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Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with a culture of justice as he opened a poignant day in his African odyssey that will take the...

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Allies back Starmer as Mandelson and Epstein leave the UK leader fighting for his job

LONDON (AP) — Senior Cabinet ministers on Sunday rallied around U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose leadership is teetering over his decision to give Britain’s most important diplomatic job to...

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Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire nears expiration CAIRO (AP) — Iran doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as...

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Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses roam free. Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses —...

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Belgium’s Beguinages: Tranquil oases in a world of noise and distraction

BRUGES, Belgium (AP) — The clatter of suitcases rolling over cobblestones, motorboats chugging along a canal and visitors chattering in a smattering of languages provide a soundtrack to Bruges that makes...

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Billionaire Steyer's spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor's race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge. The hedge fund manager-turned-liberal activist is using his personal fortune...

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Bulgarians head to the polls to elect a parliament for the eighth time in 5 years

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday for the eighth time in five years, hoping to finally elect a parliament able to resolve the longtime political impasse that has gripped...

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North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was...

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North Korea launches multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was...

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Photos show Obama and Mamdani reading to preschoolers in the Bronx

Former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a child care center in the Bronx, where the pair read to preschoolers and joined them in a singalong. The Associated Press

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