A Cabinet minister says Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to appoint the country’s former spy chief, Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir, as head of the army.
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A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him in New York, minutes after a new state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago.
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The head of Brazil’s electoral authority has rejected the request from President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party to annul ballots cast on most electronic voting machines, which would have overturned the Oct. 30 election.
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament.
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Many young people in South Korea have chosen not to marry or have children, citing a change of views toward a marriage and family life and uncertainty of their future. The country has the world's lowest total fertility rate.
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BREAKING: Malaysia’s king has named reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, ending days of uncertainty after divisive elections produced a hung Parliament.
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On the fourth day of an increasingly urgent search, Indonesian rescuers are narrowing their work to a landslide where dozens are believed trapped after an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.
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Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has made insult-laden threats against South Korea for considering unilateral sanctions on the North.
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Family and loved ones are mourning the six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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The president of El Salvador says police and soldiers will seal off sections of cities to search for street gang members in the latest phase of his tough nine-month crackdown on crime.
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China is expanding lockdowns, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as its number of COVID-19 cases hit a daily record.
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East Congo crisis summit issues call for Friday cease-fire
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Reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim edged closer to become Malaysia's new prime minister after a political party agreed Thursday to support a unity government following inconclusive general elections.
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Most Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting favored reducing the size of their interest rate hikes "soon''— just before raising their benchmark rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time.
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New York is planning tight security around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the wake of mass shootings elsewhere in the U.S.
Police stressed that there's no known, credible threat to the famed event itself.
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The head of Brazil's electoral authority on Wednesday rejected the request from President Jair Bolsonaro and his political party to annul ballots cast on most electronic voting machines, which would have overturned the Oct.
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Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs, his first public statement on her victory.
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BREAKING: Democrat Mary Peltola wins reelection to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District. #APracecall at 4:09 p.m. AKST.
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BREAKING: Republican Lisa Murkowski wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Alaska. #APracecall at 4:06 p.m. AKST.
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Ten days after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their rooms, police said they still have not identified a suspect or found a murder weapon. Officials again asked the public for tips and surveillance video.
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New York state officials are warning that a court fight over licensing rules for marijuana dispensaries could cause marijuana farms to lose millions of dollars if they don't have an outlet for this year's harvest.
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BREAKING: Republican Mike Dunleavy wins reelection for governor in Alaska. #APracecall at 3:35 p.m. AKST.
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A witness to a shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub says the suspect showed “no hesitation” when entering Club Q and opening fire.
Authorities say five people were killed and 17 injured by gunfire in the weekend rampage at the club.
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The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year.
Travel experts say the ability of many people to work remotely is letting them take off early for Thanksgiving or return home later.
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Hollywood is pondering the return of the Golden Globes after scandals involving the film and TV awards show's organizers.
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Belgium’s foreign minister wore a “One Love” armband when she met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at her country’s World Cup match against Canada.
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Review: Rian Johnson brings back Daniel Craig’s southern detective Benoit Blanc to solve a new murder in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” which opens in theaters this week for one week before hitting Netflix on Dec. 23.
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Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple's iPhone, whose new model is delayed by controls imposed as China tries to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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A Montana man who was among the first people to illegally enter the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election has been sentenced to just over three years in federal prison.
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Nigeria launched newly designed currency notes, a move that the West African nation's central bank says will help curb inflation and money laundering.
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The company tasked with locking down the assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it has managed to recover and secure $740 million in assets so far, a fraction of the potential billions of dollars likely missing from the company's coffers.
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Mortgage rates are more than double what they were a year ago, so many homebuyers are looking for ways to put off some of the pain for a few years.
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Alessandro Michele is leaving his role as creative director of Gucci, the fashion house announced, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure that sharply redefined Gucci’s codes with romanticism and gender-fluidity.
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Belgium’s foreign minister wore a “One Love” armband — regarded as a symbol for inclusion and diversity — when she met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at her country’s World Cup match against Canada.
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District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the state's critical shortage of court-provided attorneys for low-income defendants. The lack of public defenders has left more than 700 people statewide without legal representation.
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For World Cup fans on a budget, remote desert campsites and giant tent villages in Doha's outer reaches are among the only options for accommodation.
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No. 3 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State has playoff implications and features two Heisman hopefuls. The game also marks the 12th time the programs have met with both ranked in the top five.
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Democrats hope to use their newfound political control in some states to guarantee that women have access to abortion, while some GOP strongholds may temper their efforts to deepen restrictions after poorer-than-expected results in the midterms.
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