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Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott

Belarusians will cast ballots Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement an authoritarian leader’s rule amid opposition calls for a boycott

Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott
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Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city

Nearly four months after a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city and ordered a new election, the race remains in limbo

Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city
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A housing shortage is testing Oregon's pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it

Facing a housing shortage, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would tweak the state's pioneering land use law

A housing shortage is testing Oregon's pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it
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Corruption scandals cast a shadow over Portugal’s early general election and may favor populists

The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election has begun

Corruption scandals cast a shadow over Portugal’s early general election and may favor populists
World

Russia says its forces take better positions near Avdiivka and Donetsk

Russia said on Sunday that its forces had taken more advantageous positions near Avdiivka and Donetsk after President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to push further into

Russia says its forces take better positions near Avdiivka and Donetsk
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California’s Senate primary could fell two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey

California’s Senate race was expected to be a three-way Democratic prizefight this year

California’s Senate primary could fell two prominent Democrats and elevate Republican Steve Garvey
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Ukraine's defense minister says delays in promised Western military aid is costing lives

Ukraine's defense minister says half of promised Western military support fails to arrive on time, complicating the task of military planners and ultimately costing the lives of soldiers

Ukraine's defense minister says delays in promised Western military aid is costing lives
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Serbia protests after Croatia's foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian 'satellite' in the Balkans

Serbia has sent a protest note after the Croatian foreign minister called President Aleksandar Vučić a Russian “satellite” in the Balkans

Serbia protests after Croatia's foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian 'satellite' in the Balkans
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Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns

Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns

Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns
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Tuvalu lawmakers chose former attorney general Feleti Teo as prime minister

Tuvalu lawmakers have chosen Feleti Teo as prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation after the last government leader was ousted in elections

Tuvalu lawmakers chose former attorney general Feleti Teo as prime minister
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Leaders are likely to seek quick dismissal as Mayorkas impeachment moves to the Senate

For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial

Leaders are likely to seek quick dismissal as Mayorkas impeachment moves to the Senate
World

Mexico president lambastes YouTube after company edits video revealing NYT journalist's number

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized YouTube on Sunday night after the tech company removed the video of a news conference in which the leader revealed the

Mexico president lambastes YouTube after company edits video revealing NYT journalist's number
World

Explainer-Can Ukraine supporters force a US House vote on foreign aid?

If U.S.

Explainer-Can Ukraine supporters force a US House vote on foreign aid?
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Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia's onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine

A Ukrainian army spokesman says Kyiv's troops have withdrawn from a village in the east of the country, as Russian forces make their advantages in manpower and ammunition tell on the battlefield at the start of the war’s third year

Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia's onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine
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RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says she will leave her post on March 8

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists
World

Sweden's NATO accession ends era of go-it-alone security

Sweden's final hurdle to joining NATO was swept away on Monday after hold-out Hungary's ratification, ending 200 years during which Stockholm's military self-

Sweden's NATO accession ends era of go-it-alone security
Business

Kroger-Albertsons merger fight may impact 2024 election

A Biden administration bid to block supermarket chain Kroger's $24.6 billion deal to buy rival Albertsons may have outsized impact in two inflation-weary

Kroger-Albertsons merger fight may impact 2024 election
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Explainer-How Super Tuesday could be Haley's last chance to stop Trump

Fifteen states and one U.S. territory hold Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday, the biggest day of votes when more than a third of delegates will be assigned in

Explainer-How Super Tuesday could be Haley's last chance to stop Trump
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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules

The political consultant behind robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice says he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence last month's New Hampshire primary

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules
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Argentina's president condemns threat by provincial governor to cut energy supplies in dispute

The government of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has condemned a threat by the governor of the oil-rich province of Chubut to cut off energy supplies to the rest of the country amid a dispute over funding reductions

Argentina's president condemns threat by provincial governor to cut energy supplies in dispute
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Yellen urging world leaders to 'unlock' frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is offering her strongest public support yet for the idea of liquidating roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets and using them for Ukraine’s long-term reconstruction

Yellen urging world leaders to 'unlock' frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine
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Yellen: Moves to unlock value of frozen Russian assets 'necessary and urgent'

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Yellen: Moves to unlock value of frozen Russian assets 'necessary and urgent'
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Houthis say they can reassess Red Sea attacks if Israeli 'aggression' stops

Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once

Houthis say they can reassess Red Sea attacks if Israeli 'aggression' stops
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US sanctions Iranian deputy commander, Houthi member and ships that transport Iranian oil

The U.S. sanctioned a deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Houthi militant member, firms registered in Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands, along with two ships, including one that transported $100 million in Iranian commodities to China

US sanctions Iranian deputy commander, Houthi member and ships that transport Iranian oil
World

Netanyahu, responding to Biden, says Israel's war stand has wide U.S. support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had consistently resisted pressure to end the Gaza war prematurely and that this stand has popular U.S. support that

Netanyahu, responding to Biden, says Israel's war stand has wide U.S. support

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