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Members of the association Mothers of Srebrenica react after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring July 11 the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, in Potocari, Bosnia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, a move vehemently opposed by Serbs who fea
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SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (AP) — The collapse of a stage in heavy winds at a campaign rally in northern Mexico has killed at least nine people, including a child, and injured 121, the governor of Nuevo Leon state said Thursday.
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Taiwan's President said on Thursday he would "stand on the front line" with soldiers, as he scrambled jets and put the self-governed island democracy's missile, naval and land units on alert following Chinese military drills. President Lai Ching-te, who took office this week, made the comments during a visit to a military base in Taoyuan on Thursday. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. (AP Video shot by Johnson Lai)

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7.

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76°F

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Chance of Rain: 60%
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