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Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy’s prominent chief of staff

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and ISOBEL KOSHIW Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Anti-corruption units have raided the home, and reportedly also the office, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff and lead negotiator in the ongoing peace talks, Andrii Yermak. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at a time when

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Pope joins patriarchs from East and West at historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREW WILKS and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press IZNIK, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV joined Eastern and Western patriarchs and priests Friday in commemorating an important anniversary in Christian history, gathering at the site in Turkey of an unprecedented A.D. 325 meeting of bishops to pray that Christians might once again be

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Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire; 8 more arrested over towers’ renovation

By DAVID RISING and CHAN HO-HIM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings, and authorities arrested another 8 people involved in the towers’ renovation. The death toll in one of the city’s

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Canada’s prime minister and Alberta’s premier sign pipeline deal that could reverse oil tanker ban

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed Thursday to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country’s oil exports beyond the United States, in a move that has caused turmoil in Carney’s inner

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Brazilian police crack down on $4.8B tax evasion and money laundering scheme

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police launched Thursday a police operation to dismantle a major tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector. The group under investigation is the country’s largest tax debtor, owing more than 26 billion reais ($4.8 billion), authorities said. Local and state authorities are

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Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader

By CHINEDU ASADU and ASSANA SAMBU Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after this week’s disputed presidential election and led to deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló departing for neighboring Senegal. The military high command in the West

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Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday’s “heinous assault” on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax migration policies are “the single greatest national security threat facing our nation.” “No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival,” he said.

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Mexico plans to build Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer — a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exponentially expand the country’s computing capacity. Dubbed “Coatlicue” for the Mexica goddess considered the earth

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Dominican Republic authorizes more flights for tourists rerouted by Hurricane Melissa

By MARTÍN ADAMES and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands but were rerouted following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. The flights, a

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Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking. For a limited time, the U.S. can refuel aircraft and transport equipment and

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