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France’s exceptionally high-stakes election has begun. The far right leads preelection polls

Voters across mainland France are casting ballots in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election.
 
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American and British voters share deep roots. In 2024, they distrust their own leaders, too

 
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US and Europe warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war

 
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The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

 
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The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga

 

ELECTION WATCH 2024

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Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win in the lowest turnout poll ever held in the Islamic Republic by percentage.
 
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Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win

Polls have closed in the presidential election in Mauritania. Incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is widely expected to win the vote after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.
 

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France is facing an election like no other. Here’s how it works and what comes next

 
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    German far-right party reelects its leaders after election gains while opponents protest

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    Estonia’s ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country’s top job

7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Peru

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the southern coast of Peru early Friday. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of casualties.
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Injured man cut out of car caught in falling debris after Russian strike on Dnipro

Khamenei votes as Iranians go to the polls to replace president killed in a helicopter crash

Bolivia

A failed coup attempt marks the latest crisis in the South American country facing political and economic tensions.
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A supporter of President Luis Arce waves a Bolivian flag as soldiers flee from Plaza Murillo, after a failed coup attempt, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace located in Plaza Murillo as Arce said the country faced an attempted coup. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

What triggered the coup attempt in Bolivia?

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup.
 
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President Luis Arce’s career has mirrored Bolivia’s economic trajectory from boom to bust

 

Who is General Zúñiga, the shadowy officer behind the thwarted coup?

 

The government has detained more people in connection with the failed coup attempt

 

Israel-Hamas war

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US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

 
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This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza has worked — or not

 
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Survivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community

 

Russia-Ukraine war

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Ukraine spent years trying to build a Western-style democracy. Then Russia invaded the country

 
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Takeaways from AP’s report on Ukraine’s battle to defend its democracy in wartime

 
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Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea

 

GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

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Tractor Supply is ending DEI and climate efforts after conservative backlash online

Tractor Supply says it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts. It’s a move that comes after the rural retailer was hit by weeks of online conservative backlash.
 
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Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment

 
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Shares of Trump Media swing wildly after first US presidential debate, fall 10%

 
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Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology

 
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News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for ‘exploitative’ copyright infringement

 

SOCCER

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Kylian Mbappe of France during a Group D match between the France and Poland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Euro 2024: Neighbors France and Belgium meet in heavyweight contest with Mbappé still wearing a mask

France and Belgium meet in the round of 16 at the European Championship on Monday. The neighbors are the top two European nations in the FIFA rankings but haven’t really been playing like it so far.
 
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Euro 2024: Portugal brings title-winning experience to face knockout rounds newcomer Slovenia

 

Canada advances to Copa America quarterfinals in first appearance after scoreless draw with Chile

 

Lautaro Martínez scores twice and Argentina playing without Messi beats Peru 2-0 to end group play

 

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Lyles pushed hard by Bednarek but wins 200 to keep hope of Olympic sprint double alive for Paris

 

  1. Germany beats Denmark 2-0 to advance to Euro 2024 quarterfinals after storm stops play

  2. Switzerland knocks out defending champion Italy and advances to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals

Regions

Europe

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The Latest | Polls are open in France’s early legislative election

 

  1. Storms in Switzerland cause flooding and a landslide that left at least 2 people dead

  2. Hungary’s populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance

  3. UK’s landmark postwar elections: When Thatcher became the first female prime minister in 1979

Asia

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As North Korean and Chinese threats rise, US looks to lock in defense partnerships with Asian allies

 

  1. An AP Photographer picked his own path when trying to make the perfect Mud People Festival photo

  2. What to know about Mongolia as it holds a democratic election in the shadow of authoritarian giants

  3. Mongolia’s governing party wins only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show

Latin America

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Bolivian general accused of failed coup is transferred to a maximum-security prison

 

  1. Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean

  2. Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president

  3. Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn’t officially started but it’s already breaking records

Middle East

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The Latest | Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash

 

  1. US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict

  2. UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS

  3. A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

Africa

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Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too

 

  1. South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition

  2. Scientists inject rhino horns with radioactive isotopes in controversial project to fight poaching

  3. A mother’s pain as the first victim of Kenya’s deadly protests is buried

  4. Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan

U.S. News

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Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case

 

  1. Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun

  2. Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns

  3. Driver charged with DWI after New York nail salon crash that killed 4 and injured 9

  4. A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

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7 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, officials say

Russian missiles have slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians including children and wounding dozens more, local officials reported.
 
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Parties and protests mark the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in NYC, San Francisco and beyond

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride will reach its exuberant grand finale as multitudes of rainbow-laden revelers hit the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe.
 
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For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

As many as 4 million people in India scratch out a living searching through landfills for anything they can sell.
 
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Thousands attend annual EuroPride parade in Greek city of Thessaloniki amid heavy police presence

About 15,000 people have attended the annual EuroPride parade, police say, most of them in support of the LGBTQ+ community in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki amid a heavy police presence.
 
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Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder

A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers. Among those acquitted Friday was Jürgen Mossack.
 
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Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics union

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has canceled more than 400 flights affecting almost 50,000 passengers after the union of maintenance workers announced it has gone on strike.
 

At least 9 dead including an entire family when landslides hit Nepal villages

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Nepal have killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping.
 
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Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia before being shot dead

An attacker with a crossbow has wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade.
 
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Egypt, EU hold an investment conference to help Cairo battle inflation and foreign currency crisis

Egypt and the European Union have begun an investment conference to advance the implementation of their strategic partnership agreement that includes a 7.4 billion-euro aid package for the cash-strapped Middle Eastern nation.
 
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12 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Rescue work continues at destroyed apartment building

Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine have killed at least 11 people while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian strike ripped through a nine-story residential building leaving one dead.
 
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A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop

The mother of a French teenager with North African origins killed by police held a silent march to mark one year since his death.
 
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An Indian military tank sinks while crossing a river in a region bordering China, killing 5 soldiers

Officials say five Indian soldiers are dead after a military tank they were travelling in sank. The tank was crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China.
 
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UK’s landmark postwar elections: When Labour ended 13 years of Conservative rule in 1964

In 1964, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years and was on its fourth prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home.
 
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Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people

Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant.
 

Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports

The United Nations is warning that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are likely to be reached by the 2030 deadline.
 
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10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home after Vatican mediation

Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years by Russia have been released with the Vatican’s mediation. They arrived home overnight.
 
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Dagestani Jews look to rebuild after extremist attacks in the restive region of southern Russia

Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in two cities last weekend.
 
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Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push

Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses along the front line of the battlefield in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv.
 
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In an Argentine court, Venezuelans testify to alleged crimes against humanity under President Maduro

Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.
 
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Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

A research expert has told the United Nations Security Council that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea.
 

A teenage beachgoer killed by lightning on a beach in northern Greece

Authorities say a 13-year-old beachgoer has died after being struck by lightning in northern Greece during a sudden summer rainstorm.
 
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Panama’s next president wants a deal with US on deporting migrants who cross the perilous Darien Gap

Panama’s President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he wants an agreement with the United States on deporting migrants who cross into the world’s busiest migration route, the perilous Darien Gap, along his country’s border with Colombia.
 
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Pakistani parliament denounces US congressional resolution calling for a probe into recent elections

Pakistan’s lower house of Parliament has denounced a U.S. congressional resolution that called this week for an independent investigation into allegations that Pakistan’s parliamentary elections earlier this year were massively rigged.
 
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New charges against Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants

Court documents show that Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach is accused of sexually assaulting seven new complainants in alleged incidents from 1977 to as recently as February.
 
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Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo

Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership.
 
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EU leaders have tapped their top brass. Von der Leyen must win over parliament to keep her job

European Union leaders moved quickly this week to pick appointees for the bloc’s top jobs. Despite far right gains in the June 6-9 elections, mainstream parties retained a majority and forced through their candidates.
 
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Former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas arrested amid allegations of billions in fraud

The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, and stands accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme.
 
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European Union’s competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google

The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI.
 
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The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza have fled intensifying Israeli fire in the north Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere.
 
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Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return.
 
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