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Person taken hostage in southern Germany, but rescued unharmed

.BERLIN (AP) — A person was taken hostage in a cafe in the southern German city of Ulm on Friday night but was later rescued unharmed, police said.GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS COUNTRY IS NOT READY TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST RUSSIAN THREATAt about 6:45 p.m. local time, an armed man reportedly…

Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s highest court on Friday upheld a ban on running for office that the socialist-led government placed on Maria Corina Machado, a longtime government foe and the candidate of an opposition faction backed by the United States.Machado, a former lawmaker, won the opposition’s independently run presidential…