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Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 attack as it launches major military operation in West Bank

Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 attack as it launches major military operation in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.
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At least 66 dead and 51 injured in a hotel fire at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey

At least 66 dead and 51 injured in a hotel fire at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said.
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Israeli troops kill 6, wound 35 in West Bank operation, Palestinian officials say

Israeli troops kill 6, wound 35 in West Bank operation, Palestinian officials say

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin has killed at least six people and wounded 35 others.
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Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing

Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 17 dead and 8 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday.
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Starmer says the killing of 3 girls must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens

Starmer says the killing of 3 girls must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens and a reckoning with new threats from violent ind
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Starmer says Southport killings must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens.

Starmer says Southport killings must lead to ‘fundamental change’ in how state protects citizens.

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens.
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Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 16 dead and 9 missing

Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Java island leave 16 dead and 9 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered at least 16 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday.
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Taliban announce the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange

Taliban announce the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S.
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Coco Gauff says she has a lot more work to do after loss to Paula Badosa at the Australian Open

Coco Gauff says she has a lot more work to do after loss to Paula Badosa at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open .
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