He once fought in a separatist group that burned schools and killed teachers in Cameroon. Now he stands at the front of a classroom, teaching logic and philosophy. Ateasong Belts Tajoah was able to …
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By ROBERT BOCIAGA
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1/26/25
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Some 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan. That's according to the chief of the World Health Organization. WHO …
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1/25/25
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North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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1/25/25
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The war in Gaza has been devastating for children. According to U.N. agencies, more than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition. As …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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1/25/25
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The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month. The influx comes after an …
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By OMAR ALBAM
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1/25/25
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The Israeli military has set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon. The activity Saturday comes a day before the deadline for it to withdraw from the …
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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1/25/25
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. has not stopped military aid to Ukraine after newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he would pause foreign aid grants for …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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1/25/25
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Colombia’s government is offering a roughly $700,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of four leaders of a rebel group behind the deadly violence affecting a …
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1/25/25
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A United Nations official says two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo. The official said Saturday that the peacekeepers were killed on Friday. …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU
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1/25/25
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The once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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1/25/25
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China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their …
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By KEN MORITSUGU
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1/25/25
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Commemorations are being held Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. This year's event takes on additional poignancy due to the advanced …
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By VANESSA GERA
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1/25/25
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The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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1/24/25
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Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu …
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By MONIKA PRONCZUK and MARK BANCHEREAU
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1/24/25
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Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia have gathered at squares and street across the country to voice their opposition to the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The latest …
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1/24/25
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Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma. M23 made significant territorial gains in …
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU
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1/24/25
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israel is supposed to complete its …
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1/24/25
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The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after more of their staff were detained by the rebels. The Houthis have already detained U.N. staffers, as …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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1/24/25
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Relatives of hostages still being held by militants in Gaza have called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure all remaining captives are freed. They're also appealing to U.S. …
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By SHLOMO MOR and WAAFA SHURAFA
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1/24/25
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The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested. Addressing the annual World Economic Forum on Thursday, …
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1/24/25
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