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Businessman Perry Johnson announces 2024 presidential bid

Businessman Perry Johnson announces 2024 presidential bid

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson has announced his long-shot bid for president.

Ex-PM Johnson may have misled Parliament, committee says

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee said Friday that evidence suggests former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly misled Parliament about his knowledge of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office.

U.S. offers reward of up to $5 million for Congo's IS leader

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The United States is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could lead to the capture of Congo's top jihadi, who leads an affiliate of the Islamic State group.
Spanish bureaucracy leaves Ukrainians waiting for cash help

Spanish bureaucracy leaves Ukrainians waiting for cash help

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainians who fled to Spain after Russia invaded their country last year are still waiting for promised payments of 400 euros ($425) a month in the Spanish regions where most of the refugees live.

Turkish opposition bloc faces split over joint candidate

ISTANBUL (AP) — One of Turkey’s leading opposition politicians indicated Friday that her party is breaking with a major alliance formed to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections scheduled for May.

Trump attorney reappointed to Wisconsin judicial panel

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Ericsson to pay $206M for breaking US deal in bribery case

Ericsson to pay $206M for breaking US deal in bribery case

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has agreed to plead guilty to U.S.
Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific options

Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific options

NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States offered sharp but veiled criticism of China on Friday, even as they maintained their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at countering Beijing.
Albanian opposition holds new rally to seek PM's resignation

Albanian opposition holds new rally to seek PM's resignation

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters protested anew in the capital Tirana Friday, calling for the prime minister’s resignation for alleged corruption and mishandling of the small Balkan nation’s economy.
Cambodian opposition leader gets 27 years on treason charge

Cambodian opposition leader gets 27 years on treason charge

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia convicted opposition leader Kem Sokha of treason on Friday and sentenced him to 27 years of house arrest, the latest blow in a campaign by the government to silence its critics or drive them out of the
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