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Senegal's president dissolves opposition-controlled parliament to pave the way for a snap legislative election

Senegal's president dissolves opposition-controlled parliament to pave the way for a snap legislative election

2 months ago

Managers of a state fuel company in Trinidad are charged in the 2022 deaths of four divers

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Managers of a state-owned fuel trading company in Trinidad and Tobago are facing 15 charges…

2 months ago

EU top diplomat urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border

BEIRUT -- The European Union’s top diplomat on Thursday urged Lebanon and Israel to work on deescalating tensions along the…

2 months ago

After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers

DAKAR, Senegal -- President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday…

2 months ago

A Pakistani policeman shoots and kills a blasphemy suspect held at a police station

QUETTA, Pakistan -- A policeman opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday,…

2 months ago

Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself

Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the president himself…

2 months ago

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says

2 months ago

US announces $700 million in aid for Ukraine's energy grid, health and education programs and more

US announces $700 million in aid for Ukraine's energy grid, health and education programs and more

2 months ago

A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight

LONDON -- A man who has brain damage and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a…

2 months ago

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan

KHAR, Pakistan -- Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door…

2 months ago

A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured

BERLIN -- Officials are investigating why a concrete bridge partially collapsed in eastern Germany early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic…

2 months ago

Death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath rises to 141 in Vietnam with dozens still missing

Death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath rises to 141 in Vietnam with dozens still missing

2 months ago

The US sanctions a man it says leads a fuel theft ring for hyper-violent Mexican cartel

MEXICO CITY -- Close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel is a man known as “the…

3 months ago

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo -- Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the…

3 months ago

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK’s Conservative Party

LONDON -- British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest,…

3 months ago

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into ‘Nightbitch’

TORONTO -- The day after the premiere of their film “Nightbitch,” Amy Adams and Marielle Heller are sitting in a…

3 months ago

Russia begins massive naval drills together with China

The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint…

3 months ago

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination

LONDON -- Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country's equality…

3 months ago

China’s August exports grow a robust 8.7%, beating forecasts while imports soften

HONG KONG -- China’s exports grew for a fifth consecutive month, in a sign of growing demand abroad even as…

3 months ago

On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. -- She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was…

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