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National Coalition Party candidate Alexander Stubb smiles, during a Presidential election event, at the Helsinki City Hall, in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. A projection in Finland says Alexander Stubb has won the first round of the presidential election to set up a Feb 11 runoff. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

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Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb wins first round of Finland's presidential vote to set up a runoff
By JARI TANNER - Associated Press
Sun,01/28/24-1:43AM , 74 Reads
HELSINKI (AP) — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland's presidential election Sunday and will face runner-up ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month.
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This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

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Iran launches 3 satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Sun,01/28/24-12:46AM , 54 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.
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AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on Israel Palestinians UNRWA staffers.

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Israel notes 'significant gaps' after cease-fire talks with US, Qatar, Egypt but says constructive
By NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA AND MELANIE LIDMAN - Associated Press
Sun,01/28/24-12:44AM , 47 Reads
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said “significant gaps” remain after cease-fire talks Sunday with the United States, Qatar and Egypt but called them constructive and said they would continue in the week ahead, a tentative sign of progress on a
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A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. South Korea's military said Sunday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country's eastern coast, extending a streak in weapons tests that are worsening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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South Korea says North Korea fired several cruise missiles, adding to provocative weapons tests
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,01/27/24-8:34PM , 26 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Sunday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country’s eastern coast, extending a streak in weapons tests that are worsening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.
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