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Toll from deadly Colombia mudslide hovers at 200
Colombia on Sunday mourned the deaths of an estimated 200 people in the mudslide-devastated town of Mocoa as rescuers searched for survivors in a sea of muck and debris. A "profoundly saddened" Pope Francis weighed in with a message of grief and solidarity with the suffering people of Mocoa, a town of 40,000 in Colombia's Amazon basin. The Colombian Red Cross put the number of confirmed deaths at 200, adding that it was unclear how many people were still missing.
Israel PM warns enemies at missile defense ceremony
JERUSALEM (AP) — A joint U.S.-Israeli missile interceptor meant to counter the type of medium-range missiles possessed by Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants became operational Sunday, completing Israel's multi-layer defense system amid tensions on its frontiers with Syria and Gaza.
Serbians vote for new president as PM Vucic aims for outright win
Serbians went to the polls Sunday to vote for a new president, with strongman Aleksandar Vucic aiming to tighten his grip on power amid accusations he is steering the nation toward authoritarian rule. Vucic, the 47-year-old prime minister, is hoping to clinch more than 50 percent of the vote, which would allow him to win outright a five-year mandate as president. The post of president has largely been ceremonial, but analysts believe it would become much more influential under Vucic.
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