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Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of Hasina, dies at 80

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. Zia was the first woman elected prime minister of Bangladesh. She had faced

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Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater more than 3 years after Moscow airstrike killed hundreds there

By The Associated Press A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the

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Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in global diplomacy, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the violent border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries. The trilateral meeting,

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Chinese military drills around Taiwan resume for a second day, aimed at warning ‘external forces’

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — For a second day, China’s military on Tuesday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing forces on alert and called

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Kyrgios beats Sabalenka in latest ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in tennis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nick Kyrgios won the latest version of the “Battle of the Sexes” in tennis, beating top-ranked women’s player Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-3 in an exhibition match that represented light entertainment rather than another landmark moment for gender equality. There was laughing and joking between the players, some under-arm serves,

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Knife attack near Suriname’s capital Paramaribo kills at least 9 people, including kids, police say

By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A knife attack outside Suriname ’s capital of Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including five children, police said Sunday. Officials said the victims included four of the attacker’s children and neighbors who came to their aid. A neighbor’s child was also killed. Local media reported

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Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s protesting university students on Sunday collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election that they hope would oust the autocratic government of President Aleksandar Vucic from office. Braving freezing weather, the students set up nearly 500 stands in dozens of

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Central African Republic’s incumbent president, a Russian ally, eyes a third term in key elections

By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Voters in the Central African Republic cast their ballots to elect a new president and federal lawmakers Sunday, with incumbent President Faustin Archange Touadéra seen as likely to win a third term after trying to stabilize the country with the help of Russian mercenaries.

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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warns United Arab Emirates-backed separatists of immediate action

CAIRO (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warned Saturday it would immediately respond to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine de-escalation efforts in the southern region of Yemen, as the United States urged diplomacy. “Any military movements that violate these efforts will be dealt with directly and

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Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in

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