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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
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UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged attack plot in major counterterror operation

UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged attack plot in major counterterror operation

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism officers arrested four Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target and three others over a national security threat, police said Sunday.
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Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award

Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award

PARIS (AP) — UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan newspaper, La Prensa.
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Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre

Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan test fired a ballistic missile Saturday as tensions with India spiked over last month's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region .
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority by not modeling itself on U.S.
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Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win another landslide, a sample vote count shows

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win another landslide, a sample vote count shows

SINGAPORE (AP) — A sample count of votes released by Singapore’s Election Department indicated that the long-ruling People’s Action Party has won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections.
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Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

Woman dies when a bomb she is carrying explodes in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said.
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South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Labor Minister and staunch conservative Kim Moon Soo won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative party, facing an uphill battle against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung for the June 3 election
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2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

2 women shot on campus of small technical college near Los Angeles

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Two female employees of a Southern California technical college were shot on campus Friday and taken to the hospital in an incident that authorities attributed to workplace violence. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m.
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Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebrations around the service’s 250th birthday.
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