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Kyiv says Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. If confirmed, it would be a war crime

By FELIPE DANA and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range. If confirmed, the shooting would be a war crime. It was not immediately possible to verify the

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As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE now allowing limited protests and critics in

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests. From the largest demonstration seen in the UAE since the start of the raging Israel-Hamas war to environmental issues, activists

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Republicans had New Yorkers lead the way in expelling Santos. Will it help them keep the majority?

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — George Santos is gone from the House, but his name is certain to pop up in key congressional races across New York next year. Democrats are targeting five seats held by first-term Republicans and looking to associate them with their former colleague in the state’s congressional delegation

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These Democrats could be contenders for their party’s nomination in 2028. But first, they must boost Biden in 2024

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats were watching closely as California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparred with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in last week’s unusual Fox News undercard debate, doing his best to appear a loyal soldier for President Joe Biden – and that this event was not just his latest way of running himself, or setting himself up

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The international court prosecutor says he will intensify investigations in Palestinian territories

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will “further intensify its efforts to advance its investigations” in the occupied Palestinian territories. His statement Sunday came after he visited the region for this first time since his appointment. There have been widespread claims

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Indian premier Narendra Modi’s party set for victory in 3 states ahead of 2024 national vote

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a clear win in three out of four states, according to the election commission’s website. The crucial poll has pitted India’s opposition against the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of next year’s vital national vote. Ballot counting on Sunday shows Modi’s

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It’s Kennedy Center Honors time for a crop including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, are being feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment. Opera singer Renée Fleming, music star Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick also are

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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash plumes and blanketing several villages with ash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province has erupted, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes for more than about 9,800 feet into the air and hot ash clouds blew several miles to the north, according to Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center. There were no casualties Sunday, an official at the Marapi

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Philippine president blames foreign militants for a bombing that killed 4 Christian worshippers

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert. The suspected bomb, which the

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British military reports an explosion off the coast of Yemen in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A “potential explosion” has struck a key shipping route off the coast of Yemen. That’s according to a statement from the British military on Sunday. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations issued a brief warning to shippers that the incident happened in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that

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