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Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia's prime minister

5/9/2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country's prime minister after the previous stint on the job during which the low-key technocrat has …

Iranians vote in parliamentary runoff election after …

5/9/2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country's parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting. People in 22 …

Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid …

5/9/2024
GENEVA (AP) — After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World Health Organization and worldwide vowed to do better …

Ex-Venezuelan diplomat 'never' considered being …

5/9/2024
A few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandfather visiting his daughter and grandchildren, who live abroad, enjoying two months of family time. That leisurely pace will have to …

UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine …

5/9/2024
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to …

A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli …

5/9/2024
Charred homes and cars dot the hilltop West Bank village of Duma, a searing reminder of Palestinians' vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers. The head of village council says the …

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession …

5/9/2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for …

Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as …

5/9/2024
Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted. Vodou …

Lithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise …

5/9/2024
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about …

India says Canada has shared no evidence of its …

5/9/2024
NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Thursday that Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last …

Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential …

5/9/2024
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week's presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results …

'Caramelo,' the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by …

5/9/2024
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter spotted it stranded on a rooftop, presumably …