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Voters in Turkey cast ballots in local elections to decide who runs Istanbul...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voters in Turkey cast ballots on Sunday in local elections that will decide who gets to control Istanbul and other key cities. The vote is also a barometer of Turkish President...

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Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over a blustery Easter Sunday Mass...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a...

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An Israeli airstrike hits a Gaza hospital tent camp, killing 2 Palestinians...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp in the courtyard of a crowded hospital in central Gaza on Sunday, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15, including...

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2 dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another died in an attack in the northeast, officials said Sunday. The...

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Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election...

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential. With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general...

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South Korea's Yoon vows not to back down in the face of doctors' strike over...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school...

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Pakistani court suspends sentence for ex-PM Khan and wife in a graft case but...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Monday suspended a 14-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a corruption case, but the couple won't be released...

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Russian security agency says suspects detained in the Caucasus are linked to...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a "terrorist cell" in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers of the...

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The pioneer of America's embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Through his office window at what was then one of Africa's few modern clinics dealing with HIV and AIDS, the man who now oversees the United States' threatened global AIDS effort...

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After a huge setback in local elections, which way forward now for Turkey's...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The huge gains made by the opposition in Turkey’s local elections are raising the possibility that the long-serving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party could step back...

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Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate building in...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian...

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Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use - a step that hasn't...

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The Latest | Israeli forces end raid on Gaza's main hospital, aid ships near...

The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, saying it had killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds after days of close-quarters fighting. Palestinians...

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Israeli prime minister vows to shut down 'terror channel' Al Jazerra

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will shut down satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera immediately. Netanyahu vowed to close the “terror channel” after...

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North Korea fires an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters,...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its...

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What is World Central Kitchen and how has it helped people in Gaza?

JERUSALEM (AP) — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly...

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A 12-year-old student opens fire at a school in Finland, killing 1 and...

HELSINKI (AP) — A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounding two other students, police said. The suspect was...

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Putin vows to find the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack and...

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday to track down the masterminds of the Moscow concert hall attack that left 144 people dead in the worst assault on Russian soil in two decades, and...

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Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent...

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Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people

ISTANBUL (AP) — A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for...

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