Pope Leo XIV begins the first papal visit to Algeria
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algiers on the first papal visit to Algeria and was to visit Souk Ahras, the home of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
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Stampede at Haiti's Citadelle kills at least 30 people
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NASA's Artemis II spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific
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Iran and the United States confirm a two-week ceasefire
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Vietnam re-elects To Lam as president and names a new prime minister
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Sweden seizes a Russian tanker after an oil spill off Gotland
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Iran says it struck cloud sites in Bahrain and Dubai
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Indonesia kills one person
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Russian military transport crash kills 30 people in Crimea
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US Supreme Court overturns Colorado ban on conversion therapy
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Britain sets motor finance payouts for about 12 million people
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India says the Naxalite insurgency has been brought to an end
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Journal study finds nicotine vaping can cause cancer
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Kaori Sakamoto wins the world women's title in her last skate
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Balendra Shah is sworn in as prime minister of Nepal
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