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Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election

Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
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More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students

Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law

More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
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Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban

Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle

Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban
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Panama top court calls session on presidential frontrunner's candidacy

Panama's top court kicked off an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to decide on the constitutionality of the presidential candidacy of the former running mate of ex-President Ricardo

Panama top court calls session on presidential frontrunner's candidacy
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Argentina lawmakers boost Milei, markets with reform bill backing

Argentina's lower house of Congress gave President Javier Milei a boost on Tuesday by approving his sweeping reform bill ahead of a final

Argentina lawmakers boost Milei, markets with reform bill backing
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Brother of Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho' released, security ministry says

Mexico has released Abraham Oseguera, the brother of Mexican drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)

Brother of Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho' released, security ministry says
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Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds

With Panama's business-friendly reputation

Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds
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Moldovan court opens trial of pro-Russian leader of Gagauzia region

A Moldovan court on Tuesday opened the trial of the Gagauzia region's Kremlin-allied governor who is accused of channelling funds from Russia to a pro-Moscow

Moldovan court opens trial of pro-Russian leader of Gagauzia region
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Italy's ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale

An Italian court sentenced former foreign minister Gianfranco Fini to two years and eight months in jail after he was convicted for his role in the sale of a Monte Carlo apartment by

Italy's ex-foreign minister Fini convicted over Monte Carlo apartment sale
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Austria's Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament

Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding target, its leader said on Tuesday, buoyed by growing

Austria's Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament
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Russia says United States is being hypocritical over ICC and Israel

Russia said on Tuesday that the United States was being hypocritical by opposing the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation of Israel but supporting the court's warrant

Russia says United States is being hypocritical over ICC and Israel
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As new Haiti leadership takes power, gangs demand a seat at the table

Haiti's new transition council is set to choose the country's next president on Tuesday, but leaders of the gangs who have exerted increasing control are clamoring for

As new Haiti leadership takes power, gangs demand a seat at the table
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Brazil's government to launch commission to unlock South American integration projects

Brazil's government will soon create an interministerial commission chaired by the Planning Ministry to unlock projects for integration in South America, a top official said on

Brazil's government to launch commission to unlock South American integration projects
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Clean up your house and get rid of Putin's propaganda, EU chief tells far right

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen sharply attacked far-right parties such as the German AfD who are standing for the European Union parliamentary election, telling

Clean up your house and get rid of Putin's propaganda, EU chief tells far right
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Russian envoy meets Sudan's army commander in show of support

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Sudan on Monday in a signal of support for the Sudanese army which is locked in a year-long war with the paramilitary Rapid Support

Russian envoy meets Sudan's army commander in show of support
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Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance

Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that

Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
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This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them

Argentina’s lower house has voted to approve a dramatically downsized version of President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul package, known as the omnibus bill

This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them
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Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack

Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021

Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
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Poland's Tusk calls prosecutor over potential Orlen scandal

Poland's prime minister said on Monday he had called the country's chief prosecutor and secret services coordinator to discuss potential links between the former CEO of oil refiner

Poland's Tusk calls prosecutor over potential Orlen scandal
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Austrian prosecutors investigate far-right leader, suspect breach of trust

Austrian prosecutors said on Monday they are investigating far-right leader Herbert Kickl on suspicion of breach of trust for allegedly using public funds to take out media

Austrian prosecutors investigate far-right leader, suspect breach of trust
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Georgia at political crossroads as 'foreign agent' bill draws protests

Georgia faces more protests this week as lawmakers resume debate on a "foreign agents" law that opponents denounce as a Russian-inspired tool to crack down on

Georgia at political crossroads as 'foreign agent' bill draws protests
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Factbox-Who could replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister?

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would step down, saying he was not the right candidate to rebuild ties with other parties after he ended a coalition with

Factbox-Who could replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister?
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Scotland's Humza Yousaf quits, boosting Labour before UK vote

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Scotland's Humza Yousaf quits, boosting Labour before UK vote
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Killing of two Ukrainian soldiers may be political, German prosecutors say

German prosecutors on Monday said they were not ruling out a political motive as they investigated a Russian citizen arrested on suspicion of stabbing to death two convalescing

Killing of two Ukrainian soldiers may be political, German prosecutors say
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Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?

Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish National Party (SNP) and setting back its

Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?

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