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Leader of cultlike Zizians linked to 6 killings ordered held without bail in Maryland

Leader of cultlike Zizians linked to 6 killings ordered held without bail in Maryland

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who leads a cultlike group connected to six killings held without bail.
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Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead in White Nile State

Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead in White Nile State

CAIRO (AP) — Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state, Sudanese officials and rights groups said Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022.
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Canadian national anthem booed, but only lightly, at 4 Nations hockey tournament

Canadian national anthem booed, but only lightly, at 4 Nations hockey tournament

BOSTON (AP) — The Canadian national anthem was booed, though somewhat tepidly, by the fans at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday — apparent payback for the jeering of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the opening rounds in Montreal last week.
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Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike 'Zizian' group linked to multiple killings in the US

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike 'Zizian' group linked to multiple killings in the US

BOSTON (AP) — The leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said Monday.
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Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine , officials said Monday, in what would be the most signifi
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Israel says its forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday's pullout deadline

Israel says its forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday's pullout deadline

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon near the border after Tuesday's deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.
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Pope to remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

Pope to remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff.
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow's war on the country. U.S.
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Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east

Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces.
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