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Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected to help ease a critical shortage of medications and other

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Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s election

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a Parliament seat in next week’s national election because of a previous criminal conviction. The decision by the country’s highest court is certain to raise political tensions ahead of a pivotal vote

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War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the

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Gold earring found in burned ruins of an Iron Age village may reveal ‘moment in time,’ archaeologists say

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A two-story building burned to the ground more than 2,000 years ago in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Iberia in Spain. The inferno consumed the wooden structure, situated in an Iron Age settlement, killing six animals penned in the stable. The fates of the people who used the building are unknown,

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Biden says request for war crimes arrest warrant for Israeli leaders is ‘outrageous’

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday condemned as “outrageous” an attempt by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with those of Hamas over actions taken during their seven-month war. In a

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Palm Springs Animal Shelter celebrates National Dog Rescue Week, waving adoption fees for large dog adoptions

Today starts National Rescue Dog Week! The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is waiving the adoption fee for all large dogs throughout the entire week to celebrate. Currently, they have 52 dogs up for adoption. Additionally, there are other opportunities to support the animal shelter. “Although we have 52 dogs up for adoption, we have dozens

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister and a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S. over the country’s nuclear program, died in the helicopter crash that also killed the country’s president, state media

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Saudi Arabia’s national carrier orders more than 100 new Airbus jets as it ramps up tourism push

By The Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s national airline says that it ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Saudia Group, which represents the Saudia airline and its budget carrier Flyadeal, said Monday it ordered 105 aircraft from the French aerospace company’s A320neo family of

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