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• Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed
  Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a ship in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, in the latest assault over Israel's war on Hamas; a Houthi missile targeting a vessel was shot down the day before.
• Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
  Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil's capital of Brasília on Thursday; they called on the government to protect territories and officially recognize lands.
• Sails from iconic Moulin Rouge windmill in Paris collapse to ground: 'It lost his soul'
  The Moulin Rouge's iconic windmill lost its sails when they mysteriously fell off Thursday night outside of the historic Parisian cabaret club.
• Syrian Kurdish officials hand over 50 women and children linked to Islamic State group to Tajikistan
  Kurdish-led authorities in Syria handed over 17 women and 33 children, related to Islamic State militants, on Thursday to a delegation from Tajikistan for repatriation.
• AMLO calls gangs, cartels 'respectful people' who 'respect the citizenry'
  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that the country's gangs and cartels generally "respect the citizenry" in favor of killing each other.
• Belarus says it thwarted attempted Lithuanian drone strikes; Vilnius rebuffs claims
  Top-ranking Belarusian security official Ivan Tertel said Thursday that the country had stopped attempted drone strikes by Lithuania, which has denied the claim's validity.
• 155 dead in Tanzania amid El Niño-induced flooding
  155 people have been reported dead and over 200,000 otherwise affected by widespread flooding in Tanzania following weeks' worth of heavy rain.
• Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
  Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said Thursday that anti-terrorism measures put in place to safeguard the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony will 'apply to all buildings along the route.'
• Pentagon confirms US military has begun construction on Gaza humanitarian aid pier
  Pentagon press secretary confirmed Thursday that the U.S. military has started construction of a humanitarian aid pier off the coast of Gaza.
• Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon
  Nine migrants from Mali and Mauritania were buried Thursday in a solemn ceremony in the Brazilian city of Belem; fishermen found the boat carrying the bodies on April 13 in Brazil.

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