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Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack

Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian dr
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in the Philippines on an ICC warrant over drug killings

Former President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in the Philippines on an ICC warrant over drug killings

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the P
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12 dead, dozens hurt as a bus overturns and passengers are thrown on a highway in South Africa

12 dead, dozens hurt as a bus overturns and passengers are thrown on a highway in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A bus overturned on a highway Tuesday and passengers were thrown out of it, killing at least 12 people and injuring 45 in the South African city of Johannesburg, emergency services said.
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Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'

Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus de
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LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied

LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez because the brothers have repeatedly lied about why they killed their parents at their Beverly Hills home i
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New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

ALBANY, N.Y.
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Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

Syria's government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast

JABLEH, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed force there into the Syrian army.
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Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized

Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized

ROME (AP) — Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment.
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Prosecutor's office says case of a California judge charged in wife's death has ended in a mistrial

Prosecutor's office says case of a California judge charged in wife's death has ended in a mistrial

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder for fatally shooting his wife has ended in a mistrial, the prosecutor's office said.
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Ukraine will propose a limited ceasefire during talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia, officials say

Ukraine will propose a limited ceasefire during talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia, officials say

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release
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