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Belize signs ‘safe third country’ agreement as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The small Central American nation of Belize has signed a “safe third country” agreement with the United States, the two sides said on Monday, as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations and dissuade migration north. What the agreement entails wasn’t immediately clear, but it

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Cable failure and maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal streetcar crash, investigation says

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people and injured 21 others, according to an official preliminary report published Monday. The streetcar’s derailment is one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory.

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Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of a US strike in the Caribbean committed any crime

By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the South American nation, a government official

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Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum

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United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad. The two

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Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world.

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Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner. Takaichi, 64, is set to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote. If she’s successful, it would end Japan’s three-month political vacuum and wrangling

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Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DÁNICA COTO and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States will slash assistance to Colombia and enact tariffs on its exports because the country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its

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Turkish Cypriots elect new leader, reigniting hopes for renewed talks to heal Cyprus’ ethnic split

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA (AP) — Hopes for a resumption of long-stalled talks to heal Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic rift were buoyed Sunday when Turkish Cypriots elected a leader who campaigned on getting back to negotiating a two-zone federation with rival Greek Cypriots after an eight-year stalemate. Tufan Erhurman, 55, won by a landslide,

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Kenya ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga buried as the country faces political uncertainty

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was buried Sunday at his rural home as the country, which has previously been marred by post-election violence and anti-government protests, faces political uncertainty. Leaders present at the burial, who included President William Ruto who signed a political pact with Odinga

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