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Unreliable data mask just how bad the air quality crisis is in India

By SIBI ARASU and RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Recent remarks about pollution from two Indian officials have increased frustration among residents who say policymakers are unwilling to acknowledge the severity of India’s air quality crisis. When Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told Parliament earlier this month that India’s capital, New Delhi, has

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Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country, a dramatic escalation in the White House’s pressure campaign on leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump said Tuesday on social media, in

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The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off Venezuelan oil sales could devastate a country already wrangling with years of spiraling crises. The prospect added to Venezuelans’ collective anxiety over their country’s future on Wednesday. But after years of political, social and economic challenges, Venezuelans

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US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Commissioner Mario Brooks on Tuesday, accusing them of obstructing and systematically denying American citizens the right to

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Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands in peace talks. U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed an extensive diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia’s full-scale invasion of

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China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says

By DAVID KLEPPER and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers funded by the Department of Energy to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications, according to a congressional report published Wednesday. The authors of the

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South African authorities raid a US refugee processing center and Washington protests

By MICHELLE GUMEDE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African immigration authorities raided a United States refugee processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders, South Africa’s Home Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, as the U.S. called the action “unacceptable.” Tuesday’s raid occurred at a

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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation

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Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more

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Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people

By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza struggled to recover Tuesday from torrential rains that battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby. The

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo

By MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Tuesday they will withdraw from Uvira, the strategic city in eastern Congo seized last week, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes M23, said the withdrawal was requested

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Zelenskyy says proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a deal to end the fighting in Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion of his country could be finalized within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before possible further meetings in

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