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At Pamplona's San Fermín festival, a tiny minority of those who run with bulls are women

At Pamplona's San Fermín festival, a tiny minority of those who run with bulls are women

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Dressed in the traditional bull runner’s garb of a white shirt and red neck-scarf, Yomara Martínez, 30, sprinted in the death-defying morning run or “encierros” taking place this week in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.
Bald eagle's new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans

Bald eagle's new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans

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59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians including four children, Palestinian hospital

Muslim inmate who won US Supreme Court beard case claims retaliatory transfer by Arkansas officials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Muslim inmate who won a U.S.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iran threatens her life after its war with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country's war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday.
Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII

Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world gathered in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men — an atrocity that has been acknowledged
Lebanon's president reveals the country's stance on relations with Israel

Lebanon's president reveals the country's stance on relations with Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to reach a “state of no war” with its southern neighbor, the country’s president said Friday.
In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition

In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition

DJANET, Algeria (AP) — In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace.
Exhibition in Srebrenica shows personal items of victims before the 30th genocide anniversary

Exhibition in Srebrenica shows personal items of victims before the 30th genocide anniversary

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Broken glasses, watches, combs and crumpled, faded identification documents.
Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US

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