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Explosive experts in Greece defuse a parcel bomb sent to a judge

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Explosives experts in northern Greece on Monday safely defused a parcel bomb that had been delivered to a senior judge at her courthouse office, police said. The judge in the country’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki found the package suspicious and didn’t open it, calling court police who evacuated the building. Few members of the public were …

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How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump, the front-runner in the U.S. for the Republican Party’s nomination this year, says he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent” in devoting 2% of their gross domestic product to defense. Trump’s comment on Saturday represented the latest instance in which the …

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Former professional wrestler William \”Billy Jack\” Haynes in custody in wife’s death in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former professional wrestler William Albert “Billy Jack” Haynes Jr. has been taken into police custody in connection with the death of his wife in Portland, authorities said. Portland police said in a statement over the weekend that Haynes, 70, was in police custody at a local hospital, undergoing treatment “for a medical condition unrelated to the …

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The discovery of a 1940s shipwreck in Lake Superior solves one mystery, while others stay sunken

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain announced Monday the discovery of the 244-foot (74-meter) bulk carrier Arlington in about 650 feet (200 meters) of …

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A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian voters on Wednesday were making their choice of who will succeed popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Subianto, who is widely seen as the front-runner, …

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Liberan a dos afganos que estuvieron detenidos en Guantánamo y después fueron transferidos a Omán

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Dos prisioneros afganos que estuvieron al menos 14 años en el centro de detención estadounidense de bahía de Guantánamo después de 2002 fueron liberados de su arresto domiciliario en Omán, informó el domingo un portavoz del Talibán. Abdul Zahir Saber y Abdul Karim fueron liberados como resultado de las gestiones realizadas por el Emirato Islámico de Afganistán, …

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Israel’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push

JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec. 31, from 502,991 a year earlier. The settler population has …

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