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Monica Benicio, partner of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, speaks to journalists at the Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering Franco's killing in 2018. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA AND DAVID BILLER - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-7:50AM , 130 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested two men Sunday for allegedly ordering the killing of a popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice.
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A street money exchanger poses for a photo without showing his face as he counts Iranian banknotes at a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its people celebrated the Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Iran’s currency hits a record low
By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-6:46AM , 73 Reads
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its people celebrated the Persian New Year.
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AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to the Middle East.

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Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel's ongoing raid at Gaza's main hospital
By WAFAA SHURAFA AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-6:21AM , 177 Reads
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza's main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in interviews on Sunday, while the United Nations said Israel is now blocking its main agency helping Palestinians from sending food aid to the enclave's devastated north.
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Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis skips Palm Sunday homily at start of busy Holy Week that will test his health
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-4:59AM , 51 Reads
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week that will test his increasingly frail health.
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