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Feds rescue 240 Haitian migrants from sinking boat at sea: CBP commissioner

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott shared an aerial video and photos on Thursday that he described as a team’s rescue at sea.

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A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday.

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Clashes erupt in Somalia's capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration.

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9 killed in strikes in Gaza overnight, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least nine Palestinians overnight, according to local hospitals, even as much of the world’s attention was focused on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.

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AP exclusive: Iran players describe how the war affects their World Cup preparations

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament’s history.

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Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who secured the most votes in the first round of Colombia’s elections, on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign, in an election that serves as a litmus test as the region shifts towards the right.

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Police: North Miami Beach fraud probe nets 2 migrants accused of financial crimes

Investigating one fraud case in North Miami Beach resulted in the arrest of a couple in Biscayne Gardens, who local police accused of financial crimes and federal agents of immigration law violations, records showed.

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Poland and Lithuania confirm exploring a bigger role in nuclear deterrence

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Lithuania confirm they are participating in discussions about their potential role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence efforts, which are built around U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe.

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Exit polls suggest landslide win by South Korea's ruling liberal party in local elections

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's ruling liberal party was projected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday's mayoral and other local elections, exit polls and ongoing vote counts suggested, a result that if confirmed would give President Lee Jae Myung a firmer political mandate to advance his agenda.

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9 students to be remanded for 21 days over Kenya school fire that killed 16

NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan detectives on Wednesday were granted 21 days to hold nine students suspected of planning and executing an arson attack at a girl's boarding school in central Kenya that killed 16 children, in a case that has gripped the East African nation.

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UK government condemns violence at protest over teen's stabbing death

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer stood nearby.

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Raúl Castro turns 95 as Cuba celebrates enigmatic figure

Raúl Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world.

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Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire swept through a building in a New Delhi neighborhood Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, police said.

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New prime minister says Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China, the South Pacific nation’s new Prime Minister Matthew Wale said Wednesday.

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Iran fires missiles and US strikes Iran facility after reports of faltering peace talks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.

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The case of a UK teen who died from a stab wound while handcuffed by police stirs debate

LONDON (AP) — The fatal stabbing last year in Britain of a teenager who was handcuffed by police while his killer stood nearby erupted into a debate on Tuesday about policing, race and knife crime.

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A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers

PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently gathered to leave their names on a wall at a former U.S. military base, hoping that, after decades, a birth mother might still be looking for them.

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A bear injures 4 people in a residential area of Japan as attacks rise

TOKYO (AP) — A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest attack in an area of the country where the animals have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years.

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Pro-Trump candidate takes spotlight in Colombia's presidential race with vow of crime crackdown

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella pulled ahead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for crackdowns on criminal groups across Latin America.

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Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators.

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Iraqi national pleads not guilty in 18 attacks in Europe, calling himself a 'prisoner of war'

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday before calling himself a “prisoner of war” and telling a judge that children and women were being killed “by your rockets.”

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Colombian Peso gains sharply against dollar after right-wing win

The Colombian Peso gained sharply against the U.S. dollar on Monday after a right-wing pro-business presidential candidate secured a runoff election.

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US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.

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Here is who Colombians voted for around the world

About 54% of Colombians who voted out of the country cast their ballots on Sunday for Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing supporter of President Donald Trump, and 28% for Iván Cepeda, a left-wing socialist.

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Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo’s growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his “indescribable joy” at beating the illness.

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US bombs Iranian military sites, then downs missiles Tehran fired at troops in Kuwait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down.

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Online commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur barred from entering the UK for public events

LONDON (AP) — British authorities said Monday they blocked Hasan Piker, a Turkish American online streamer, and another political commentator from entering the U.K. to speak at public events.

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Insecurity disrupts some voting in Ethiopia as ruling party seeks majority

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marred by insecurity but widely expected to see the ruling Prosperity Party secure the majority of legislative seats and give Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed another five-year term.

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Over 70% of Colombians in U.S. vote for de la Espriella, pro-Trump presidential candidate

More than 70% of Colombian voters in the United States voted for Abelardo de la Espriella, a supporter of President Donald Trump, according to the country’s national registry.

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Latest updates from Local 10 Cuba Analyst Dr. Andy Gomez

Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, turns 95 years old Wednesday under the shadow of a criminal indictment from the U.S. and an uncertain future for Cuba with the legacy of his brother, Fidel Castro, on his shoulders.

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International arbitrators reject $134M claim by Rwanda against UK for scrapped migrant deal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A panel of international arbitrators has rejected a multimillion-dollar claim by Rwanda against the United Kingdom linked to a refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped immediately after taking office in 2024.

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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave

BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall flooded the main entrance, making it impassable.

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Venezuela’s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts Chávez-era policies

It’s a slogan that’s long encapsulated the unique ability of Hugo Chávez's fiercely nationalistic revolution to stay in power in Venezuela for 27 years: “United, we will win!”

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday, while U.S. Secretary of State spoke to Lebanese and Israeli leaders in an effort keep negotiations going.

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Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit

Until three years ago, Sara Cabral’s faith experience was on trend with other Southern European youth — a “Catholic but never practicing” upbringing with little relevance to her life on Spain’s Canary Islands.