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Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say

By Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Sophia Saifi, CNN Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and railway officials. Nine of those killed were security personnel, Imran Hayat, a senior railway official,

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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested over ICC warrant for crimes against humanity

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the Philippine government on Tuesday after it said it received an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity. Duterte has been investigated by the ICC over his brutal anti-drugs crackdown during his time in office that

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China unveils big plan to fix its ailing economy and transform into a high-tech power

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China’s leaders have spent the past week unveiling their plan to steer the world’s second-largest economy through looming challenges by transforming the country into a technological powerhouse and ramping up spending to hit an ambitious growth target. The thousands of delegates who gathered in Beijing for the week-long

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Syria’s new government strikes deal to integrate powerful Kurdish rival in landmark agreement

By Eyad Kourdi and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state institutions as it tries to unify the country’s diverse communities after a decade of civil war. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced the deal on Monday, saying the

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Princess of Wales joins King at annual Commonwealth celebrations after missing last year’s event

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined Britain’s King Charles III and other members of the royal family in celebrating Commonwealth Day on Monday, attending an event at London’s Westminster Abbey filled with performances from countries across the association. The Commonwealth is a voluntary organization of 56

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Russia expels two British diplomats over alleged spying, drawing dismissive response from London

By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia has revoked the accreditation of two British diplomats over alleged intelligence activities, the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday, the latest in a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic rebukes that was quickly dismissed by London as “baseless.” The men “intentionally provided false information” when they

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Chaos erupts in Romania after far-right frontrunner banned from presidential vote

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential vote has been barred from running in May’s election, in an explosive decision that sparked violence on the streets of Bucharest and came despite pressure from Washington to “listen” to voters’ demands. After a 10-4 vote, the country’s electoral bureau (BEC) said Sunday

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