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Saudi Arabia unveils new tourist visas

By Associated Press

Saudi Arabia has announced a new tourist visa scheme, as part of efforts to open up the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom to foreign visitors and diversify its oil-reliant economy.

Democrats in South’s governor races hit hurdle: Impeachment

By Bruce Schreiner, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press

While Democrats in Washington charge ahead with an impeachment inquiry, their party's candidates for governor in Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana are doing all they can to steer the conversation away from Trump and toward safer ground back home.

For Trump, a high-velocity threat like none he’s ever faced

By Julie Pace, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been shadowed by investigations and controversy.

‘This man lives forever’: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried

By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press

Mugabe, who led the bitter guerrilla war to end white-minority rule in the country then known as Rhodesia, was Zimbabwe’s first leader and ruled from 1980, overseeing a years-long slide from prosperity to economic ruin and repression.

Judge blocks Trump rules for detained migrant kids

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely.

US official: Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine has resigned

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over the President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, resigned Friday from his post as special envoy to the Eastern European nation, according to a…

Afghan presidential polls close amid allegations of fraud

By Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

Afghanistan's presidential polls closed Saturday amid fears that accusations of fraud and misconduct could overwhelm any election results, while insurgent attacks aimed at disrupting voting in the country's north and south caused dozens of casualties.

NRA acted as Russian ‘asset’ in run-up to 2016, Democratic senator says

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Based on an 18-month effort by the finance panel's Democratic staff, the report found that NRA leaders "engaged in a years-long effort to facilitate the U.S.-based activities" of Russian nationals Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin.

U.S. ambassador pressed Ukraine corruption fight before ouster

By Ben Fox, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Officials described Yovanovitch as a respected and highly skilled diplomat who was carrying out two main missions on behalf of the administration: pressing the Ukrainian government to address long-standing U.S. concerns about public corruption in the East European nation and…