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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey primary
Nearly a dozen candidates will compete in New Jersey on Tuesday for the chance to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil ...
Red Cross confirms office closures in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered ...
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety
Days before she was to deliver opening remarks to World Pride’s human rights conference in Washington, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, ...
Germany’s Merz says he found Trump open to dialogue and committed to NATO
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he ...
Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump’s election overhaul executive order
Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump’s proposal for a sweeping overhaul of ...
Walmart’s cake decorators stir up some rivalry with their affordable creations
Inside a Walmart store in New Jersey, a worker puts the finishing touches on a cake with an edible ink Sponge Bob on top. A ...
With hurricane season underway, Gulf Coast worries FEMA, Weather Service aren’t ready
The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid widespread staffing shortages at the area’s critical weather stations.
Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers amongst the rubble and food growing ever scarcer
Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early ...
Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee
The Lebanese army condemned Friday Israel’s airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon’s armed forces that might eventually suspend ...
Modi inaugurates ambitious rail project connecting Kashmir to Indian plains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated one of the most ambitious railway projects ever built in India, which will ...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for second time
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that ...
FIFA Club World Cup: When it starts and which teams are playing in soccer’s new-look tournament
FIFA’s newly expanded Club World Cup kicks off in Miami on June 14, featuring some of soccer’s biggest stars like Lionel Messi and greatest teams like Real Madrid. But the launch of ...