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India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament

India's Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the world's most populous country.
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With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse

With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week
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UN Security Council rejects Russia's resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas

UN Security Council rejects Russia's resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.
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Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match

Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night.
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Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

Biden will head to Israel and Jordan as concerns mount that Israel-Hamas conflict will spread

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and onto Jordan Wednesday to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. U.S.
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Soccer match between Belgium and Sweden suspended after deadly shooting in Brussels

Soccer match between Belgium and Sweden suspended after deadly shooting in Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) — A soccer match between host Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime Monday after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.
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NJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd

NJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One man has been arrested and at least two other people are being sought in an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and injured another last week, authorities said.
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Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case

Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, pos
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Settlement over Trump family separations at the border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border seeks to limit future separations for 8 years

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A settlement filed Monday in a long-running lawsuit over the Trump administration’s separation of parents and their children at the border bars the government from similar separations for eight years while also providing benefits lik
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French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert

French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France’s president cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday.
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