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Maduro makes official re-election run while would-be rival struggles to register candidacy

JOSHUA GOODMAN CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Throng of supporters of President Nicolas Maduro rallied Monday at a giant stage outside the downtown electoral council headquarters where he made official his candidacy for a third term. Meanwhile, his would-be rival Corina Yonis struggled against a ticking deadline to register her candidacy _ and found she was

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Putin says the gunmen who carried out deadly concert attack were Islamic extremists

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were “radical Islamists.” Speaking in a meeting with government officials, Putin said the killings were carried out by extremists “whose ideology the Islamic

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US and UK announce sanctions over China-linked hacks on officials, lawmakers and election watchdog

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and British governments have announced sanctions against a company and two people linked to the Chinese government over a string of malicious cyberactivity targeting officials, lawmakers and the U.K.’s election watchdog. Officials said those sanctioned are responsible for a hack that may have gained access

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UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods

LONDON (AP) — Farmers are driving dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament to protest post-Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security. Supporters of the campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent drove from southeast England on Monday, bound for Parliament

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Death threats and security concerns hinder creation of council that will choose Haiti’s next leader

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Fresh turmoil involving a transitional presidential council that will be responsible for choosing Haiti’s new leader has triggered a flurry of meetings with Caribbean leaders and officials from the U.S., Canada and France. A regional official who was not authorized to talk to the media told

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