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Barbuda residents win appeal to protect land from development in potential...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in London ruled Tuesday that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say...

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Rocket fire reported off Yemen in Red Sea in a new suspected attack by Houthi...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be...

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Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Widespread...

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Police will be allowed to march in Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras, but...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers agreed Wednesday to relax their ban on police marching in their annual parade with a compromise condition that officers do not...

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Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday,...

MOSCOW (AP) — The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on Friday in Moscow, his spokesperson said. His...

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The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand...

The families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters are launching a four-day march from southern Israel to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free. The march comes as negotiations are...

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A top EU official calls for a new defense industry strategy with locally made...

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official called on Wednesday for a new defense industry strategy to respond to security challenges posed by Russia’s war on Ukraine with the purchase of weapons...

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Ghana's parliament passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could imprison people for...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana 's parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament...

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Venezuelan government, allies and other groups propose more than 20 dates for...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government, its allies and other groups announced a proposal Wednesday on when to hold this year's presidential election, suggesting more than 20 potential dates...

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Philippine president tells Australia their strategic partnership is more...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament on Thursday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with...

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Pakistan swears in new parliament amid chaotic scenes, as Imran Khan's party...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's National Assembly swore in newly elected members on Thursday in a chaotic scene, as allies of jailed former Premier Imran Khan protested what they claim was a rigged...

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Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work,...

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Putin pays tribute to Russian national unity as fighting grinds on in Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting raged on in Ukraine, in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but...

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Sunak says the UK is descending into mob rule. Critics accuse him of...

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war — words criticized as alarmist by a human...

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German police find a grenade and other objects at arrested Red Army Faction...

BERLIN (AP) — A hand grenade and other dangerous objects were found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction group was arrested...

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Everything you need to know about Russia’s 2024 presidential election

Russia’s 2024 presidential election isn't expected to bring change to the Kremlin. With most opposition figures either in jail or abroad and many independent media outlets blocked, the Kremlin...

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Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 70 people were killed in a strike early Thursday on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City, bringing the total number killed since the...

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Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here's what to know

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts Friday for Mexico's biggest election in history. Voters will choose the president, along with the winners of 628 seats in Congress and tens of thousands...

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UN experts: Sudan's paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while taking control of much of western Darfur that...

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Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with...

TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now...

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