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Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising energy prices.

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NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO’s top military officer said Tuesday that he doesn't expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.

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South Florida Republicans to call for Castro indictment

Congressional leaders from South Florida will make the case for indicting former Cuban President Raul Castro this week.

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Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce, his housemates didn’t believe him.

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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there's no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015.

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Salazar announces group news conference on Raúl Castro

U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez, and Nicole Malliotakis announced a news conference on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

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Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions.

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Professional mourners mix tribal tradition with Kenya’s widespread Christianity

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral finery, casket shaded from the hot western Kenyan sun as family and friends of the late 64-year-old settle into plastic chairs beneath white tents just off the roadside.

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A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate

HAVANA (AP) — A ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Uruguay arrived Monday in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises.

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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a rare type of the virus that has killed nearly 120 people.

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Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat discusses ongoing tensions between US, Cuba

A tense standoff continues between the United States and Cuba.

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Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war.

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Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales clash with police as unrest widens

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Supporters of Bolivia’s influential ex-President Evo Morales clashed with police on Monday in the capital city as they called on the president to resign, joining a nationwide protest movement fueled by the worst economic crisis in a generation.

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Maduro ally is charged in Venezuela bribery case after deportation to US

MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was charged Monday with bribing top officials to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South American country.

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Assignment Venezuela: Protests over death of political prisoner’s mother lead to clashes with police

Protests have led to clashes with police in Venezuela. Demonstrators are demanding the release of political prisoners and are outraged over the death of a former prisoner’s mother.

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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert.

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Trump administration announces new sanctions against top Cuban Communist Party officials

President Donald Trump’s administration announced new sanctions on Monday against a group of top Cuban Communist Party officials.

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U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez warns ‘dangerous’ Cuban drones are capable of reaching Florida

U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez said on Monday that he had learned the Cuban military had drones that were a danger to South Florida.

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Philippine Senate convenes as impeachment court to try vice president as political storm rages

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Senate convened as an impeachment court Monday for the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte over criminal charges, in a time of deep divisions that erupted into an exchange of gunfire last week in the chamber.

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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court started hearing final arguments Monday in the national security trial of two organizers of the large vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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Taiwan’s president defends US arms purchases that Trump called 'bargaining chip'

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after President Donald Trump called into question continued U.S. support of Taiwan following his visit to China.

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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.

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Cubans gather in Miami-Dade to celebrate heritage, culture amid rising political tensions; Cuba reportedly acquires 300 military drones

Inside the Miami-Dade County Fairground, a celebration of Cuban heritage and culture was held on Sunday, transforming the building into the streets of Havana.

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Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and Iran signaled they were ready to fight again.

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Cuba crisis deepens as blackouts worsen, protests grow in Havana

Cuba’s worsening power crisis is fueling growing unrest across the island as blackouts intensify and the Cuban government says it has run out of oil because of the U.S. blockade.

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3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission to try to reach them.

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Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died on Thursday in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said.

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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

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Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 87 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in eastern Ituri province, the Africa CDC said Saturday, warning of an "active community transmission" as health workers raced to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

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Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing who was one of the last surviving architects of the attacks that triggered the war in late 2023, the Israeli military said Saturday. Hamas confirmed the death.

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Many see Andy Burnham as UK government's savior. First he needs a seat in Parliament

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is in turmoil and the man many think could save it isn't even eligible for the job.

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said.

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Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday.

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A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8

BANGKOK (AP) — A train crashed into a public bus on Saturday in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, killing at least eight people.

Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

NEW DELHI (AP) — Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions.

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.