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Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran

By JON GAMBRELL and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq, with multiple sites around the country hit. The leader of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed, Iranian state television reported, in a major body blow to Tehran’s governing theocracy and an immediate escalation of the nations’...

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Spanish government says housing market is not a ‘free for all’ after recent crackdown on Airbnb

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM MADRID (AP) — Spain ‘s government wanted to send a message last month with its crackdown on Airbnb: that the Spanish economy and its housing market are not a “free for all” that value profits over the rule of law, a minister told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Related Articles Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in 2018 because of its fake-accounts scandal Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here’s why...

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UN forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump’s tariffs and trade tensions

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions. Related Articles Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics? Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment US lost business travelers in April as economic anxiety and border detentions cooled...

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France’s president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust

By TOM NOUVIAN and SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago. Related Articles A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in...

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International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women’s Day on Saturday. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world. Protests are often political — and at times violent — rooted in women’s efforts to improve their rights as workers. Women watch a concert while they participate in the flash mob “Beautiful secular outing” by wearing hats to a...

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Trump casts doubt on NATO solidarity, despite it aiding the US after Sept. 11

By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the U.S.’s defense if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept. 11 — the only time in its history that the defense guarantee has been invoked. Related Articles National Politics | Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts National Politics | Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages ...

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Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States as the Trump administration turns up the pressure on drug trafficking organizations. Related Articles World News | Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on next phase of Gaza ceasefire have begun World News | 2 men were publicly caned for having sex with each other in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh World News |...

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An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. Related Articles World News | A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients World News | Shariah court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to up to 85 lashes for having gay sex World News | Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia’s efforts to end Ukraine war World News...

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Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump’s tariff threat, ambassador says

By ROB GILLIES PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Monday that Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States, including its next fleet of submarines, to appease President-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the U.S.-Canada trade deficit. Related Articles National Politics | This is what the Homeland Security secretary has to say about his border record National Politics | A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols National Politics | Trump flies flag at Mar-a-Lago at...

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US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious markets.” The report also singled out 19 countries over concerns about counterfeit or pirated products. Related Articles World News | Elon Musk chats with German far-right leader, amplifying party’s message ahead of election World News | More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the...

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