Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed | AP News

Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are trying to identify two bodies found in the Rio Grande this week, including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department reported for the first time Wednesday that

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Republicans don’t dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House | AP News

Republicans don’t dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Senate Leader Mitch McConnell rose to announce his vote to acquit Donald Trump of impeachment charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Republican assured the public the former president would have his day in court.“He didn’t get away with anything yet — yet,” McConnell vowed. “We have

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Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking | AP News

Singapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking | AP News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore hanged a third prisoner in two weeks on Thursday for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to halt capital punishment for drug-related crimes. The Central Narcotics Bureau said Mohamed Shalleh Abdul Latiff, a 39-year-old Singaporean, was executed at Singapore’s Changi Prison after being accorded due process under the

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Pope Francis urges students in Portugal to fight economic injustice and protect the environment | AP News

Pope Francis urges students in Portugal to fight economic injustice and protect the environment | AP News

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis challenged university students on Thursday to make the world a more just and inclusive place, as he focused the second day of his Portugal trip on inspiring young people to use their privilege to combat global warming and economic inequalities.Francis received a warm welcome at the Catholic University, one

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Israel’s Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office | AP News

Israel’s Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court heard a petition on Thursday against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed from office over claims of a conflict of interest due to his ongoing corruption trial. Netanyahu’s governing coalition passed a law in March that limits removing a prime minister from office to

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Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference | AP News

Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference | AP News

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger ‘s ruling junta and civil society groups called on the nation to mobilize in the capital on Thursday to fight for the country’s freedom and push back against foreign interference.“We are talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,” Mahaman Sanoussi, interim coordinator for the M62 civil society group

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