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Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US

Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United States.
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Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.
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Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages

Scott Turner confirmed as Trump's HUD secretary after pledging to address housing shortages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the housing secretary, a role central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda at a time when most Americans say the cost of living around necessities are a top concern.
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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's president has ordered the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials say

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials say

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — A suspect in the shooting at an Ohio warehouse that killed one person and wounded five was arrested Wednesday morning in Columbus, authorities said. Chief Deputy U.S.
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Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case

Judge tosses last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge Wednesday threw out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power by trying to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. Milei's action echoes that of his ally, U.
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Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case

Ex-prosecutor’s trial ends as judge throws out her felony indictment in Ahmaud Arbery death case

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a felony indictment against a former Georgia prosecutor, ending her trial on charges that she abused her power to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in 2020.
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Philippine vice president impeached by House, faces Senate trial

Philippine vice president impeached by House, faces Senate trial

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives Wednesday after more than the required number of legislators, many of them allies of the president with whom she has had a bitter politica
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Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks

Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate .
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