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Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents

It hasn't happened in almost anyone's lifetime: two presidents squaring off in one election

Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidents
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Germany denounces spate of attacks on politicians recalling 'darkest era' of its history

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Union leaders denounced on Saturday a recent spate of attacks on politicians in Germany, including one

Germany denounces spate of attacks on politicians recalling 'darkest era' of its history
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Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list

Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement

Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list
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India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader

India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder
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Argentina's Milei says Spain's Sanchez brings 'death and poverty' after drug use jibe

Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina's President Javier Milei was a drug user.

Argentina's Milei says Spain's Sanchez brings 'death and poverty' after drug use jibe
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As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia

Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin starts another six-year term as president holding extraordinary power

As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
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Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader

Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old boss, the

Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader
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Togo ruling party wins sweeping majority in legislative poll, final provisional results show

Togo's ruling party has won 108 out of 113 seats in parliament, according to the final provisional results of last month's legislative election announced on Friday.

Togo ruling party wins sweeping majority in legislative poll, final provisional results show
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Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?

The American refugee program long served as a haven for people fleeing violence around the world

Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?
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Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial

Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is full of terms you don’t typically hear in a courtroom

Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial
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China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping is kicking off a three-country trip to Europe with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry

China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
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Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

It's six months before Election Day, and Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locked in a presidential rematch

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day
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Thousands protest against Hungary's Orban in ruling party stronghold

Thousands of Hungarians protested against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a rally on Sunday weeks ahead of European Parliament and local

Thousands protest against Hungary's Orban in ruling party stronghold
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Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized again with skin infection

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he had to be hospitalized again in the northern city of Manaus due to a skin infection caused by a bacteria, adding there

Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized again with skin infection
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Blinken to travel to Guatemala on Tuesday, US State Dept says

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Blinken to travel to Guatemala on Tuesday, US State Dept says
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Philippines says won't raise South China Sea tensions, won't use water cannons

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the Philippines would not use water cannons or any offensive weapons in the South China Sea, and the last thing it wanted was to raise

Philippines says won't raise South China Sea tensions, won't use water cannons
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Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the race

In a historic and tumultuous election in Panama, José Raúl Mulino has landed in the role of president-elect despite not even expecting to be the candidate a few months ago

Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the race
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Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains

From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud has his sights set on a spot much closer to the decision-making heart of

Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains
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Taiwan must invest in building its own 'strengths', vice president-elect says

Taiwan is grateful for continued U.S. security assistance but must invest in building its own "strengths" first and show the world its support for the island is worth it, Vice

Taiwan must invest in building its own 'strengths', vice president-elect says
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Russia will have to increase its missile arsenal to deter the West, diplomat says

Russia will have to increase its entire missile arsenal to deter the West as Moscow is now in an open confrontation with the United States and its allies, a Russian diplomat was

Russia will have to increase its missile arsenal to deter the West, diplomat says
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Chad holds a presidential election after years of military rule

Voters in Chad have headed to the polls to cast their ballots in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under the interim president

Chad holds a presidential election after years of military rule
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Factbox-The UN nuclear watchdog's long list of difficulties in Iran

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold talks with senior officials in Iran on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Iran's

Factbox-The UN nuclear watchdog's long list of difficulties in Iran
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With problems to tackle, SNP veteran Swinney set to be Scotland's new leader

Scottish National Party (SNP) veteran John Swinney was elected as its new leader on Monday and is set to replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister after he

With problems to tackle, SNP veteran Swinney set to be Scotland's new leader
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Four teenagers investigated over attack on German MEP

Four teenagers are being investigated over an attack on a German member of the European Parliament that left him needing surgery, police said on

Four teenagers investigated over attack on German MEP
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Italy's RAI journalists strike over budget streamlining, complain of censorship and media repression

Some journalists at Italy’s state-run RAI are on strike to protest budget streamlining and what they say is an increasingly repressive atmosphere in Italy for media

Italy's RAI journalists strike over budget streamlining, complain of censorship and media repression

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