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Japan bolsters security ties with neighbors at summit amid tensions with China

Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted a joint vision that emphasizes security and economic cooperation, amid growing tensions with China. (Image credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AP)

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Local Iowa GOP leaders expect Trump to win — and marvel at his staying power – NBC News

Local Iowa GOP leaders expect Trump to win — and marvel at his staying power  NBC News Fox News Poll: Trump’s lead in GOP primary widens  Fox News ‘Vermin:’ Trump’s words raise support among some Iowa Republicans  USA TODAY Donald Trump is now

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Remembering Samer Abu Daqqa, Al Jazeera journalist killed in an Israeli attack

Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abu Daqqa was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza on Friday. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks his former colleague and MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin about his life.

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British PM Sunak is facing opposition to a controversial immigration policy

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Robert Shrimsley, executive editor of the Financial Times, about the UK’s controversial proposed policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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As Egypt’s president looks set to return for a third term, voters express their hopes

Egypt’s president most likely won a third term in office last week. We talk to voters about what’s on their minds.

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Nicaragua is cracking down on its Miss Universe winner for her protest history

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government is clamping down on a new target — the winner of the Miss Universe pageant.

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Over 60 People Have Drowned After Migrant Vessel Capsizes Off Libya, U.N. Says

CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in

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Putin says Russia has ‘no interest’ in invading NATO countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western concerns that his country could attack a NATO member state as “utter nonsense,” in a interview with Russian state television published on Sunday. Asked whether Russia, which has been waging a war against

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Putin says Russia has ‘no interest’ in invading NATO countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western concerns that his country could attack a NATO member state as “utter nonsense,” in a interview with Russian state television published on Sunday. Asked whether Russia, which has been waging a war against

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