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Irish actor Cillian Murphy, who portrayed U.S. theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the U.K. premiere of Oppenheimer in central London on July 13.

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'Oppenheimer' will screen in Japan in 2024, distributors say

8:07am December 07, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

The decision to release the movie profiling the American scientist follows criticism that the film largely ignored the impact of the bombings that killed more than 200,000 people in Japan.

Demonstrators at a rally in London wave Israeli flags and hold posters of Israeli hostages on Sunday during a protest over the United Nations' response to allegations of rape and other sexual crimes committed by Hamas militants during the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Israel presses U.N. to investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters

6:21am December 07, 2023

Israeli officials have accused international groups, including the United Nations, of ignoring what it describes as evidence of rape and sexual violence by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attacks.

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A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with a picture of North Korea's latest satellite-carrying rocket launch, at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 22.

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What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy

5:00am December 07, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Since the collapse of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington in 2019, analysts see a major shift in North Korea's foreign relations. It has turned increasingly to Moscow.

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Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, center, is driven out of prison by his children Keiko, center right, and Kenji, center left, after being released from prison in Callao, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

8:52pm December 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.

Ahmed only wants to list the names of the children who died. Ahmed at the front. Left to right: Eslam, Raghad, Sara, Eslamm, Tala Basema and Bakr around five years ago.

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Gazan journalist says over 20 members of his family were killed in airstrike

5:56pm December 06, 2023

Ahmed Alnaouq posts the stories of Palestinians with the organization We Are Not Numbers. Then, he lost over 20 members of his family when an Israeli airstrike hit his family home.

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President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass funding for Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 6, 2023.

Senate fails to advance Ukraine aid despite dire warnings from Biden

5:43pm December 06, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

Republicans blocked a procedural vote on a national security funding bill over demands for additional border security measures.

Former PM Boris Johnson testifies over Britain's botched COVID-19 response

5:27pm December 06, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been testifying before a public inquiry into his government's botched response to COVID-19. Britain had one of the worst COVID-19 death tolls in Europe.

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Another Ukrainian wartime winter brings long-range Russian missile and drone strikes

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Nathan Rott

Ukrainian officials and power companies are preparing for Russia to ramp up its attacks on energy infrastructure again as temperatures dip.

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How Ukraine's tech experts joined forces with the government despite differences

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

Across Ukraine, tech experts are at the forefront of the defense against Russia, from drones to cybersecurity. But it's after the war that their innovation might help bolster Ukraine's future.

Four people in Virginia with Russian military connections are charged with war crimes

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Four people affiliated with the Russian military were charged with war crimes Wednesday — including torture, inhuman treatment and unlawful confinement of an American citizen — in Virginia.

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