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This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland

SHERIDAN, Indiana (AP) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its…

John McCarthy April 29, 2024

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With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections,…

John McCarthy April 29, 2024

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Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with…

John McCarthy April 28, 2024

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New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean nation’s new leaders is rapidly…

John McCarthy April 27, 2024

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Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for beleaguered Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang violence and soaring hunger…

John McCarthy April 26, 2024

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Russian deputy defense minister dismissed after arrest on corruption charges

MOSCOW — A Russian deputy defense minister has been charged with taking a bribe, in the country’s highest-profile corruption scandal since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.…

John McCarthy April 25, 2024

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Military horses run loose in London, injuring 4 people and causing havoc

LONDON (AP) — Several military horses bolted during routine exercises near King Charles III’s main residence in London on Wednesday and ran loose through the center of the city, injuring…

John McCarthy April 24, 2024

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Haiti’s government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration looms

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Armored vehicles roll slowly past Haiti’s National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. Every day, bullets whiz past the area, striking buildings and people alike.…

John McCarthy April 24, 2024

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China building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal

ST. JOHN'S — On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a…

John McCarthy April 23, 2024

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a…

John McCarthy April 23, 2024