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Jesuits expel prominent priest Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women

Jesuits expel prominent priest Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women.
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North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea in protest of US-South Korea military drills

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea in protest of US-South Korea military drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Thursday, the South Korean military said, in a resumption of its weapons testing activities to protest just-ended South Korean-U.S.
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Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House citing threats of espionage and political interference, as tensions grow between Moscow and a major s
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump's indictment

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez filed paperwork Wednesday to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, jumping into the crowded race just a day after GOP front-runner Donald Trump appeared in court on federal charges in Suare
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At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of
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Guatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering

Guatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan tribunal convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora Wednesday of money laundering, concluding a trial press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed at silencing a critical voice.
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Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest corruption scandal among leadership of the nation’s second
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Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions

Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions

MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning as his legacy — positive or negative — was being hotly debated among Italians.
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Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
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Russian cruise missile strike on southern Ukrainian city of Odesa kills 3, injures 13

Russian cruise missile strike on southern Ukrainian city of Odesa kills 3, injures 13

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others in a strike that damaged homes, a warehouse, shops and cafes downtown, th
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