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Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decade
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Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan , the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the
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Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decade
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Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the populatio
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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red
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Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down o
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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hama
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UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained

UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels. The Houthis have already detained U.N.
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