Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says | AP News

Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says | AP News

CAIRO (AP) — Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced.In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob’s medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by his

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El Salvador election: Salvadorans head to vote as Bukele eyes second term | AP News

El Salvador election: Salvadorans head to vote as Bukele eyes second term | AP News

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are headed out to vote Sunday in a presidential and legislative elections that’s largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy.With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele is almost certainly headed for a second term as president.El Salvador’s constitution prohibits reelection. Nonetheless, about eight out

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Hamlin wins exhibition Clash at the Coliseum as NASCAR moves race up a day to avoid California storm | AP News

Hamlin wins exhibition Clash at the Coliseum as NASCAR moves race up a day to avoid California storm | AP News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denny Hamlin, who wasn’t even sure he’d be healed from offseason shoulder surgery in time to compete in the Clash at the Coliseum, won the Saturday night exhibition that NASCAR hurried into a one-day show to avoid a dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm headed toward California. Hamlin, in a Toyota for Joe

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Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction | AP News

Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction | AP News

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former president convicted of money laundering defiantly proclaimed his intention Saturday to run in Panama’s upcoming presidential election despite facing a possible ban on seeking office.Ricardo Martinelli was officially presented as the candidate of the Realizing Goals Party at a rally in Panama City where his supporters waved blue

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House Republicans announce bill that provides more military aid to Israel but leaves out Ukraine | AP News

House Republicans announce bill that provides more military aid to Israel but leaves out Ukraine | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package next week that provides military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include billions of dollars for immigration enforcement.The move gives

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Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war | AP News

Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war | AP News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world.The letter served as a belated fence-mending after Francis was criticized

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