German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing appeal of the far right
DUISBURG, Germany - Sporting a cap with the Trump-inspired slogan "Make Duisburg Great Again", AfD candidate Alan Imamura was upbeat as he campaigned for the far-right party in Germany's ailing industrial heartland.

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Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
WASHINGTON - Most employees at USAID will be placed on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday, the aid agency said, as President Donald Trump's administration plows ahead in slashing government spending.

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Three years after Russia invasion, UN faces difficult votes on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS - Defying Kyiv and its European allies, Washington plans on Monday to submit to the UN Security Council and General Assembly a draft text that calls for a "swift end" to the Ukraine conflict but makes no reference to its territorial integrity, in an early test of Donald Trump's muscular approach to the crisis.

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Russia launches war's largest drone attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Russia launched more than 200 drones in an overnight attack, the largest of the war, as he condemned Russia's "aerial terror" and called for unity among Ukraine's allies.

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Conservatives win German vote as far-right makes record gains
BERLIN - Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit polls.

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Kremlin hails Putin-Trump dialogue as promising
MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Sunday hailed dialogue between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin -- two "extraordinary" presidents -- as "promising", and vowed it would "never" give up territory seized in eastern Ukraine.

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