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Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is…
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‘I am Roman,’ Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome : NPR
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on…
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Can Pope Leo retain US citizenship while leading a foreign government? | Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church elevated him to the rare, legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.
Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955,…
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Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans still reeling from the outcome of last year’s presidential election were not responding Sunday to government calls to get out and vote for lawmakers, governors and…
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Ex-flight attendant caught smuggling 100 lbs. of deadly new drug made of human bones faces decades in prison
A former flight attendant caught smuggling over 100 pounds of a deadly new synthetic drug made of human bones faces up to 25 years in a Sri Lankan prison.
Charlotte May Lee, 21, from the United Kingdom, was seized at Bandaranaike…
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5 skiers found dead on Swiss mountain
Five skiers were found dead on the Adler Glacier near the resort town of Zermatt, Switzerland, Canton Valais Police announced May 25.
The victims were discovered by an Air Zermatt search flight near the Rimpfischhorn mountain, prompted by two…
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Israel’s Former Prime Minister Says It’s Guilty Of ‘War Crimes’
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he now believes his country’s relentless assault on the Palestinian people amounts to “war crimes” and must be stopped.
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Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza kill 38 people including children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, including children, local health officials said Sunday, with no data available for a second…
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