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Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks

Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks

SINGAPORE (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China on Sunday of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine.
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Dozens of Second World War veterans are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones, and hammer home a message that survivors have repeated time and time again: War is hell.
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2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh

2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh

PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — A shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh has left two people dead and seven others injured, police said Sunday.
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Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election , seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed
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Triple-A catcher who was hit by a backswing is out of the hospital, resting and recovering

Triple-A catcher who was hit by a backswing is out of the hospital, resting and recovering

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was released from the hospital on Saturday, a day after he was struck by a batter's backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher.
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Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision

Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho.
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Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s 6 -week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term.
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The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election

The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority r
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River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20

River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20

ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban official said.
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Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy's life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon.
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