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Turkey detains 525 suspects in country’s biggest anti-drugs operation, minister says

Turkish police have detained 525 suspected drug dealers in dawn operations across the capital, Ankara, in what Interior Minister Ali…

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Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the…

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Vatican’s solemn run-up to Easter opens with recovering Pope Francis improving but on the sidelines

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis…

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Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans

N'GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast -- Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation…

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Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year

BANGKOK -- The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new…

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Italy’s Meloni will test her mettle as EU-US bridge when she meets Trump in Washington

MILAN -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as a bridge between the EU and the United States…

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Egypt’s revenue from the Suez Canal plunged sharply in 2024

CAIRO -- Egypt's revenue from the Suez Canal plunged by almost two thirds last year, officials said Wednesday, attributing the…

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Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the…

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How did the UK Supreme Court define a woman and what happens now?

LONDON -- In a judgment with far-reaching implications, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born…

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Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely

JERUSALEM -- Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon…

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