Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers a speech as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel increase, from an unknown location on Tuesday.
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FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl attends his party's election campaign kick-off in Graz, Austria, on September 7.
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Middle East

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World in photos

This Jan. 22, 2013 photo shows American gospel singer and author Cissy Houston posing for a portrait in New York. Houston, mother of the late singer Whitney Houston, is releasing a book, "Remembering Whitney," on Tuesday, Jan. 29. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)
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Children look up to the sky at the sound of airstrikes in Gaza City on Monday, Oct. 7, 2023. Residents and health authorities say that mosques, hospitals and schools are being targeted by airstrikes. (Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times)
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Africa

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Americas

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Mourners pay their respects at the casket during the funeral service for Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office, as Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to unveil a new security policy, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Oscar Ramirez
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Mexican mayor killed less than a week after taking office
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
Six migrants killed in Mexico after military fires at vehicle
Dominican Republic to deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the arrival ceremony for the first COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the country, at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite drug killings legacy
Telegram hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says
‘Impossible’ for Communist China to become our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president argues
Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China

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FILE - The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Months after Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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Disney World and other major Florida tourist attractions closing ahead of Milton
Climbing the world’s other highest mountain – no sherpas required
Qantas apologizes after R-rated film plays on every screen during Sydney-Tokyo flight
Plane Train issue causes ‘pandemonium’ at ATL airport
Cold crepes and frittatas: JetBlue drops hot meals for economy passengers

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An artwork was recently discovered in a rubbish bin at the LAM museum in Lisse, where it had been thrown away by a lift technician who mistook it for abandoned litter. The piece, created by French artist Alexandre Lavet, consists of two meticulously hand-painted beer cans.
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Weather

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Sports

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Head coach Dan Bylsma and assistant coach Jessica Campbell of the Seattle Kraken look on during the first period against the St. Louis Blues at Climate Pledge Arena on October 08, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Campbell is the first woman to coach in the NHL. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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Jessica Campbell makes history and becomes first ever female assistant coach in the NHL
Georgia football player Colbie Young arrested and charged with assault on unborn child and battery
Famed Cuban, MLB pitcher Luis Tiant dies at 83
New York Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh after disappointing season start

Tech

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A Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge laptop with Microsoft Copilot+ PC at a Best Buy store in Union City, California, in June 2024. Microsoft announced a major update to its Copilot AI system on Tuesday.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) reacts as he speaks to the members of the press on the day of the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.
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