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Haitian police and members of a UN-backed Kenyan police force pose for photo after a press conference at the police headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

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In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs
By EVENS SANON - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-1:13PM , 59 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti said on Monday “there's no room for failure” and that the United Nations-backed police
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Pope Francis attends a meeting with the participants of the 50th Social Week of Catholics in Italy, in Trieste, Italy, on July 7, 2024. The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system, amid criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions in the recently-concluded “trial of the century” violated the defendants’ fundamental rights. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

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Chief prosecutor defends Vatican's legal system after recent criticism of pope's absolute power
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-12:11PM , 75 Reads
ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system following criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions in the so-called “trial of the century”
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts as she meets supporters and journalists after the release of projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies , Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeared last week to be nearer to power than ever after her National Rally party, strengthened by new allies, triumphed in the opening round of legislative elections, with a first place that was by no means a hole in one but still looked like an impressive tee-shot, apparently positioning it to possibly win or get close to an absolute parliamentary majority in the decisive run-off round this Sunday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

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The far right seemed to have a lock on France's legislative elections. Here's why it didn't win
By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-11:06AM , 85 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Seemingly so close, and yet still so far away.
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Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates after she was elected for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 7, 2024. Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, but Koike’s win highlights a gradual rise in powerful female officials and a society more open to gender balance in politics. That said, even if a woman eventually becomes prime minister, politics here is still overwhelmingly dominated by men, and experts see a huge effort needed for equal representation. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

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Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-10:38AM , 101 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.
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