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UN assembly elects Germany's ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly elected Germany’s former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock to be the next head of the 193-member world body in a secret-ballot vote demanded by Russia.

Baerbock got 167 votes, almost double the 88 votes needed to win, while high-ranking German diplomat Helga Schmid received 7 votes as a write-in and 14 countries abstained.

Germany had nominated Schmid for the assembly presidency but replaced her with Baerbock after she lost her job as the country’s foreign affairs chief in the recent election. The... Read More

Suspect posed as a gardener in Boulder attack and planned to kill all in group he called 'Zionist'

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man posing as a gardener to get close to a group in Boulder holding their weekly demonstration for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza planned to kill them all with Molotov cocktails, authorities said Monday.

But he had second thoughts and only threw two out of the 18 incendiary devices he had into the group of about 20 people, yelling “Free Palestine” and accidentally burning himself, police said. Twelve people were injured in the Sunday attack. He had gas in a backpack sprayer but told investigators he didn’t spray it on anyone but himself... Read More

Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won't allow any uranium enrichment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran, saying he will insist that Tehran fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment program as part of any deal to ease crushing sanctions.

Trump and Steve Witkoff, who is leading the negotiations for the U.S., have repeatedly offered inconsistent public messages about whether Iran would be allowed to retain the capacity to enrich uranium to lower levels for civilian purposes. The Trump administration maintains that it will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear... Read More

MrBeast aims to raise millions for his charity by offering a weekend experience to six-figure donors

NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast plans to turn the success of his Amazon Prime Video reality competition series into millions of dollars for charity.

YouTube’s biggest creator is offering an exclusive weekend on the set of Beast Games Season 2 to the first 40 donors who make $100,000 gifts to his registered nonprofit. The earliest contributors and up to two guests each will spend June 27-29 touring MrBeast’s North Carolina studio, hearing from the production team in a private Q&A and visiting Beast Philanthropy’s food pantry.

The invitation comes as Jimmy Donaldson’s... Read More

A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example of how special powers given to President Nayib Bukele to battle the country’s gangs are being applied to a host of unrelated alleged crimes.

Police arrested Ruth Eleonora López at her home on May 18, for allegedly aiding one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. López has denied the accusations, but did not appear before a judge to be formally charged until Monday, more than two weeks after her... Read More

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UN assembly elects Germany's ex-foreign minister as next president after Russia demands secret vote

Suspect posed as a gardener in Boulder attack and planned to kill all in group he called 'Zionist'

Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won't allow any uranium enrichment

MrBeast aims to raise millions for his charity by offering a weekend experience to six-figure donors

A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes

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