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Month: June 2024

International monitor notes some irregularities during Serbia’s rerun of municipal election

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An international observer says Serbia’s rerun of a troubled municipal election in the capital was marked by misuse of public resources and ruling party dominance but overall was well-run. The coalition led by the nationalist Serbian Progressive Party of President Aleksandar Vucic won convincingly over the

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Hawaii’s Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It’s one of the most active volcanoes in the world

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most active volcanoes in the world has erupted again in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea began erupting early Monday, about 1 mile south of the Kilauea caldera inside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The eruption paused about

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US call for a cease-fire in Gaza puts Netanyahu at a legacy-shaping crossroads

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s longest-serving and deeply divisive leader. The proposal offers the possibility of ending Israel’s war against Hamas, returning scores

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Populist campaigner Nigel Farage makes an about-face and says he will run in the UK election

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pro-Brexit, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage stepped back into front-line British politics on Monday, announcing he will take the helm of the right-wing party Reform U.K. and run for Parliament in the July 4 election. Farage said he’ll run in the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in his eighth

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan is acquitted of leaking state secrets but remains in prison on other charges

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan says an appeals court has acquitted him of leaking state secrets. However, he will remain behind bars as he serves several prison terms following convictions in four cases and awaits other trials. Khan was convicted in January of revealing state secrets for

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Jenniffer González-Colón, comisionada de Puerto Rico ante la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., gana la primaria para la gobernación de la isla, según resultados preliminares

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Jenniffer González-Colón fue la precandidata más votada en la elección primaria para la gobernación de Puerto Rico por el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), según los resultados preliminares de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. La aspirante se impuso al actual gobernador de la isla, Pedro Pierluisi, quien buscaba ser

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‘I knew what was going through her head’: Simone Biles offers words of advice to Suni Lee during US Gymnastics Championships

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — As well as redefining gymnastics, Simone Biles is also finding time to be looking out for her fellow US gymnasts, not least as she’s conscious of the importance of looking after her own mental health. Biles shared some comforting words of advice with Suni Lee while the pair competed

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Minnesota Vikings sign star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to four-year extension, making him the highest paid non-QB in NFL

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday that they had signed their star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a four-year extension. Although the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Vikings did say that the contract sets a record for non-quarterbacks in the NFL. According to ESPN’s Adam

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