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Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps

Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate.
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Court reverses former Nebraska US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's conviction of lying to federal authorities

Court reverses former Nebraska US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's conviction of lying to federal authorities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska , ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles.
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Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval

Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance .
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Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says

Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
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Sports photos captured unforgettable snippets in 2023

Sports photos captured unforgettable snippets in 2023

They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might've gone unnoticed otherwise.
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Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception

Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception

CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war .
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Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony 3 weeks after contact lost

MOSCOW (AP) — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.
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A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India

A plane stuck for days in France for a human trafficking investigation leaves for India

VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed on Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left about 300 Indians en route to Central America blocked inside a rural French airp
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At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed

At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.
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Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall

Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Riot police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building on Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities durin
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