José María Balcázar has become Peru’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.
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Trump gathers members of Board of Peace for first meeting, with some U.S. allies wary
President Donald Trump will gather Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace, for a meeting that will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza.
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8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive.
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Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria
The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.
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Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica.
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Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.
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Australia won’t repatriate 34 women and children from Syria
The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
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U.S. and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva
The second round of talks in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear program takes place as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.
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Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration
Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development.
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Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner
Tyler Reddick won “The Great American Race” on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration.
