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IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official tells AP

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — The country currently in charge of the European Union’s presidency says a boycott of next year’s Paris Olympics is not on the table. But Swedish sports minister Jakob Forssmed urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Games because of

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Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling

Bt SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s National Election Committee has refused to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party, for July elections, saying it had failed to provide necessary documents. The ruling leaves the party only a very slim chance of taking

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Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary pits moderates against progressives

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America The Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor has become a battle between progressives and moderates, with no clear front-runner in sight. Because the nation’s sixth-largest city is heavily Democratic, Tuesday’s election will likely determine who the next leader will be. The winner will face lone Republican contender David Oh

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Supreme Court to review South Carolina congressional map for discrimination against Black voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether South Carolina’s congressional districts need to be redrawn because they discriminate against Black voters. The justices said Monday they would review a lower-court ruling that found a coastal district running from Charleston to Hilton Head was intentionally redrawn to reduce the number of Black

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Turkey presidential election will go to runoff as Erdogan performs better than expected

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff, election officials said Monday, after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled ahead of his chief challenger, but fell short of an outright victory that would extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The

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Government supporters call for Pakistani chief justice to quit over releasing ex-Premier Imran Khan

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Government supporters in Pakistan are calling for the country’s top judge to quit for ordering the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose dramatic arrest last week sparked deadly nationwide clashes. Thousands are gathering in the capital, Islamabad, on Monday to protest outside the Supreme Court

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