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7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days

Law enforcement personnel control the scene of a shooting Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Multiple people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and officials say a suspect is in custody. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) By

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Senior UK Conservatives under fire over tax, finances

Britain’s Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi, center, leaves the Conservative Party head office in Westminster, central London, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The chairman of Britain’s governing Conservative Party was under pressure to resign on Monday over allegations he settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the country’s Treasury. (James Manning/PA

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South Africa defends planned military drills with Russia and China

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ahead of their bilateral meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023. Photographer Siphiwe Sibeko By Reuters South Africa’s foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with “friends”

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Canada to pay over $2B to hundreds of Indigenous abuse survivors

By Anadolu Agency Canada will provide hundreds of Indigenous communities $2.8 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, the government has announced. “Canada is committed to addressing the collective harm caused by the residential schools system and the loss of language, culture, and heritage – through this

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California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre

Flowers are left near the scene of a shooting that took place during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Monterey Park, California, U.S. January 22, 2023. Photographer Allison Dinner By Reuters A 72-year-old gunman killed himself when approached by police on Sunday, about 12 hours after he had carried out a Lunar New Year

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Worldwide condemnations pour in over Quran burning in Sweden

By Anadolu Agency Condemnations continued to pour in from across the Arab and Islamic worlds over the burning of a copy of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, by a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, under the protection of police and with

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FBI searched Biden home, found items marked classified

File- President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House to mayors who are attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The FBI searched Biden’s home in Wilmington, Del., on Friday and located additional items consisting of documents with classified markings and also took

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LA mass shooting suspect kills 10 near Lunar New Year fest

Police investigate a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Dozens of police officers responded to reports of a shooting that occurred after a large Lunar New Year celebration had ended in a community east of Los Angeles late Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By The Associated Press

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India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he leaves in a car after attending the funeral of his mother Heeraben, in Gandhinagar, India, December 30, 2022. Photogrpher Amit Dave By Reuters India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even

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France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Oct. 26, 2022. France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by the Ukraine war and shore up their alliance with a day of ceremonies and talks Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 on Europe’s security, energy

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