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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65% of votes

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65% of votes

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government.
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest recent U.S.
Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement

Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov.
Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says

Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said Friday.
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners

Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said was meant to be hundreds of political prisoners.
A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegati
Venezuela’s acting president adapts to post-Maduro reality and signals a new era of US ties

Venezuela’s acting president adapts to post-Maduro reality and signals a new era of US ties

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez used her first state of the union message on Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial state-run oil industry to more foreign investment following the Trump administration's
Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting with him at the White House on Thursday, “as a recognition for his unique commitment with ou
Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.