An attacker with a crossbow has wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade. Serbia’s interior ministry says the officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. …
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6/29/24
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As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies
The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first …
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By DAVID RISING
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6/29/24
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Iran seesawing vote results put race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili
Early, seesawing results released in Iran’s presidential election put the race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili. The lead is trading between the two men and a runoff …
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By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI
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6/29/24
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Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years have been released from Russian captivity with the Vatican's mediation. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the release on Friday. Part of the group …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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6/29/24
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday's draw despite coming off recent operations.
That's no guarantee either …
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
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6/28/24
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Bolivian government officials say they have arrested four more people in connection with a failed coup attempt. That brings the total detained to 21. Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo says …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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6/28/24
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The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago. IS is now defeated but it still carries out deadly attacks around the world. The group that shocked the world with its brutality and once …
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE
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6/28/24
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Cancer patient’s long wait for treatment highlights frustration with UK government as election nears
Britain's National Health Service faces myriad problems. It is creaking under the weight of an aging and growing population, years of funding constraints, and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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6/28/24
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Russia’s Defense Ministry says officials have been ordered to prepare a response to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off …
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By The Associated Press
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6/28/24
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June 21-27, 2024
Police fired shots at demonstrators protesting over proposed tax hikes in Kenya. Lithuanians and Ukrainians wearing traditional and local styles celebrated the summer solstice. …
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By The Associated Press
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6/28/24
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French voters are called to the polls this weekend for an exceptional moment in their political history. Sunday is the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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6/28/24
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Voters are electing a new parliament in Mongolia, a landlocked democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. At stake in Friday's vote are 126 seats in an …
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By KEN MORITSUGU
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6/27/24
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Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours. They're protesting a recent decision by the country's high court ordering young religious men to …
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By AMI BENTOV
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6/27/24
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Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick and injured children and their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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6/27/24
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A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. Iyari the 10-month-old capybara went to the Palm Beach Zoo …
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6/27/24
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Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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6/27/24
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One of the most polarizing and influential figures of the information age, Julian Assange is now free after five years in a British prison and seven years in self-imposed exile in a London embassy. …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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6/27/24
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Calm returned to Bolivia’s capital after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated, tumultuous scenes that threatened to pitch the long-troubled South …
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By PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE
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6/27/24
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Stella Assange has thanked the spectrum of lawmakers who campaigned for her husband, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to be freed. She did so on a visit Thursday to Australia’s Parliament House, …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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6/27/24
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Iran's presidential election comes after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent war on the militants in the Gaza Strip, which only added jet fuel to a fire now threatening to burn …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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6/27/24
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