. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je - Pool/Getty Images)
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    How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
  • India and Europe, both stung by Trump, turn to each other in a ‘mother of all deals’ on trade
  • Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
  • At least 18 killed and hundreds rescued in Philippines ferry disaster

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    Italian village restricts access to its Instagram-famous church
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  • Sabrina Carpenter arrives at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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    The most striking looks from the Grammys red carpet
  • 2,000-year-old mummy portrait looks way ahead of its time
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  • Activists pulled items from the polluted Yamuna River, including statues of idols, on January 25, 2026, as high levels of ammonia made the water was too toxic to treat.
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    Millions of Delhi residents lost water for days. Some say it’s still toxic
  • United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City, on Thursday.
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    Guterres warns of UN’s ‘imminent financial collapse’
  • An aerial view shows containers at the Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports Holdings, at the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Panama, on February 1, 2025.
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    Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional
  • Farmers observe a fire burning close to a property near Euroa, Victoria, Austalia, on January 10, 2026.
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    Australia’s hottest towns hit 120F in a grueling heat wave: ‘It’s just damn hot’
  • Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting during his visit to China, in Beijing, China, on January 29, 2026.
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  • Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates his victory in the Men's Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day 15 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 01, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.
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    Carlos Alcaraz makes history with Australian Open title after defeating Novak Djokovic in enthralling men’s final
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  • An Amazon Go store at the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington, on January 28. Amazon recently announced that it'll cut 16,000 jobs, part of a greater wave of mass layoffs in the tech industry this past year.
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