Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
KAMPALA Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for
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Belarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says
Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus' strongman leader announced on Monday
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Rescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them
Rescue groups are accusing the European island nation of Malta of coordinating the return of around 500 people to Libya where they were subsequently imprisoned, in violation of international maritime law
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New mom Elina Svitolina beats seeded player at French Open in 1st Slam match in 16 months
New mother Elina Svitolina won her first Grand Slam match in nearly 1 1/2 years by eliminating 2022 semifinalist Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-2
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Remains of a World War II airman identified nearly 80 years after his death
An Army Air Forces member who was killed 80 years ago during World War II has been identified and accounted for, and will be laid to rest in his Illinois hometown days after Memorial Day.
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U.S. Republicans tee up debt-ceiling vote in Congress
By Kanishka Singh and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday laid plans to
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Centuries after they were convicted, Connecticut formally pardons men and women charged with witchcraft
Hundreds of years after a group of men and women were tried and convicted of witchcraft, Connecticut lawmakers have formally exonerated them for their "crimes."
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Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths
Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby
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Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
Hundreds of people visited a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019
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Russia hits military facility in Ukraine in new wave of strikes
By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in
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Biden recognizes nation's 'sacred obligation' to military families in Memorial Day speech
President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by paying tribute to "those who died so our nation might live" during his annual speech on the day that the US honors those who have served and died in its service.
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With new mandate secured, Turkey's Erdogan likely to continue engaging with both West and Russia
After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies
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