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Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debate

Less than two weeks from Mexico’s national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is trying to close the gap between herself and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debate
Entertainment|News|Sports

Indians vote early in fifth phase of polls to avoid blistering heat

Indians voted on Monday in the fifth phase of mammoth general elections, with film actors and sports celebrities

Indians vote early in fifth phase of polls to avoid blistering heat
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Protesters block New Caledonia roads as French police pour in

A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and the streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High

Protesters block New Caledonia roads as French police pour in
Political|Health

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

After one North Carolina city's only hospital closed, residents there say they're not only worried about their health but they've lost trust in politicians

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians
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Slovak PM Fico is 'improving' after assassination attempt, says hospital

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is stable and he is improving, doctors treating him said on Monday, as he recovers from being hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt

Slovak PM Fico is 'improving' after assassination attempt, says hospital
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Family in remote Himalayas gets own polling station for Indian election

Five people from one family in a remote Himalayan village voted in India's election in their own polling station on Monday after officials travelled for seven

Family in remote Himalayas gets own polling station for Indian election
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ANC support grows in weeks before South African election, poll shows

Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress has risen in the weeks leading up to this month's election, a tracking poll showed,

ANC support grows in weeks before South African election, poll shows
Business|Economy

Sri Lanka's new economic law to be presented to parliament this week

Sri Lanka's new economic transformation law will be presented to parliament this week and will include measures to attract investors and increase productivity,

Sri Lanka's new economic law to be presented to parliament this week
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Tough-on-crime challenger leading in race for district attorney in Portland, Oregon

A centrist candidate who has vowed to be tough on crime is leading in the race for top prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in a contest that is seen as a referendum on voter concerns over homelessness, public drug use and disorder

Tough-on-crime challenger leading in race for district attorney in Portland, Oregon
News|Political

Solomon Islands tells Australia it will review security

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday Solomon Islands' newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele had told him the Pacific Island nation is

Solomon Islands tells Australia it will review security
Health|News|Political

Slovak PM Fico has CT scan during recovery from assassination attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent a follow-up abdominal CT scan and remains conscious and communicative, doctors treating him said on Tuesday, as he recovers from being hit by

Slovak PM Fico has CT scan during recovery from assassination attempt
Economy|News|Political

EU reprimands Kosovo's move to close down Serb bank branches over the use of the dinar currency

The European Union has reprimanded Kosovo over the unilateral closure of six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank

EU reprimands Kosovo's move to close down Serb bank branches over the use of the dinar currency
News|Political|World

Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over President Milei's insults, escalating crisis

Spain says it is pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei, who accused the Spanish prime minister’s wife of corruption and described socialism as “cursed and carcinogenic.”

Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over President Milei's insults, escalating crisis
Sports

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. 'Use the power that we have'

She’s the U.S. Open champion

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. 'Use the power that we have'
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Slovak coalition backs Fico's policies as lawmakers return after shooting

Slovakia's parliament returned to work on Tuesday after adjourning in the wake of an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the government coalition signalling its

Slovak coalition backs Fico's policies as lawmakers return after shooting
News|Political

Colombia weighing whether to suspend EMC ceasefire after bombings: defense minister

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is weighing whether to fully suspend a ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) rebel group, Defense Minister Ivan

Colombia weighing whether to suspend EMC ceasefire after bombings: defense minister
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US Justice Department sues Oklahoma over immigration enforcement law

The U.S.

US Justice Department sues Oklahoma over immigration enforcement law
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Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist

As she runs to replace outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent

Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist
Economy|Environment|Political

Republican-led US states challenge White House environmental review reforms

Republican attorneys general from 20 U.S. states sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to block new reforms to the U.S. environmental review process for major

Republican-led US states challenge White House environmental review reforms
Political|Opinion

GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds

In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that's mired Black people in “dependency” and poverty

GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
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Kim's portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here's a look at what it means

The portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been publicly displayed along with those of his father and grandfather for the first time

Kim's portrait is publicly displayed in North Korea. Here's a look at what it means
Political

Kenyan president will receive White House praise over troops-to-Haiti move − but lack of action across Americas should prompt regional soul-searching

Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.

Kenyan president will receive White House praise over troops-to-Haiti move − but lack of action across Americas should prompt regional soul-searching
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Blood vial delivery prompts evacuation of Republican Party headquarters in Washington

The Republican National Committee's headquarters in Washington was briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two

Blood vial delivery prompts evacuation of Republican Party headquarters in Washington
News|Political

Thirty years after end of apartheid, equality eludes South Africa

Nelson Mandela's African National Congress promised South Africans "A Better Life For All" when it swept to power in the country's

Thirty years after end of apartheid, equality eludes South Africa
News|Political

Chad's PM Masra resigns after disputed election, Deby confirmed winner

Chad's prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has tendered his resignation after interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby was confirmed as a winner of the May 6

Chad's PM Masra resigns after disputed election, Deby confirmed winner

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