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Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba

Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel and country’s 1959 revolution.

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To avert 5th elections, block Lapid, right-wing parties float direct vote for PM

A new effort to reintroduce direct elections for prime minister is reportedly being advanced by right-wing party leaders in a bid to break the political logjam, block Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid’s path to the premiership, and prevent a fifth consecutive Knesset election.

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes southwestern Iran in area of nuclear site

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at least three moderate-strength aftershocks, state TV reported.

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In J Street speech, Abbas urges Biden to scrap US law deeming PLO a terror group

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday urged the Biden administration to revoke a US law that deems the Palestinian Liberation Organization and its affiliates a terror group.

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Riots, protests in Minnesota, Chicago, elsewhere in reaction to police shootings

Crowds poured into the streets in several U.S. cities on Friday night, reacting to the police shooting deaths of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Adam Toledo in Chicago.

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Syria to hold presidential election next month, second under shadow of civil war

Syria is to hold a presidential election on May 26, the parliament speaker announced Sunday, the country’s second in the shadow of civil war, seen as likely to keep President Bashar Assad in power.

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Super typhoon Surigae explodes to Cat. 5 intensity

Super Typhoon Surigae surged in intensity from a Category 1 storm on Friday to a beastly Category 5 monster on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds estimated at 190 mph with higher gusts.

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CDC: Half of U.S. adults have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose

Half of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and about a third are fully vaccinated, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Grief-Stricken Britain Burying Prince Philip

A grief-stricken nation said farewell to Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constrained his life.

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Hong Kong Court Jails Media Tycoon, Activists, For Pro-Democracy Rallies

A court in Hong Kong on Friday sentenced veteran pro-democracy leaders to prison terms of between eight and 18 months as Beijing remodels the city into one resembling any other on the Chinese mainland.

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