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Iran's president has defended a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. as the best way to end a stalled conflictA fast-growing wildfire spread from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno, NevadaPete Buttigieg was in South Carolina this weekend as he considers a second presidential campaignKazakhstan voted Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to further strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest nationCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew international attention earlier this year by warning that middle powers such as Canada must resist economic coercionUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says actions by dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his involvement in protests and calls for elections, were mi