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Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
SAO PAULO (AP) — Indigenous lands face the greatest threat from the expansion of gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonprofit Amazon Environmental Research Institute, known as IPAM.
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Chrissie Hynde hates cameras and talking about herself. She made a Pretenders doc anyway
TORONTO (AP) — Chrissie Hynde is not one for looking back. She detests self-mythologizing. She doesn’t even like cameras. She’s just about the most reluctant documentary subject there is.
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Police fire tear gas to break up Congo protests against constitutional changes
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Police in Congo fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against constitutional changes they said could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office.
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Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in a $195M money laundering case, agrees to cooperate
MIAMI (AP) — A close ally of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro long described by U.S. officials as the ousted leader's frontman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win lucrative government contracts in the South American c...
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Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt’s backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince sought backing Tuesday from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saudi shipping and infrastructure that have helped drive a surge in global oil prices.
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Prince Harry and Meghan move children to new school over security concerns
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have moved their two children to a new school over security concerns, a spokesperson said Tuesday, just weeks after the family returned to the U.K. to make a fresh start.
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Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Four supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Hours after Sheeran said he refused to be drawn into a discussion about the war in Gaza, Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, Denmark's Lukas Graham, and Finneas posted separately o...
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US military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a sea drone
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week that were trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran, the latest back-and-forth fire in the stalemated war.
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Italy extends border controls on visitors from Spain as migration feud continues
ROME (AP) — Italy on Tuesday extended for another 15 days border checks on visitors from Spain that it imposed after more than 72,000 migrants poured into Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco in late July.
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A Paris court awards Kim Kardashian 1 euro after her 2016 robbery
A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro in compensation for an armed robbery she experienced in 2016. The court found eight people guilty last year for their roles in the robbery, which Kardashian described as “the most terrifying experience of my life.” The court also awarded a former ho...
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US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas
The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America. The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it will reprogram $52 million i...
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Brazil's top court weighs a probe against the judge who sent former President Bolsonaro to prison
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court began deliberations Tuesday on whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the man who led the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, should face an investigation in a graft case, a move that is also shaking the run-up to the country’s presidential ...
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Carney says Canada can wait for the right conditions in Trump trade war and emerge stronger
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with the United States as a more resilient and independent economy, signaling that Ottawa is prepared to wait for the right conditions rather than rush into a deal with Washington.
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A personal account of daily life in Kyiv amid intensified Russian attacks, in photos
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This was my fourth trip to Ukraine as a photojournalist. During my previous visit, I found confidence and hope that the war might soon end. This time, I saw greater exhaustion, resignation and little hope of an immediate end to the fighting.
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Police detain dozens at an Istanbul courthouse protest over LGBTQ+ crackdown
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police on Tuesday detained dozens of demonstrators who staged a protest outside a courthouse in Istanbul to demand the release of LGBTQ+ activists taken into custody during a sweeping crackdown days earlier.
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Belarus' authoritarian leader meets US envoy to push for lifting sanctions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a U.S. envoy on Tuesday to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country.
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South African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in South Africa where the discovery of several other victims in the past two months has sparked fear of a potential serial killer at large and led to a public warning by the police.
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The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name dispute, AP sources say
The Kennedy Center board has voted to close due to financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the venue. This decision follows a federal judge's ruling that blocked the board from adding Trump's name, citing a previous illegal addition. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump ...
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An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli documentary about the civilian death toll in the war in Gaza has sparked fierce backlash at home after being awarded the special jury prize last week at the Venice Film Festival, drawing anger from top officials and even calls to strip the filmmakers of Israeli citizen...
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China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations
BEIJING (AP) — New border control rules taking effect in China on Tuesday could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activity that endangers national or industrial security.
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Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders
An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants. The inquiry found the Countess of Chester Hospital could have saved some newborns if they had acted sooner....
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As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US
HONG KONG (AP) — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models.
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An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard
PARIS (AP) — As Paris emerges from months of oppressive heat, cooler autumn temperatures are welcomed back like a long-lost friend. But images of France's hottest summer remain etched in memories — and in the artwork of illustrator Marina Antonova.
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Saudi crown prince goes to Egypt for support amid Houthi strikes, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reaching out to Egypt for support against Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have disrupted key avenues of commerce, contributing to a spike in the global cost of oil. Egypt is unlikely to offer military help to Saudi Arabia but the country is influential in the Arab world a...
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Japan says its surveillance drone probably crashed off its northwestern coast
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's air force said one of its long-distance surveillance drones is believed to have crashed into the sea during a flight Tuesday off the country's northwestern coast.
