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Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off
Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense.
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People inside Iran describe heavy security and scattered damage in first calls to outside world
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The BBC seeks to dismiss Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit in a Florida court
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US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers.
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'Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse standing trial in Las Vegas
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Death sentence sought for ex-South Korea leader Yoon over martial law decree
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The Latest: Iran eases some restrictions, allows calls abroad as death toll spikes
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Danish foreign minister says Vance will host meeting on Greenland in Washington
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Uganda's military deployed in national capital ahead of upcoming presidential election
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Czech Prime Minister Babiš faces confidence vote as government shifts Ukraine policy
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Hungary sets April 12 election date as Orbán faces tough challenge
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Freezing rain and ice disrupt travel across central and eastern Europe
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Lebanon ex-central bank chief's corruption case being sent to top court, officials say
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China urges Canada to break from US influence as PM Carney visits Beijing
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NYC nurses strike enters second day as hospitals move to fill labor gaps
Wisconsin Gov. Evers casts doubt on his lieutenant governor's ICE proposal
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Howling winds send walls crashing down on Gaza tent camps, killing 4
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Gov. Tony Evers urges the Wisconsin Legislature to act on his key priorities in his final year
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Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds
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Russia launches another major strike on Ukraine's power grid in freezing temperatures
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French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes and EU trade deal
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Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer
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Hong Kong court moves closer to sentencing activist Jimmy Lai after hearing lighter penalty pleas
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Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports
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Opening statements expected in double murder trial of Virginia man having affair with au pair
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Priest by day, DJ by night: Padre Guilherme's rave in Beirut draws cheers and controversy
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Marine Le Pen's appeal trial opens in Paris, with far-right leader's 2027 presidential bid at stake
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Trump will visit a Ford factory and promote manufacturing in Detroit
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Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about ships to Chinese intelligence
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