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Soccer star Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who will seek his extradition. Promes was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years

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Austria expels 2 diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna. An official says it’s related to spying

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Austrian government says that it has ordered two diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna to leave the country. The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that the two Russian diplomats had “engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status” and have been declared “personae non gratae.” It

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Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

By RUTH ALONGA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo’s eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels. Ramesh Rajasingham, the director of coordination in the U.N. humanitarian office, told The Associated Press on Wednesday during a visit to the city

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UK government says it will back legislation to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium of the Telegraph Media Group. The development comes after numerous lawmakers from across the political divide

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Only Henry can sign off on Haiti’s transitional council, embattled PM’s office tells CNN

By AnneClaire Stapleton, Christian Edwards and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his country’s constitution states that only he and his cabinet can appoint a council for the transition of power, Henry’s office told CNN exclusively on Wednesday. After a meeting of regional Caribbean leaders on Monday, Henry agreed

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Pennsylvania governor announces plan to fight climate change in his major energy-producing state

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARC LEVY Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he’ll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also would require utilities to buy more electricity

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