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Month: January 2024

Maldives leader demands removal of Indian military from the archipelago by mid-March amid spat

By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in his archipelago nation withdrawn by March 15. That’s according to an official with his office Sunday. The move comes a day after Muizzu returned from China, India’s regional rival, and made comments critical of India.

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Trump’s campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was stuck in Florida, forcing his presidential campaign to cancel his in-person events two days before Iowa’s kickoff Republican caucuses. But at his campaign’s Iowa headquarters in a nondescript brick building northwest of Des Moines, volunteers were busy working the phones, trying to turn

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Haley wins backing from ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who won’t mount his own third-party 2024 bid

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Squelching speculation of a third-party presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination, saying he feels she “is the strongest chance” for Republicans to win in November. Hogan told CNN’s “State of the Union” he thinks “it’s

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Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing dangerous cold as Arctic storms left four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South, and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions

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Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing dangerous cold as Arctic storms left four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South, and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions

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Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister. The protests follow a report that extremists recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including German citizens, if they took power. There were protests on Sunday in

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