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ASEAN relief convoy attacked in Myanmar; no casualties

BANGKOK (AP) — A convoy including diplomats representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a mission to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced people in strife-torn Myanmar has been ambushed, state media and a member of an ethnic mi
Follow the leaders on the Alberta election campaign trail

Follow the leaders on the Alberta election campaign trail

Where the leaders are today on the Alberta election campaign trail: United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith: EDMONTON — No announced campaign events. Has a scheduled call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about wildfires (12:30 p.m.).
Former UNDP chief and Turkish minister Dervis dies at 74

Former UNDP chief and Turkish minister Dervis dies at 74

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish economist, politician and former head of the United Nations Development Program Kemal Dervis died Monday at the age of 74, Turkish news outlets reported. He was being treated for an unspecified illness in Washington D.C.
GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress if the State Department does not turn over classified cables related to the chaotic U.S.
Macron leads ceremony marking end of WWII in Europe

Macron leads ceremony marking end of WWII in Europe

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday, commemorating the day that marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.

Uzbekistan calls snap presidential election for July 9

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Uzbekistan's leader on Monday called a snap presidential election for July, with the announcement coming a week after a constitutional referendum extended the term from five years to seven.
Wisconsin election officials want to revive 'critical' plan

Wisconsin election officials want to revive 'critical' plan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive a bipartisan plan they say is critical to rebuilding confidence in elections but that was killed last week by Republicans without debate.
US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much.
Nigeria court hears opposition's presidential vote challenge

Nigeria court hears opposition's presidential vote challenge

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court on Monday began its hearing on separate suits filed by the opposition to challenge the incumbent party's victory in the country's presidential election.
USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions

USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States' top international development chief, Samantha Power , is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there, as U.S.