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Border agents fire tear gas as migrants try to breach U.S.-Mexico border
A peaceful protest at the U.S.-Mexico border turned chaotic when several hundred migrants rushed the border fence.
More than 140 whales wash ashore on New Zealand beach, all die
A mass of pilot whales that washed ashore a southern New Zealand beach have died. Many were euthanized.
Police trying to recover body of American missionary killed by remote tribe turn back to avoid attack
Indian police trying to recover the body ofJohn Allen Chau withdrew their boat inNorth Sentinel in fear they’d be attacked with arrows.
Dozens of pilot whales found dead on New Zealand island
Around 145 pilot whales were found dead on a remote beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand.
The most dangerous place for a woman? Her home, UN study shows
More than half of all female homicide victims worldwidewere killed by a member of their own family last year, according to a United Nations study.
US border agents fire tear gas as some migrants protesting slow asylum process try to breach fence
Al Otro Lado, a binational advocacy group that provides legal assistance to migrants seeking asylum, said the migrants were protesting peacefully when CBP fired tear gas.
Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded
Russia blamed Ukraine for provoking the incident, which sharply escalated tensions that have been growing between the two countries since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and it has worked steadily to bolster its zone of control around the p…
Suspect arrested for money laundering after Dutch police find $400k in washing machine
A 24-year-old was arrested after police in Amsterdam found bundles of cash stuffed inside a washing machine.
European Union OKs Brexit deal; now it’s up to Britain
European Union leaders signed off on Britain’s exit from the continent’s political and economic bloc, sending the agreement to the U.K. Parliament.