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Former ‘400 Mawozo’ hostages describe ordeal as Haiti gang demands $17 million ransom for kidnapped missionaries

(NEW YORK) -- Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage, with the group currently demanding a $17 million ransom to set free 16 Americans and one Canadian they have ...
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China’s reported hypersonic weapon test raises security concerns

(NEW YORK) -- Reports that China may have tested a new hypersonic weapon have grabbed the world's attention and divided national security experts about its strategic significance and whether the U.S. was falling behind in a new arms race. But it also raised basic questions ...
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North Korea fires possible ballistic missile, eighth test this year

(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a possible submarine-launched ballistic missile off the East Coast Tuesday morning, according to the neighboring countries South Korea and Japan, marking the eighth missile test-fire this year alone. "Our military detected a missile launch eastward from a site ...
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What to know about the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan

(NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of October, Beijing has sent more than 150 military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone in an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese government. In recent days, the People’s Liberation Army also mounted large amphibious landing drills on the ...
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Seventeen missionaries, including five children, kidnapped in Haiti, ministry says

(NEW YORK) -- A Haitian gang has been blamed for kidnapping a group at a Haitian airport that included 17 missionaries, five of them children, according to officials. Nineteen people were abducted by a gang at a checkpoint in Haiti during an airport run on ...
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Young Afghan woman, separated from family in US, pleads for help getting out

(WASHINGTON) -- "I'm in danger," the daughter cried to her father from thousands of miles away in Afghanistan. "We cannot go outside with friends. Before, we were going outside to restaurants, shopping, but now we are like prisoners in our own home," she said, her ...
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Massive asteroids will whiz past Earth in coming weeks, including 1 nearly size of Empire State Building

(NEW YORK) -- Several massive asteroids are expected to whiz close to Earth in the coming weeks, including one nearly the size of the Empire State Building. Two are expected to soar near the planet on Saturday, followed by more in the coming days, according ...
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UK MP David Amess dies after being stabbed multiple times

(ESSEX, England) -- David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, died Friday after being stabbed multiple times, officials said. Amess, 69, represented Southend West in Essex. He was attacked while holding his monthly “meet and greet” with voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, British ...
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Trapped in the woods: Belarus accused of using migrants as weapons

(LIPSK, Poland) -- It was pitch black as the activists entered the forest. Even with headlamps and torches, their beams shone only small windows into the darkness, illuminating the trunks of birch trees. The activists, from the migrants rights group, Grupa Granica, were looking for ...
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UK MP David Amess stabbed multiple times

(ESSEX, England) -- David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, was stabbed multiple times during a visit to Essex Friday, officials said. The motive behind the attack is not yet known. He was attacked while holding an open meeting for his constituents at Belfairs ...
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