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Rio de Janeiro's Portuguese Consulate raided in corruption investigation

Brazilian federal police conducted searches at five locations, including the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a corruption investigation Tuesday. Portuguese public prosecutors and Portuguese security agents accompanied the Brazilian officers, according to a statement from the Federal Police force. Pictures shared by the agency’s press office …

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3 dead, 17 injured in Liberia after vehicle rams into victory celebration for president-elect

A speeding vehicle rammed into jubilant supporters of President-elect Joseph Boakai at a victory celebration, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17 others, authorities said Tuesday. OPPOSITION CANDIDATE OFFICIALLY DECLARED LIBERIA’S PRESIDENT-ELECT AFTER INCUMBENT CONCEDES Police made an arrest following the crash late Monday but withheld the …

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Prosecutors in Guatemala ask court to lift president-elect's immunity; OAS cites 'coup attempt'

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday asked a court to strip President-elect Bernardo Arévalo of his immunity, saying there could be enough irregularities to annul the election results, a move that the OAS called part of “a coup attempt.” It was the third time they have done …

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Trump credits Iran nuclear strikes for kickstarting Israel-Hamas peace deal

President Donald Trump told Fox News in an exclusive interview Monday that he credits the U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites for making the Israel-Hamas peace deal possible. Trump made the comments to Fox News’ Trey Yingst in Israel after Hamas freed the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages from …

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Japan poised for first female prime minister after ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader

Japan is on track to get its first female prime minister after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi, the former economic security minister of Japan, beat Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a runoff in an …

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Zelenskyy touts ‘productive’ talks with Trump on strengthening Ukrainian air defense, long-range capabilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said he has spoken with President Donald Trump for the second time in two days, calling their conversations about the war with Russia, Ukraine’s military capabilities and energy sector “very productive.” Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X that his talks with Trump “covered …

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Beyond misperception: A renewed Korean democracy and a renewed alliance

It has been a turbulent yet inspiring year for Koreans. A declaration of martial law last winter plunged the nation into uncertainty, but what followed was not chaos – it was the reaffirmation of a people’s unshakable faith in democracy. The “Revolution of Light,” culminating in the peaceful election of …

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