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‘You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists
NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.”
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Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees
The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions to 17,500 mostly white South Africans. The administration told Congress Tuesday that these individuals face land seizures and persecution. The South African government has rejected claims that white South Africans, known as Afrikaners, ar...
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FACT FOCUS: Trump made multiple false and misleading claims in front of the UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, many of which he has repeated frequently throughout his second term in the White House. They covered topics such as U.S. munitions supply, drug seizures and the eco...
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British Columbia leader calls snap election as premier tells voters to say ‘hell no to Trump’
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday, saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada are threatening jobs, businesses and the country’s ability to determine its own future.
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Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on
NATO's deputy commander in Europe is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly reckless as the war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday at a security conference in Eston...
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Suspect in Yom Kippur shooting outside Ontario synagogue dies from his injuries
BELLEVILLE, Ontario (AP) — A 29-year-old man suspected of opening fire on a police officer stationed outside an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur has died from his injuries, the province’s police watchdog said Tuesday.
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Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of a high-stakes summit between the U.S. and Chinese leaders, the wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist expressed hope that an intervention by President Donald Trump could bring home her husband, Youlin Chen, nearly two years after he was detained in China.
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UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a no-nonsense farewell speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders Tuesday to respond to the defining challenge today: Will the world continue on its path to fragmentation or cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway...
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Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award
LONDON (AP) — Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have a chance to become only the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were named Tuesday on the shortlist for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade.
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Photos of world leaders confronting global crises at the UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly to address wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar, along with climate change, inequality, economic turmoil and questions about the U.N.’s future.
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Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to 'genocide' in Gaza
Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza. The protesters carried a banner down the main boulevard leading to the Vatican bearing the names of 300 children who died during...
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Brazil's Lula warns against foreign interference in electoral processes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday warned that countries shouldn’t interfere in the internal affairs of other nations, while also urging world leaders to take stronger action in response to intensifying global conflicts.
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Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The signing happened Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. President Donald Trump earlier announced his plan to bolster the U.S. military presenc...
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A US military plane crashes near a US air base in Germany, injuring the pilot
BERLIN (AP) — An American military aircraft crashed at a U.S. air base in western Germany on Tuesday, injuring the pilot, the American military said.
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Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox
The fall equinox is Tuesday, when light and darkness split the day evenly. It marks the start of astronomical fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle as it travels around the sun, so for most of the year, daytime is either long...
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Rwandan doctor accused in London court of overseeing 6 killings in 1994 genocide
LONDON (AP) — A British prosecutor accused a doctor on Tuesday of overseeing six killings during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people, and sentenced them each to at least 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.
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Amateur archaeologist finds Germany’s biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins
An amateur archaeologist has discovered a significant hoard of Roman silver coins in western Germany. Oliver Riedl found 934 Roman silver denarii in a field near Wesseling, south of Cologne. The local archaeological office confirmed Tuesday that it's the largest coin treasure from the time of Rom...
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China expands export control on drug precursors ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that it is now requiring permits for exports to the United States, Mexico and Canada of two additional chemicals that can be used to make illegal drugs, expanding controls on shipments to the three countries.
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The Latest: Trump says US and Iran met for 3 hours after his threat during United Nations speech
President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials have met, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters about the meeting but offered few...
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Category 5 Hurricane Polo is an 'extremely dangerous' storm off the coast of Mexico
Hurricane Polo is gaining strength as it moves along Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 cyclone. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center reports Polo is an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. It was centered Tuesday about 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo,...
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Morocco holds elections after mass migration attempts and deadly youth protests. Here's what to know
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — More jobs. Higher wages. Less inequality. Better housing, schools, hospitals and infrastructure.
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Air traffic control calamity disrupting hundreds of US flights spotlights the aging system
Communications failures that snarled hundreds of flights across the Northeast on Monday have put the spotlight back on the aging systems that air traffic controllers rely on in the U.S.
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Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments
The Middle East is taking center stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as three years of wars across the region show no signs of letting up.
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What to know about Greenland's flag as a potentially perilous fight with US appears to be averted
LONDON (AP) — At the height of tensions among NATO allies over U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for Greenland to become U.S. territory, he posted online a map of the island covered in the colors of the American flag.
