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Putin expresses gratitude to Xi for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict

Putin expresses gratitude to Xi for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict

BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s Putin expressed gratitude to Xi Jinping for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict at their Beijing summit Thursday where the Chinese leader said China hopes Europe will return to peace and stability soon and that
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Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says

Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospital official said.
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US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says

Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive.
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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.
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Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem

Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, accordin
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France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly

France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly

PARIS (AP) — France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence
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Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country's northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seri
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Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges

Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering charges.
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Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey.
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