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Iran leaders vow revenge at funeral for bomb attack victims - state media

Iran's president and the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp on Friday vowed revenge at the funeral for the victims of twin Islamic State bombings two days earlier.

Iran leaders vow revenge at funeral for bomb attack victims - state media
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Iraq prepares to close down U.S-led coalition's mission - PM statement

The Iraqi government is forming a committee to prepare the closing down of the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's

Iraq prepares to close down U.S-led coalition's mission - PM statement
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Eleven US House of Representatives races to watch in 2024

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will defend a narrow majority in the Nov. 5 elections.

Eleven US House of Representatives races to watch in 2024
World

China-U.S. cooperation 'no longer optional but imperative', for both and the world - Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that the most urgent task for Sino-U.S. relations is to establish a correct understanding and cooperation

China-U.S. cooperation 'no longer optional but imperative', for both and the world - Wang Yi
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Official suggests Polish president check social media security after odd tweet from private account

Poland’s minister of digital affairs has suggested that President Andrzej Duda check the security of access to his social accounts after a bizarre tweet went out that was almost immediately removed

Official suggests Polish president check social media security after odd tweet from private account
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Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations

Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups
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Florida abortion rights measure gets enough signatures to go before voters

A state constitutional amendment that would protect abortion access in Florida has received enough signatures of support to appear on ballots in the November election, but a challenge by

Florida abortion rights measure gets enough signatures to go before voters
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The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses

The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses

The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses
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Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against GOP 'cowardice'

On a mission to keep former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney is urging New Hampshire voters to use their upcoming presidential primary to send a message to the world

Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against GOP 'cowardice'
World

S.Korean minister says U.S. troops likely to stay even if Trump is re-elected

The United States is unlikely to cut back its forces in South Korea even if former U.S. president Donald Trump wins re-election, the South's minister tasked with matters related to

S.Korean minister says U.S. troops likely to stay even if Trump is re-elected
World

Iran Guards commander challenges 'enemy' naval presence in region

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vowed on Saturday to reach "the enemy" far and near as tensions soar on key shipping routes where Tehran’s allies have been attacking vessels.

Iran Guards commander challenges 'enemy' naval presence in region
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Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months

Myanmar confirms a key northeastern city on border with China has been seized by an ethnic alliance
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South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

South Korea says North Korea has conducted a new round of artillery firing drills near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary

South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
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At Florida's only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education

A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans

At Florida's only public HBCU, students are wary of political influence on race education
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DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ upcoming State of the State address is supposed to be about Florida’s future

DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians
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2 dead in Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line

Officials say the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has been subjected to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnieper River

2 dead in Ukraine city of Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line
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Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trial

A judge says former President Donald Trump's lawyers can't present legal arguments to a jury assessing damages at a defamation trial this month on a jury's conclusion that he didn't rape a columnist in the mid-1990s

Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist's rape claim at upcoming defamation trial
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South Dakota lawmakers see alignment with Noem as session begins

South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature convenes Tuesday in Pierre for its annual session, expected to last into early March

South Dakota lawmakers see alignment with Noem as session begins
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Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024

Georgia’s General Assembly has begun its 2024 regular session

Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024
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India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots

India’s top court has restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago

India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots
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US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once Israel’s war against Hamas ends

US secretary of state rallies Mideast leaders to prepare for Gaza's post-war future
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Explainer-What Republicans and Democrats want to do on US-Mexico border security

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Explainer-What Republicans and Democrats want to do on US-Mexico border security
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US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to 'secessionist' Serbs

Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia on Monday to underline U.S. support for its territorial integrity against "secessionist activity" by Serbs at odds with the country's

US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to 'secessionist' Serbs
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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the formation of a federal political action committee

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country
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An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

Though Arab Americans voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, polling suggests that support has eroded since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel.

An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

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