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Venezuela’s Maduro makes his candidacy official while a would-be rival struggles to register

JOSHUA GOODMAN CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Throng of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have rallied at an 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 unable to — in

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Senegal’s little-known opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the next president

By JESSICA DONATI and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye is named the country’s next president after preliminary results showed that he won the first round outright. His victory came less than two weeks after he was released from prison to launch a campaign. Official

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Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure

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New Zealand joins US and UK in claims of China-backed cyberespionage

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said. New Zealand’s allegation comes a day after American and British authorities announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers, who targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations,

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Corruption case involving a former Singaporean transport minister expanded with more charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A ministerial corruption case in Singapore has expanded with more charges being filed against a former transport minister. S. Iswaran pleaded not guilty Monday to eight new charges alleging he received goods worth $14,000 from a contractor. The former senior politician in the long-ruling People’s Action Party was first hauled

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Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy, stabbing the child’s mother

By Andy Rose and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois governor announced the resignation of a member of the state’s prisoner review board on Monday, 10 days after a man who was released on parole was charged with attacking a former girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son. LeAnn Miller recommended the release of 37-year-old Crosetti Brand

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