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Community unrest outside Alice Springs Hospital

Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia

By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Violent crowds clashed with police outside a hospital in a remote Australian outback town Thursday night as they demanded authorities hand over an accused child-killer. Dramatic footage showed police officers dodging rocks and sticks while rioters smashed police cars and set a police van on fire. Officers can

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Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements. Most agreements are with countries that have committed to not possessing nuclear weapons. The IAEA is the verification authority to enforce the Treaty on

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Genocide Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or peace. Facts The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations after World War II. Article II of the

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Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks in Caracas

‘A big opportunity for the country’: First commercial flight from US lands in Venezuela after nearly 7 years

CNN By Michael Rios, David Culver, Carlos Martinelli, Mary Triny Mena, CNN Miami (CNN) — A commercial passenger plane from the US landed in Venezuela on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven years, as the countries continue to restore economic ties following the ouster of Venezuela’s strongman leader in January. The inaugural American

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This photograph shows an oil spill in the river following recent drone attacks on the Tuapse oil refinery in Tuapse

‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disaster after Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery

By Clare Sebastian, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — For the third time in 12 days, the Russian Black Sea town of Tuapse woke up Tuesday to apocalyptic scenes. Thick toxic fumes, and flames rising up from the latest Ukrainian drone attack on the Rosneft-owned Tuapse oil refinery, almost reached the heights of the surrounding Caucasus

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A forensic police officers photograph the scene where two people were stabbed on Wednesday

‘Visibly Jewish’ people are ‘not safe’ in Britain, chief rabbi says after stabbing attack

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — “If you are visibly Jewish, you’re not safe” in Britain, the country’s chief rabbi said Thursday, expressing the anxiety of the British Jewish community after two men were stabbed in a London neighborhood already reeling from several recent antisemitic attacks. “I’m sad to say that today’s event proves

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