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Saudi surge of diplomacy brings Assad, Zelenskyy to Arab summit

Saudi surge of diplomacy brings Assad, Zelenskyy to Arab summit

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia hosted an Arab League summit on Friday in which Syrian President Bashar Assad was welcomed back after a 12-year suspension and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to rally support aga
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Turkey's electoral board confirms 1st round election results; Erdogan meets 3rd party candidate

Turkey's electoral board confirms 1st round election results; Erdogan meets 3rd party candidate

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's Supreme Election Board on Friday confirmed the results of the first round of Turkey's presidential election in which neither incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdarog
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Alaska lawmakers pass budget, ending special session in one day

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day.
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Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is 'a human obscenity' at Cannes Film Festival

Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is 'a human obscenity' at Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over artificial intelligence is “a human obscenity.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects

Pakistan's Imran Khan dials down campaign of defiance, allows police search of home for suspects

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan dialed down his campaign of defiance on Friday, saying he would allow a police search of his home over allegations that he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence during ant
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Johnston's advice on public inquiry about foreign interference expected Tuesday

Johnston's advice on public inquiry about foreign interference expected Tuesday

OTTAWA — Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision next Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference.
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Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov.
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Russia targets Greenpeace in crackdown on dissent but Kremlin critic Roizman avoids prison

Russia targets Greenpeace in crackdown on dissent but Kremlin critic Roizman avoids prison

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday declared the global environmental group Greenpeace to be an undesirable organization, effectively banning it from operating in the country, its latest move to muzzle critical voices.
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Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

PRAGUE (AP) — A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an investigative journalist and his fiancée.
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Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year's anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups.
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