Sinaloa cartel leader agrees to transfer to New York for trial
The co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel agreed on Thursday to be transferred to New York from Texas, where he has been held since his dramatic arrest in late July, to appear in the first of his US drug trials.
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June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.
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Under-pressure Zelensky in Germany to rally Ukraine's allies
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday visits Germany where Ukraine's military backers are meeting, days after one of the deadliest strikes of the war and as Russian forces make battlefield gains.
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Argentina cruise past Chile, Bolivia thrash Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers
Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala were on target as Argentina tightened their grip on South America's 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament with a 3-0 win over Chile on Thursday.
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Outgoing Japan PM heads to Seoul hoping warmer ties outlast him
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in South Korea on Friday for a final round of talks, hoping to cement improving ties between the two countries before he leaves office.
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Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure
Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and fabric harness, Ali Abed begins the climb to the dates above.
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Hamas called on the United States Thursday to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no deal in the making.
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'Reagan' movie splits audiences, captures US divisions
Movie critics and audiences don't always see eye-to-eye -- but rarely have they appeared as divided as they are over "Reagan," a highly flattering biopic of the Republican president released just months before another deeply polarized US election.
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Despite court victory, 'parental alienation' plagues Colombian mothers
When Sandra filed a complaint against her partner for sexually abusing their son, she said she became the target of Colombia's justice system.
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Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship to return to Earth sans crew
Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.
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