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An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. It will also look into allegations that authorities subsequently covered up the alleged illegal activity. The inquiry opened at

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Is Mar-a-Lago worth $1 billion? Trump’s winter home valuations are at the core of his fraud trial

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of contention after a New York judge ruled that the former president exaggerated the Florida property’s value when he said it’s worth at least $420 million and perhaps $1.5 billion. Siding with New York’s

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2 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in a shootout on the border with Afghanistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a group of Pakistani Taliban ambushed Pakistani troops during an operation against insurgents on the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed an army major, a junior officer and five militants. The shootout happened in the district Zhob in Baluchistan province. Pakistani Taliban in a statement claimed responsibility

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Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus says Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have reached an “understanding” over a contentious road inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone whose construction had stirred up tensions not seen in years. U.N. envoy Colin Stewart said a

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Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids’ book

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Odenkirk has known he wanted to immortalize the playful poems he created with his kids since they were first scribbled down years ago. The Emmy-nominated actor always assumed “Zilot & Other Important Rhymes,” hitting shelves Tuesday, would be a project he completed once his son

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Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids’ book

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Odenkirk has known he wanted to immortalize the playful poems he created with his kids since they were first scribbled down years ago. The Emmy-nominated actor always assumed “Zilot & Other Important Rhymes,” hitting shelves Tuesday, would be a project he completed once his son

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An independent inquiry opens into the alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. It will also look into allegations that authorities subsequently covered up the alleged illegal activity. The inquiry opened at

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EU Commission suspends ‘all payments immediately’ to the Palestinians following the Hamas attack

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi says the bloc is suspending “all payments immediately” to the Palestinians because of what he called the “scale of terror and brutality” during the attacks on Israel by Hamas. The surprise announcement by Varhelyi on Monday came just hours after EU officials

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Airlines halt flights in and out of Israel after a massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas. American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines suspended service as the U.S. State Department issued travel advisories for the region citing potential for terrorism and civil unrest. Airlines in Europe and

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