Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among …
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By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ
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3/3/24
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Officials say a ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water. The Rubymar had been drifting after the attack in February. It marks the first ship …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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3/2/24
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Three people were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said Saturday morning. A further eight people …
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3/2/24
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Hard-liners are leading in Iran’s parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout
A day after parliamentary election concluded in Iran, hard-liners are leading in initial vote counting in the capital of Tehran, state media reported. State-run IRNA news agency and state TV said …
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3/2/24
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The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest says the world’s highest peak is too crowded and too dirty and the mountain is a god that needs to be …
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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
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3/2/24
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Sweden’s last war ended in 1814. When the rifles and cannons it aimed at Norway fell silent, the once-warring power would not take up arms again. For the next two centuries, Sweden embraced a …
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By DAVID KEYTON
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3/2/24
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Palestinians in Gaza returning from wartime detention in Israeli custody are reporting physical abuse and medical neglect inside Israel's network of prisons. They say beatings and aggressive strip …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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3/2/24
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Peru is suffering a growing problem of dengue cases. One of the most affected cities is Piura, in the country's north. With 5,275 dengue cases, Piura was by Friday the second most affected Peruvian …
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By CÉSAR BARRETO
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3/1/24
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Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, a veteran Cuban dissident and leading proponent of human rights who was imprisoned twice but never left the island, will be awarded the 2024 International Women of …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
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3/1/24
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A Turkish official has rejected allegations by a human rights group that Turkey bears responsibility for some of the abuses and possible war crimes carried out mostly against Kurdish residents in …
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By SUZAN FRASER
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3/1/24
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At Paris Fashion Week, Loewe presented a serene, green labyrinthine art gallery at Chateau de Vincennes, immersing guests in woodland tranquility. Jonathan Anderson, the brand’s visionary, …
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By THOMAS ADAMSON
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3/1/24
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Mexico’s presidential campaigns have officially begun with underdog opposition coalition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez leveraging the country’s ongoing security problems to differentiate herself …
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By MARK STEVENSON and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ
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3/1/24
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Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an aide to read out his prepared speech at a conference in the Vatican Friday, saying he was not yet well and becomes fatigued. The …
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3/1/24
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The United Kingdom is poised to hold its first election in five years in a country battered by the cost-of-living crisis, the fallout from Israel-Hamas conflict and deep divisions over how to deal …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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3/1/24
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Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern England following a contest that has been mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the war …
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By PAN PYLAS
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3/1/24
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UN experts: Sudan's paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
A new report from United Nations experts says paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes that may amount to war …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/1/24
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/1/24
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Campaigning formally starts Friday for Mexico’s biggest election in history. Voters will choose the president, along with the 628 seats in Congress and tens of thousands of local positions. The …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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3/1/24
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If legend is to be believed, Barney Chandler has just got the most important job in England. Chandler is the newly appointed ravenmaster at the Tower of London. He's responsible for looking after the …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/1/24
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French President Emmanuel Macron appears isolated on the European stage after saying he could not rule out the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine. Faced with a backlash from other …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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3/1/24
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