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Mass killing

Arson attack on Japanese animation studio kills 33

Man shouted “die!” as he doused an animation studio with fuel and set it ablaze; three dozen others injured 

Updated Jul 19, 2019 at 12:28 AM
This photo of the Notre Dame Cathedral was taken by Norwalk resident John Schumm on a recent trip the Paris. The retired Sandusky High School teacher has led many tours in Europe over the years, including trips to Paris to see the cathedral.
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Notre Dame fire

Local residents lament damage to Notre Dame Cathedral

Local woman recalls 'the sun playing through the stained glass and making exquisite patterns'

Apr 18, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Inspectors are seen on the roof of the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 16, 2019, the day after a fire ripped through its main roof.
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Notre Dame fire

The science of rebuilding Notre Dame

As the world absorbs the magnitude of devastation wrought by Notre Dame’s inferno, architects and engineers anticipate a decades-long restoration process replete with unprecedented challenges.

Apr 17, 2019 at 10:27 AM
An image grab taken from a video published by Hawar News Agency (ANHA) on Jan. 16, 2019, shows people gathered at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. - A suicide attack targeting US-led coalition forces in the flashpoint northern Syrian city of Manbij killed a US serviceman and 14 other people today, a monitor said.
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Military

Islamic State claims Syria bombing that killed 2 US troops, 2 workers for Defense Department

Reports: Attack also killed more than a dozen civilians and Kurdish militia members.

Jan 17, 2019 at 11:26 AM
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Taiwan

Chinese president warns Taiwan that independence would be a disaster

Xi says China will not not rule out force to recover the island it sees as an errant province.

Jan 2, 2019 at 4:24 PM
Migrants jump on a truck in order not to have to walk a part of their long way on Nov. 3, 2018 in Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico. Most of the migrants come from Honduras. They are currently on their way through Mexico towards the U.S. border.
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World

U.S.-bound migrant caravan, lacking hoped-for buses, continues trek north in Mexico’s Veracruz state

President Donald Trump deploys thousands of troops along the southern border.

Nov 4, 2018 at 7:27 AM
A June 2004 file photo of Jamal Khashoggi, who was then a media advisor to Prince Turki Al-Faisal, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Britain will be under increasing pressure to act against Saudi Arabia after the Gulf kingdom admitted Khashoggi was killed at its Istanbul consulate.
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Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death runs into a wall of skepticism in Washington

Scandal has shown no signs of dissipating, and the royal family appears to have been caught by surprise by the international reaction.

Oct 22, 2018 at 10:13 AM
Protestors demonstrate at the entrance of Saudi Arabia consulate over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Oct. 9, 2018, in Istanbul. The journalist disappeared a week ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate to obtain paperwork required for marriage to his Turkish fiancee. Turkish officials have alleged he was killed in the compound while Saudi officials say he left the building unharmed. (Depo Photos/Zuma Press/TNS)
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Missing person

Trump says ‘rogue killers’ may have killed missing Saudi journalist

Turkish official: “The Saudis look like they will try to limit this to a few people and save their leadership.”

Oct 16, 2018 at 9:00 AM
On June 27, 2018, in Vatican City, Pope Francis during his Wednesday General audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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Sexual abuse

Vatican calls clergy sex abuse outlined in Pa. report ‘criminal and morally reprehensible’

Grand jury report describes more than 300 “predator priests” who allegedly abused more than 1,000 victims in six of Pennsylvania’s eight Roman Catholic dioceses.

Aug 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.
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President Trump

Sens. Portman, Brown critical of Trump's actions in Finland

Trump slams Russia probe and blames US for bad relations with Putin as the two leaders meet

Jul 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.
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President Trump

Trump meets with Putin in high-stakes summit, blames the U.S. for poor relations

U.S. president says “getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing.”

Jul 16, 2018 at 12:29 PM
Robert Mueller on February 16, 2011, as he testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
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Russian investigation

12 Russians indicted in hacking of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign

Indictment undermines President Donald Trump’s multiple attempts to downplay Moscow’s election meddling.

Updated Jul 13, 2018 at 8:47 PM
Donald Trump, President of The United States, speaks at a press conference at the end of the NATO summit on July 12, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
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President Trump

Trump throws NATO summit into crisis mode with demands, before switching and claiming victory

NATO allies, Trump says, have committed to meet the already agreed-to goal of allocating an amount equal to 2 percent of each nation’s gross domestic product toward defense spending, and that he would like to see the benchmark raised to 4 percent eventually.

Jul 12, 2018 at 11:00 AM
An ambulance taking a rescued boy heads for a local hospital on July 9, 2018 in Chang Rai, Thailand. By Tuesday evening, all 12 boys and their socer coach were rescued from the cave.
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Boys trapped in cave

All 13 are out: Rescuers pull last group of boys and their coach from Thailand cave

Rescue experts and divers from around the world took part in the carefully-planned operation, with each boy flanked by two rescue divers on the way to the surface.

Jul 10, 2018 at 6:33 PM
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Boys trapped in cave

(UPDATED) Divers rescue more boys from flooded Thailand cave

A downpour overnight and predicted torrential rains underscores the urgency of the rescue effort.

Updated Jul 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM
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