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Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks

Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp and they held an impromptu meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy on a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pres
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Syrian insurgents reach the capital's suburbs. Worried residents flee and stock up on supplies

Syrian insurgents reach the capital's suburbs. Worried residents flee and stock up on supplies

BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents' stunning march across Syria gained speed on Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and with the government forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country.
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An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others

An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities.
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South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law

South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law , as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny
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An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in the Dutch capital

An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in the Dutch capital

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion rocked a neighborhood in Dutch capital early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster in The Hague is unclear.
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Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation

Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups . Some 18.
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Polls open in a general election in Ghana amid an economic crisis

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Polls opened in a general election in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups . Some 18.
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Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search

Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search

The remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokesperson said.
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Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against Pre
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Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government.
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