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Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout

By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Widespread discontent over the cratering economy, years of mass protests rocking the country, and tensions with the West over

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A key witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial is recanting his testimony, court documents show

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Court documents show that the star trial witness in the killing of a 20-year-old nursing student in Tennessee is recanting his testimony. Holly Bobo disappeared from her rural Tennessee home in 2011. Jason Autry provided detailed and graphic testimony against Zachary Adams at the 2017 trial.

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US asylum measure aimed at curbing claims has limited impact given strained border budget

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. asylum officers were instructed nearly a year ago to apply a higher screening standard on people who cross the border illegally to claim asylum after passing though another country. But they are too understaffed to have much impact. The Biden administration hails the higher standard

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Ukraine’s president is pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russia as he co-hosts a summit with Albania’s government to build further support for Kyiv among southeastern European countries while signs of war fatigue grow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that increasing the supply of armaments, and

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South Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats, the two countries said Wednesday, a move that will likely enrage North Korea because it views its rivals’ joint training as an invasion

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Judge denies efforts by Trump co-defendants to see classified material they allegedly helped conceal at Mar-a-Lago

By Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The judge presiding over the Mar-a-Lago documents case on Tuesday denied efforts by Donald Trump’s co-defendants to view the classified records they allegedly moved around the former president’s Florida residence for him. The men, political aide Walt Nauta and property staffer Carlos De Oliveira, wanted to view the classified records to prepare

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