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The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N. court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza.
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Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting r
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The Latest | Judge finds Trump violated gag order in hush money case 9 times, fines him $9K

The Latest | Judge finds Trump violated gag order in hush money case 9 times, fines him $9K

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumes Tuesday with testimony from the third prosecution witness, Gary Farro, a banker who helped Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen open accounts.
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah , where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease
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Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb early Tuesday, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said.
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Protesters take over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations

Protesters take over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrations

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas
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Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

TOPEKA, Kan.
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A retired Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico is briefly kidnapped

A retired Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico is briefly kidnapped

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was apparently kidnapped, but was later located and taken to a hospital, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday.
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Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.
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