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Venice will limit tour groups to 25 people and ban loudspeakers to control tourism

City officials say the new rules, set to take effect in June, will help lessen the impact of tourism on the local community. (Image credit: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

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Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail

Yunus’ supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations.

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Russia launches 90 drone attacks across Ukraine

The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack that one air force official described as the biggest aerial barrage of the war.

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Israel Reshuffles Forces, Prepares for Long-Term Conflict in Gaza

Resisting pressure from the U.S. to wind down the war, Israel looks to sustain lower-intensity fighting.

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Their Quarterback Got Injured. This NFL Team Got Better.

In a season rife with injuries, the Cleveland Browns lost starter Deshaun Watson and their season looked doomed. Then they signed Joe Flacco and emerged as a Super Bowl contender.

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Big Tech Braces for Wave of Antitrust Rulings in 2024

U.S. antitrust cases against tech giants Google and Meta are expected to come to a head, likely producing long-awaited rulings that could shape the legacies of top Biden administration regulators.

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Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city

Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting.

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Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on 1 city: Khan Younis

It’s the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began, and could signal that fighting is being scaled back in some areas. But the biggest city in southern Gaza still is fiercely contested. (Image credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

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Japan drops tsunami alert but urges caution after series of quakes

The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt.

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Half of Gazans Are at Risk of Starving, U.N. Warns

More than 90 percent of Palestinians in the territory say they have regularly gone without food for a whole day, according to the United Nations.

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