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Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Colombia was rocked by a string of 19 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.

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Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters of Venezuelans deported by the United States to El Salvador, including one of their relatives, appealed to President Nayib Bukele's government Tuesday to let them see the migrants in prison.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro takes stand, rejects coup charges

Brazil's Bolsonaro takes stand, rejects coup charges

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday denied involvement in an alleged coup plot as he took the stand for the first time in his high-stakes trial.

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McIlroy improves his driver woes as US Open test nears

McIlroy improves his driver woes as US Open test nears

World number two Rory McIlroy says his swing and driver struggles over the past month have improved as he prepares to challenge intimidating Oakmont in this week's 125th US Open.

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US-China trade talks stretch into evening on second day

US-China trade talks stretch into evening on second day

A second day of high-level talks between the United States and China stretched into the evening Tuesday, as officials gathered in London to defuse a bitter trade war that has been dragging on the global economy.

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Combs defense seeks to show ex had agency

Combs defense seeks to show ex had agency

Sean Combs's defense lawyers on Tuesday began questioning a woman who dated the music mogul up until his arrest, and who has testified in agonizing detail that he pressured her into drug-fueled sex with escorts.

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Former student kills 10 people in Austrian high school shooting

Former student kills 10 people in Austrian high school shooting

A former student killed 10 people when he opened fire at a high school in southeastern Austria on Tuesday before taking his own life, authorities said, in an unprecedented case of deadly gun violence that stunned the Alpine country.

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Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom

Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom

More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact.

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Pentagon chief vows to honor US-Australia sub deal

Pentagon chief vows to honor US-Australia sub deal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought Tuesday to reassure lawmakers over the US pledge to supply Australia with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, amid growing concern that production is not rolling out quickly enough to meet the commitment.

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UK and allies sanction two far-right Israeli ministers

UK and allies sanction two far-right Israeli ministers

Britain and four allies joined forces Tuesday to sanction two Israeli ministers for "repeated incitements of violence" against Palestinians, upping their condemnation of Israel's actions around the war in Gaza.

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