Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government release former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump
As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a harsh crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened U.S. President Donald Trump — evidence of the rage gripping authorities in the Islamic Republic.
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Stocks waver on Wall Street and remain near records
Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Friday as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels.
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British police force chief behind decision to ban Maccabi fans from Aston Villa match retires
The chief of the British police force that recommended that fans from Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv be banned from attending a football match against English Premier League side Aston Villa in Birmingham last year retired Friday following criticism of that decision.
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Mexican president highlights 'compelling results' in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing ''compelling results" in an effort to head off intervention talk by the Trump administration.
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Protesters rally in south Yemen to call for a separate state
A large crowd of protesters rallied in southern Yemen on Friday to call for the secession of the south and to show support for an Emirati-backed southern separatist group more than a week after it dismantled itself.
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Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of ballot stuffing and detentions by security forces.
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South Africa investigates Iran's participation in naval drills off its coast after US criticism
South Africa launched an investigation Friday over the participation of Iranian warships in naval drills off its coast after reports that organizers ignored the president's instructions that the ships only take up observer status so as not to inflame tensions with the United States.
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Photos show Ukraine's historic center in ruins but children, athletes still train ahead of Olympics
Ukraine's historic Chernihiv biathlon and cross-country training center, which produced the country's first Olympic medalist, remains in ruins after Russia's 2022 invasion. Despite bombed-out buildings and constant air-raid threats, children and Olympic hopefuls continue to train on its damaged ski tracks.
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Ukraine's young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base
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She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters
With one puff of a cigarette, a woman in Canada became a global symbol of defiance against Iran's bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame.
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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
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