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Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal ...

Kuwait votes in its 4th election in as many years in its latest attempt to end political gridlock
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait held national elections on Thursday for the fourth time in as many years ...

Biden calls Netanyahu, says strikes on humanitarian workers, overall humanitarian situation ‘unacceptable’
The White House has just published an official record of the call between the president Joe Biden and Israeli PM ...

Burma resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group said Thursday its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and ...

Finland extends closure of Russian border until further notice
Finland will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia indefinitely, citing a continued risk of organized migration.The ...

Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on ...

President Macron says France and its allies ‘could have stopped’ the 1994 Rwanda genocide
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda ...

Indian workers depart for Israel to fill labor shortage caused by war
Dozens of Indian construction workers departed for Israel this week as the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas rages on ...

US tourist killed by bull elephant while on safari in Zambia
A tourist from the United States was killed by a bull elephant last week during an African safari. Gail Mattson, 79, ...