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Border checks between Russia and Belarus are back for the first time in 28 years

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus, one of Russia's closest allies, has partially restored controls on its border with its neighbor, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik said Wednesday.
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Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco resident Pia Harris hopes for reparations in her lifetime.
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Planned Parenthood asks Montana judge to block law that bans 2nd-trimester abortion method

Planned Parenthood asks Montana judge to block law that bans 2nd-trimester abortion method

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Montana on Tuesday asked a state judge to temporarily block a law that bans the abortion method most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation, arguing it is unconstitutional.
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Turkey protests as police search homes of 2 journalists in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — German police searched the homes of two journalists for a Turkish newspaper on Wednesday in an operation that drew a sharp protest from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
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Prison sentences for political activists who defrauded Polish Red Cross to fund election campaign

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has convicted nine people, including two former activists of the governing Law and Justice party, of using donations to the regional Red Cross to fund an election campaign.
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Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

Former senior judges to have last word on disclosure of sensitive laboratory records

OTTAWA — Three former senior judges will have the final say on the public disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory.
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Hungary blocks military aid to Ukraine over listing of Hungarian bank

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will continue to block the disbursement of a new tranche of European Union military support to Ukraine until Kyiv removes a Hungarian bank from a list of international sponsors of Russia's war , Hungary's foreign mini
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Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of the policy — despite criticism the Liberals are not
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Europe OKs plan to tally cost of Moscow's war in Ukraine with eye toward future reparations

Europe OKs plan to tally cost of Moscow's war in Ukraine with eye toward future reparations

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — More than 40 nations agreed Wednesday to set up a system to tally the damage Russia has inflicted on Ukraine in the hope of getting reparations, adding to the international legal challenges the Kremlin is facing.
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Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit

Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit

BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers Wednesday in Saudi Arabia welcomed back Syria to the Arab League and called for a cease-fire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organization's annual summit taking place in the kingdom.
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