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Indonesia’s leader highlights economic and infrastructure developments in his final state of nation

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure during his final State of the Nation address. Widodo said Friday that in the 10 years he’s led the country, his administration controlled inflation, reduced rates of unemployment and extreme poverty, and built new infrastructure in parts

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Mexico’s truth commission reveals new evidence of ‘death flights’ during 1965-1990 ‘dirty war’

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights” during the country’s 1965-1990 “dirty war.” Mexico’s governmental Truth Commission said in a report Friday that recollections by witnesses and documents leaked over the years describe the chilling last moments of the victims.

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El Paso man sentenced to 24 years in prison after holding migrants hostage and dealing fentanyl

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 39-year-old Simon Roberto Alvarado has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for allegedly holding migrants hostage at an apartment and for distributing fentanyl. Alvarado was sentenced to 292 months for “harboring migrants and taking them hostage, as well as conspiracy with intent to distribute fentanyl after a prior felony

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Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith divulged Friday that he had decided

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become Thailand’s youngest prime minister in new political shake-up

By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament voted on Friday for Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become the country’s youngest prime minister, thrusting another member of the kingdom’s most famed and divisive political dynasty into the top job. The vote to install the 37-year-old daughter of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra came

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Matthew Perry’s death leads to sweeping indictment of 5, including doctors and reputed dealers

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved “Friends” star. Here are key things to know

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Praise for Hungary and people having more children: Takeaways from Vance’s statements on birth rates

Associated Press One of the catchphrases of this election came from a moment three years ago when Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance mocked Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats he accused of being anti-family and called them “childless cat ladies.” The Harris campaign and her Democratic allies seized on the comments to brand

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What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on them

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she proposed to abolish cash bail — a reversal from when she chided San Francisco judges for making it “cheaper” to commit crimes by setting bail amounts

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Yemen rivals threaten to resume war as hunger and cholera worsen in the poor nation, UN envoy warns

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. officials say Yemen’s rival parties are making military preparations and threatening to return to war as hunger and cholera are increasing in the Arab world’s poorest nation. U.N. special representative Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday that despite serious efforts to shield Yemen, it has been

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La Marina asegura 18 kilos de drogas sintéticas en el aeropuerto de Ciudad de México

Julia Hernández (CNN Español)–La Secretaría de Marina de México informó este jueves que aseguró 15 kilogramos de ketamina y casi 3 kilogramos de MDMA, drogas sintéticas, en una revisión de equipaje en el Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México. El decomiso —detalló la dependencia encargada de la seguridad y vigilancia en los puertos aéreos

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Putin promised poorly trained conscripts wouldn’t be sent to war. Now the front line has come to them

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big promise when he launched his war on Ukraine: conscripts would not be involved in combat. But as Moscow struggles to contain Ukrainian advances deeper into its territory, families of young soldiers deployed in the area are raising the alarm about their loved ones. Messages shared in

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Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra is elected Thailand’s prime minister

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister Friday, continuing the legacy of the political dynasty that began with her father Thaksin Shinawatra, one of Thailand’s most popular but divisive political figures. Thaksin, a former Prime Minister, was ousted by a military coup in 2006, which triggered decades of deep

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South Sudan’s security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law

Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s parliament says controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without warrants has become law even though the president has not signed it. The parliament spokesperson told The Associated Press on Thursday that the bill became law “automatically” in accordance with the constitution following the lapse

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