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British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — British and French warplanes carried out an airstrike in central Syria on an underground facility where members…
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Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defense
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and…
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Mexican authorities investigate vigilante killings of 5 in remote community
MEXICO CITY — Authorities believe residents of a remote community in the mountains of southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state beat five…
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Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four…
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance to expected federal intervention
CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification,…
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Italy opens Ukraine rebuilding conference as doubts of US defense help remain
ROME — Italy is hosting the fourth annual conference on rebuilding Ukraine even as Russia escalates its war, inviting political…
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Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes
WASHINGTON — Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian…
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Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in…
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Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost economy as Trump tariff war deepens
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory, attempts to…
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Balancing Trump critique, Ossoff walks fine line on bipartisanship in Georgia
MARIETTA, Ga. — There’s the Jon Ossoff who built his political career around criticizing Donald Trump. There’s also the Ossoff…
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