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By NICK PERRY Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Voting has closed in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with opinion polls indicating people were favoring a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a million people in the northern Gaza Strip have been ordered to evacuate to the south as the latest Israel-Hamas war entered its seventh day Friday and Israel appeared to be preparing a ground offensive. Hamas urged residents to stay put. The orders sent panic

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians voted in a referendum Saturday to decide whether to enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. Proponents said creating the Indigenous Voice via the constitution would recognize the special place that Indigenous people

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN JOAQUIN, Venezuela (AP) — The avocado trees across the road from Jose Hernandez’s tin-roofed home help feed several retirees in the rural community of San Joaquin along a highway two hours southwest of Venezuela’s capital. He and his neighbors cut the avocados with the owner’s permission and sell

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Polling closed in half of Australia’s states Saturday in the country’s first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee. They closed first in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania at 6 p.m. local time

By ISABEL DeBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza after Israel’s military ordered about 1 million people to leave for the territory’s south ahead of an expected ground invasion following the surprise attack a week ago by the ruling Hamas militant group — despite

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s gubernatorial election is one of three in the country this year. Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor’s mansion Saturday after an eight-year hiatus, while Democrats are trying to keep the coveted position in a state where Donald Trump garnered a majority of the

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans. He’s taken the same approach when it comes to the next phase of his political career: The moderate

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — After receiving death threats for openly opposing Venezuela’s socialist government, Víctor Macedo and his wife fled, staying for a time in Spain before coming to the U.S. For nearly two years, they have lived in Florida with the support of family and friends as they tried to

By CLAIRE RUSH and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun cuts across the Americas on Saturday, stretching from Oregon to Brazil, and huge crowds were on the move before dawn in cities, rural areas and national parks to try to catch a glimpse of