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Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood
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Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González lands in Spain after fleeing country
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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war
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There was panic’: Stationmaster arrested, transport minister resigns after Greek train wreck kills 43
The death toll rose to at least 43 and a railroad worker was arrested Wednesday after the fiery head-on collision of passenger and freight trains near the town of Tempe in northern Greece. More than 80 people were injured, and the Greek government declared three days of national mourning. Rail operator Hellenic Train said the passenger train was…
Breaking News | Iran | NewsIran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as war fuels spike in oil prices
Iran’s clerical Assembly of Experts tapped Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing conflict, even as the war sent global oil prices soaring past $100 a barrel. FAST FACTS Iran named Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the…


