Recent Updates
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Dominican appeals court to hear arguments on Franco’s conviction
International 11/11/2025Wander Franco’s attorneys pushed to have the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop’s sexual-abuse conviction and sentencing overturned Tuesday.Franco in June was convicted of sexually abusing a minor, and he then received a two-year suspende...
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China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit
International 10/30/2025Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper...
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Dutch vote in a knife-edge election focused on housing and Wilders
International 10/28/2025Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration. ...
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US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
International 10/21/2025President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on expo...
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Madagascar’s president flees after soldiers turned against him
International 10/12/2025Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup that followed weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker in the Indian Ocean country said Monday.The lawmake...
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Norway votes in a closely fought election with the future of a wealth tax
International 09/08/2025Norwegians headed to the polls Monday in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue. About 4.3 million people in the Scandinavian nati...
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged cartel ties
International 08/24/2025A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said. Chávez’s lawyer, Rubé...
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Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
International 08/18/2025Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers, representing the families of hostages, asserted that hundreds of thous...
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to a ceasefire in their deadly border clashes
International 07/30/2025Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an unconditional ceasefire during a meeting in Malaysia, in a significant breakthrough to resolve five days of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands. Cambodian Prime Minis...
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Trump’s 35% Canada tariff plan deepens a rift between the neighbors
International 07/11/2025President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.The Thursday letter...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
International 07/06/2025Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended...
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Costa Rica’s court seeks to strip President Chaves’ immunity over corruption case
International 07/01/2025Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative consulting contracts to a clo...