Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event

A candidate in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country.
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England's Lauren James apologizes for red card after stepping on Nigeria's Michelle Alozie

England's star player Lauren James has apologized for stepping on an opponent during the team's Round of 16 game against Nigeria, a move that earned her a red card and elimination from at least one World Cup match.
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China assures Russia it remains 'impartial' on Ukraine war after attending Saudi peace talks

China's top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains "impartial" on the war in Ukraine, a day after a Chinese delegation participated in international talks on ending the conflict that included Kyiv, but not Moscow.
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India's Chandrayaan-3 enters lunar orbit in step closer to moon rover soft landing

India moved one step closer to executing a controlled landing on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered lunar orbit over the weekend, inching toward the surface's unexplored South Pole.
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21 injured after 5.5 magnitude earthquake in China

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Pingyuan county in eastern China's Shandong province early on Sunday morning, injuring 21 people.
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Ukrainian drone strikes are bringing the war home to Russia. What does it mean for the conflict?

Ukrainian drone strikes taking place inside Russia once seemed an unthinkable prospect. But such attacks have become an increasingly common feature of Moscow's war -- with an emboldened Kyiv warning that more will come.
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August 3, 2023 Trump pleads not guilty on 2020 election interference charges

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse to criminal charges related to the special counsel's investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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