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			<title><![CDATA[ Canadian wildfire that forced 20,000 to flee may signal ‘new normal’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:34:41 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[British Columbia Premier David Eby says a fast-moving wildfire in western Canada that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes may signal a &ldquo;new normal&rdquo; after outpacing official models and giving some residents little time to evacuate]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ecuador's police seize a cocaine shipment with stickers of Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:32:40 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Police in Ecuador have seized a cocaine shipment featuring soccer star Erling Haaland's face on the packaging]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hegseth says Colombia's new president has requested US collaboration in anti-drug efforts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:32:10 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U_S_ collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat &ldquo;narco-terrorism.&rdquo;]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Oman says the oil spill from a grounded tanker has reached its coastline]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:21:20 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country&rsquo;s mainland, to the north of the island]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pakistan says troops killed 10 militants, car bomb killed 3 civilians]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:07:44 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Pakistani security forces have clashed with militants in the country&rsquo;s insurgency-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, killing 10 insurgents]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by Sept. 30]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:07:17 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The U.S. military is on track to pull all its forces out of Iraq by the end of September, marking the end of a presence that started in 2003]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hungary's government plans interventions on Danube River to keep nuclear plant running]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:23:12 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Hungary is taking steps to raise the Danube River's level to keep its only nuclear power plant running]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mini-Mozart heist blights anniversary tribute as thieves make off with 210 statuettes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:30:54 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[More than 200 gold statuettes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have disappeared from Salzburg, officials said Wednesday]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:32:30 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Lebanon's parliament has passed a controversial general amnesty law, following the abolition of the death penalty]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Germany beefs up its intelligence services as threat from 'foreign powers' rises]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:32:29 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Germany&rsquo;s government plans to give its intelligence services broader powers in response to a rising threat from powers such as Russia and extremists]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Death toll rises to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on a Zimbabwe lake]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:33:33 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police say]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ South Africa seeks reimbursement from African countries for migrant repatriations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:30:06 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[South Africa is asking several African governments to reimburse it for repatriating over 80,000 immigrants]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, architect of growth, dies of illness at 98]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/chinese-premier-zhu-rongji-architect-growth-dies-illness-135570888]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:50:02 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has died, according to state media]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>14</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/putin-threatens-retaliation-western-seizures-russian-commercial-vessels-135570787]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:37:39 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them &quot;piracy.&quot;]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>15</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-3-citizens-killed-houthi-attack-ship-developments-135570124]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-3-citizens-killed-houthi-attack-ship-developments-135570124]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Iranian-backed Houthis have attacked a ship off Yemen, killing six people, including three Pakistani nationals]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>16</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia's Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/overnight-ukrainian-blitz-damages-russias-black-sea-naval-135569685]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/overnight-ukrainian-blitz-damages-russias-black-sea-naval-135569685]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:26:08 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian missiles and drones blitzed Russia's naval base on the Black Sea coast in a nighttime operation]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>17</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/drone-strike-western-libya-torches-power-substation-triggering-135569481]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/drone-strike-western-libya-torches-power-substation-triggering-135569481]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:54:08 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A drone strike has ignited a fire at a power plant in western Libya, knocking the facility out of service]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>18</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Landslide in Mumbai kills 6 as India is drenched by monsoon rains]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/landslide-mumbai-kills-6-india-drenched-monsoon-rains-135569163]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/landslide-mumbai-kills-6-india-drenched-monsoon-rains-135569163]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:54:53 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Heavy monsoon rains have triggered a landslide in Mumbai, killing at least six people and injuring four others]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>19</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/thai-government-orders-gun-control-review-after-2-135568615]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/thai-government-orders-gun-control-review-after-2-135568615]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:22:10 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>20</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Kosovo begins excavations at newly found mass graves tied to 1998-99 war missing]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-begins-excavations-newly-found-mass-graves-tied-135567592]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-begins-excavations-newly-found-mass-graves-tied-135567592]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:57:56 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Erblin Ademi has long lost hope that his father, who went missing nearly 30 years ago, could still be alive]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>21</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Zambia to vote in elections, a southern African country rich in critical minerals]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/guide-weeks-election-zambia-southern-african-country-rich-135569358]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/guide-weeks-election-zambia-southern-african-country-rich-135569358]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:21:57 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Zambia holds an election on Thursday to decide if President Hakainde Hichilema gets a second five-year term as reward for his economic recovery plan in the southern African nation]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>22</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand's election]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/luxon-survives-leadership-vote-months-new-zealands-election-135563644]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:58:03 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a leadership vote among his party&rsquo;s lawmakers less than three months before an election]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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                <media:keywords>23</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Tropical storm hits Tokyo area, leaving thousands without power before moving west]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/tropical-storm-hits-tokyo-area-leaving-thousands-power-135563072]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:02:12 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Business in the Tokyo area was almost back to normal after a tropical storm weakened to a depression and left Japan]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s says]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile-japans-135558919]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile-japans-135558919]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:13:03 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Japan&rsquo;s Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile toward the sea]]></description>
                    <category>International</category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/ferry-capsizes-zimbabwes-lake-kariba-leaving-15-people-135557504]]></link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:28:57 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Authorities in Zimbabwe say at least 15 people have died and another 27 are missing after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba]]></description>
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