LOS ANGELES -- NASA and SpaceX launched a new crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, a critical step to bring home NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded in space since last June.

The spacecraft took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03 p.m. Friday Eastern Time, according to NASA live broadcast. (U.S.-SpaceX-Launch)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcements by Armenia and Azerbaijan on the conclusion of negotiations on the draft peace agreement to end decades of conflict between the two countries, his spokesman said on Friday.

Guterres is encouraged by the progress made by the parties toward normalization of relations, and strongly supports their efforts to resolve all outstanding issues in the interest of long-term peace in the region, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said in a statement. (UN-Armenia-Azerbaijan)

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OTTAWA -- Canada's ruling Liberal Party leader Mark Carney was sworn in as the 24th prime minister of the country and appointed a new cabinet on Friday.

The 24-member transition cabinet includes the main players who held portfolios central to managing Canada-U.S. relationship. (Canada-Cabinet)

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THE HAGUE -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend in person his initial appearance hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Friday afternoon but appeared via video link.

The hearing, which was scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) in the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber I, was delayed for some 30 minutes. The Chamber is composed of three judges, presided over by Iulia Antoanella Motoc. (Netherlands-ICC-Duterte) Enditem

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