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Israeli jets hit militant site in Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli jets hit militant site in Gaza after rocket attack

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Residents of the Gaza Strip said Israeli aircraft launched a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the coastal Palestinian territory early Monday.
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Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years

Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison.
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Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates

Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates

TORONTO — Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming race to replace him.
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A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America

A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America

The U.S. military has shot four flying objects out of the sky in the month of February.
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Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul

Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents.
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Ex-minister Christoulides wins Cyprus presidential election

Ex-minister Christoulides wins Cyprus presidential election

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday, pledging to revive stalemated reunification talks with the nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots and to form a
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John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

TORONTO — John Tory's recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative's otherwise uneventful tenure in the city's top
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Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo

Berlin voters express discontent with chaotic status quo

BERLIN (AP) — The city of Berlin on Sunday held a court-ordered rerun of a chaotic 2021 state election that was marred by severe glitches at many polling stations and hours-long lines as some polling places ran out of ballot papers or received ones f
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Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel

Man, 19, charged in violent protest outside UK asylum hotel

LONDON (AP) — British police charged a 19-year-old man Sunday with violent disorder and assault in connection with a protest outside a hotel housing asylum-seekers in northwest England.
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Spain: Hundreds of thousands march for Madrid's healthcare

Spain: Hundreds of thousands march for Madrid's healthcare

MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards flooded the streets of Madrid on Sunday for the largest protest yet against the regional government’s management of the capital city's health care services.
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