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NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the organization is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield. Stoltenberg said Wednesday that “support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve popular Move Forward party

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether to dissolve the political party that won the most seats in last year’s election for allegedly violating the constitution by proposing to amend a law against defaming the country’s royal family. The court said Wednesday it had accepted

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Zimbabwe declares drought disaster, the latest in a region where El Nino has left millions hungry

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of disaster over a devastating El Nino drought sweeping across much of southern Africa. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance. He appealed to United Nations agencies, local businesses and faith organizations to contribute humanitarian

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Deadly Istanbul nightclub fire was likely caused by welding sparks, Turkish media reports say

ISTANBUL (AP) — A deadly fire that spread through an Istanbul nightclub during renovations was likely caused by welding sparks coming into contact with combustible material, Turkish news reports say. The fire engulfed the popular Masquerade nightclub on Tuesday, trapping workers and club employees inside and killing 29 people. One other person was hospitalized with

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Former Spanish soccer federation head Luis Rubiales set to return to Spain amid corruption probe

MADRID (AP) — Luis Rubiales is reportedly returning from the Dominican Republic amid a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. The disgraced former president of the Spanish soccer federation was set to arrive at Madrid’s airport on Wednesday. A large contingent of journalists gathered outside the

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Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases

By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s constitutional court has upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year, and it has been widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The law is supported by many

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Estrella del K-pop puso fin a su relación sentimental semanas después de ser criticada por sus seguidores por tener novio

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de disculparse el mes pasado por una nueva relación que enfureció a algunos fans especialmente exaltados, la estrella del K-pop Karina volvió a estar soltera, lo que pone de relieve los retos que desde hace tiempo plantean las citas en el ferviente espacio de seguidores del entretenimiento coreano. Ahora

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Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration. Texas’ SB 4, which allows state officials

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