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Brisbane Olympics organizers cancel 2032 stadium plans after local backlash

Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel’s recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands.Queensland state’s Premier Steven Miles instead announced Monday he’d prefer to upgrade an existing rugby stadium…

Senior State Department official heads to Montenegro in support of EU bid

A senior U.S. official visited Montenegro Monday to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union.During a press conference in the capital Podgorica, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said Montenegro should be next in line to join the 27-nation bloc.”There is absolutely no…

3 Mexican police officers killed in highway assault

A state police officer and her two bodyguards were killed in a highway attack in Mexico’s violent western state of Michoacan, security officials said Monday.Michoacan’s state security agency said on X, formerly Twitter, that three members of the state Civil Guard had died in the line of duty Sunday night.…

Pentagon looks to keep troops in Niger as junta orders departure

The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave.Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African…