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Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested
Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested. The Associated Press

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Bolivia’s fuel shortages and 'junk gasoline' drive a surge in electric cars

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Tired of gasoline shortages and skyrocketing prices, Simón Huanca took matters into his own hands. The 53-year-old Indigenous artisan imported a Chinese electric...

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Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in Spain's Canary Islands

TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. An Associated Press journalist...

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Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire and Kuwait reports drone attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s military says it has responded to a drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested. Kuwaiti Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen....

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British military says ship caught fire after being hit off coast of Qatar

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military said a ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade...

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Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to make ends meet. Until recently,...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney...

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Québec solidaire weighing priorities, including wealth tax and public grocery stores

MONTREAL — Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party will campaign in part on running public grocery stores and a wealth tax ahead of the general election scheduled for October. Québec solidaire, which holds...

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Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the...

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Iran warns the US against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships but ceasefire appears to hold

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the...

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