The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground | AP News

The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground | AP News

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — As she accepted an endorsement from a group called Veterans for Trump, Stacy Skinner spoke about how she got into politics because Democrats “were starting to infiltrate on the local level.”Former President Donald Trump and other national Republicans often warn of takeovers by China or people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east | AP News

Russia says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones as fighting grinds on in Ukraine’s east | AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday.“The air defense systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula,” the ministry wrote on

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China’s foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be ‘smooth-sailing’ | AP News

China’s foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be ‘smooth-sailing’ | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing” and that both sides must work together to achieve results, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.Wang Yi met with Biden, as well as secretary of state Anthony Blinken

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Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank | AP News

Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jewish settler shot dead a Palestinian man harvesting olives near the West Bank city of Nablus, the man’s uncle said Sunday. This brings the number of Palestinians reported killed by settlers to seven since Hamas’s bloody incursion into Israel three weeks ago.Tayseer Mahmoud said his nephew, Bilal Saleh, was working in

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G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions | AP News

G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies strengthened their pledge Sunday to work together to ensure smooth supply chains for essentials like energy and food despite global uncertainties.The nations promised to maintain “a free and fair trading system based on the rule of law and enhancing economic resilience

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At least one killed and 20 wounded in a blast at convention center in India’s southern Kerala state | AP News

At least one killed and 20 wounded in a blast at convention center in India’s southern Kerala state | AP News

NEW DELHI (AP) — A blast at a convention center in southern India killed at least one person and wounded over 20 others Sunday, authorities said.Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witness faithful were gathered for a prayer session at the Samra International Convention Center in the town of Kalamassery in Kerala state when the explosion took place

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Israel strikes near Gaza’s largest hospital after accusing Hamas of using it as a base | AP News

Israel strikes near Gaza’s largest hospital after accusing Hamas of using it as a base | AP News

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes early Sunday near Gaza’s largest hospital, which is packed with patients and tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter. Israel has said Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital, without providing much evidence.The strikes came a day after Israeli Prime

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