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    Russian veto ends monitoring of UN's N.Korea sanctions

    Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.It added that it is investigating reports of arms shipments from Pyongyang to Russia for use in Ukraine.

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    In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom

    Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up -- and they won't get a dime.The southern areas of the province -- where most of the population lives -- is the most sought after.

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    Court Finds GOP Party Official And Anti-'Voter Fraud' Activist Voted Illegally 9 Times

    Georgia Republican official Brian Pritchard must pay a $5,000 fine.

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    Nations fail to reach pandemic accord: talks to resume April

    Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics failed to seal a deal in time on Thursday, and will restart next month for one final push.The ninth and supposedly final two-week round of talks therefore ended Thursday without finding a breakthrough.

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    Ecuador prison riot leaves three dead, six injured

    At least three prisoners were killed and six injured in an overnight revolt in an Ecuador prison, from which one of the country's most feared gang leaders escaped in January, authorities said Thursday.In January, the regional prison came into the spotlight after Adolfo "Fito" Macias, leader of one of the country's most powerful gangs, escaped from the jail.

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    Bolsonaro asks Brazil court to return passport for trip to Israel

    Former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under investigation as an alleged coup plotter, asked Brazil's high court for the temporary return of his passport to visit Israel, his lawyer said Thursday.The request is "for a fixed term" so Bolsonaro may accept an official invitation to visit Israel between May 12 and 18 with his family, lawyer Fabio Wajngarten wrote on the social network X. The lawyers made the request in a letter to Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who le

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    Jim Jordan Mocked For Claiming 'No One Backs The Blue' More Than Trump

    Many social media users noted that Trump's support of law enforcement is inconsistent at best.

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