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Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar's military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost

Thailand’s foreign minister says he has urged Myanmar’s military authorities not to violently respond to its army’s loss of an important border trading town to its opponents

Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar's military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama's congressional primary runoffs

Voters in a new Alabama congressional district at the center of an ongoing legal and political dispute will return to the polls Tuesday to select the nominees in a U.S. House contest that could help decide control of the narrowly divided chamber this November

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama's congressional primary runoffs
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state house special elections

Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives when voters fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state house special elections
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A Trump campaign stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A offers a window into his outreach to Black voters

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant location in Atlanta near the campuses of prominent historically black colleges and universities electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc

A Trump campaign stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A offers a window into his outreach to Black voters
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As foreign leaders urge US Ukraine support, Republicans look to Trump

An unprecedented series of foreign officials, including from Japan, Britain and Italy, have visited Washington over the past several months

As foreign leaders urge US Ukraine support, Republicans look to Trump
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Kishida delights Washington with promise of 250 cherry trees as independence gift

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the U.S. capital to

Kishida delights Washington with promise of 250 cherry trees as independence gift
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US Republicans urge Ukraine aid vote, after 'Russian propaganda' warnings

Former U.S.

US Republicans urge Ukraine aid vote, after 'Russian propaganda' warnings
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Explainer-Why Republicans impeached Biden's top border official Alejandro Mayorkas

The Republican-controlled U.S.

Explainer-Why Republicans impeached Biden's top border official Alejandro Mayorkas
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Republican impeachment of Biden's border chief may see swift end in Senate

The Democratic-majority U.S.

Republican impeachment of Biden's border chief may see swift end in Senate
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American missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police

Russell Bentley, an American who fought against Ukrainian forces, is missing in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, police there said on Friday, adding that a

American missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police
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US sanctions target Hamas spokesperson, drone program leaders

The United States on Friday issued sanctions aimed at a Hamas spokesperson and leaders of the group's drone unit, the Treasury Department said.

US sanctions target Hamas spokesperson, drone program leaders
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US sees no reason for China to see US meetings with Japan, Philippines as a threat

The White House said on Friday there is no reason for China to see a U.S. summit this week with Japan and the Philippines as a threat.

US sees no reason for China to see US meetings with Japan, Philippines as a threat
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US lawmakers, activists urge action on migration from, firearms to Haiti

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday called for the country to take further action to stop the flow of firearms to Haiti and to halt the forced return of migrants seeking to flee

US lawmakers, activists urge action on migration from, firearms to Haiti
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Malian parties reject junta's suspension of political activities

Malian political parties and civil society groups jointly rejected on Thursday the ruling junta's order to suspend political activities and vowed to mount a legal challenge to what

Malian parties reject junta's suspension of political activities
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Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why

Former President Donald Trump is turning to one of his favorite themes, the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections

Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why
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US imposes entry ban on ex-Surinamese president, former military officials

The United States on Friday announced an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials, citing alleged involvement in the extrajudicial killings

US imposes entry ban on ex-Surinamese president, former military officials
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Trump to host rally on Biden's home turf in northeast Pennsylvania, the last before his trial begins

Donald Trump is holding a rally in northeast Pennsylvania, his last before his criminal hush money trial begins next week

Trump to host rally on Biden's home turf in northeast Pennsylvania, the last before his trial begins
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Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities

Texas' ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than 100 job cuts at University of Texas campuses across the state

Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
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Biden's ballot access in Ohio and Alabama is in the hands of Republican election chiefs, lawmakers

Democratic President Joe Biden’s campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots

Biden's ballot access in Ohio and Alabama is in the hands of Republican election chiefs, lawmakers
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US Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to visit China April 14-16

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will travel to China April 14-16, the State Department said on Saturday.

US Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to visit China April 14-16
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Abortion rights activists rally in Florida as issue moves to center of U.S. election

Thousands of reproductive rights supporters rallied on Saturday in Florida to support a voter referendum that would enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution,

Abortion rights activists rally in Florida as issue moves to center of U.S. election
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot

Robert F

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot
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McCormick gets Trump's endorsement in Pennsylvania's Senate race despite awkward history

Former President Donald Trump is endorsing U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick of Pennsylvania

McCormick gets Trump's endorsement in Pennsylvania's Senate race despite awkward history
World

Germany's Scholz kicks off China trip amid tensions over EVs, Russia

Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off a three-day tour of China on Sunday to shore up ties with Germany's top trade partner and address rifts

Germany's Scholz kicks off China trip amid tensions over EVs, Russia
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Venezuelans living abroad want to vote for president this year but can't meet absentee requirements

More than half of the estimated 7.7 million Venezuelans who have left their homeland during the complex crisis that has marked Nicolás Maduro’s 11-year presidency are estimated to be registered to vote in Venezuela

Venezuelans living abroad want to vote for president this year but can't meet absentee requirements

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