Nigeria’s president has urged security agencies not to pay ransoms to rescue nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago. His directive comes as two …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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3/14/24
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The health ministry says the Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions. It could be an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual …
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By LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA
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3/14/24
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Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so. The 87-year-old Francis made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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3/14/24
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Liberians are gathering to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political …
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By MARK M. MENGONFIA
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3/14/24
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Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in …
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By MIKE CORDER
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3/14/24
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The inhabitants of Copenhagen’s freewheeling Christiania neighborhood are planning to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which have led to …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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3/14/24
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Spain’s Parliament is set to give its initial approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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3/14/24
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The British government on Thursday published an official definition of “extremism.” Groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government funding. It’s unclear who will be on the …
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3/14/24
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A Japanese high court has ruled that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. The court does not …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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3/14/24
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Zimbabwe police say they have rescued dozens of children used as labor at a religious sect compound. Graves, including of infants whose deaths were not registered, were also found during a raid at …
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
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3/14/24
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North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks and called for bigger efforts to prepare for war. The North’s tank training was seen as …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/14/24
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With each passing day, the relatives of hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7 face a deepening despair. Their hopes were raised that a cease-fire deal was near to bring some of their loved ones home by …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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3/14/24
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Thailand’s paroled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has launched a series of public appearances with an early morning visit to a holy shrine in the capital Bangkok before flying to his home …
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3/14/24
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As Vladimir Putin heads for another six-year term as Russia’s president, there’s little electoral drama in the race. What he does after he crosses the finish line, however, is what’s drawing …
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By JIM HEINTZ
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3/14/24
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Denmark's government wants to increase the number of Danes doing military service by making conscription mandatory for women and by increasing the time of service to 11 months for both genders. …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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3/13/24
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Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo's eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels. Ramesh Rajasingham, the director of …
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By RUTH ALONGA
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3/13/24
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The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona. The …
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By JOSEPH WILSON
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3/13/24
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Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday to say that “I can …
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By MIKE CORDER
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3/13/24
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A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appears to be crumbling as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition. The panel would be …
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By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON
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3/13/24
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South Africa’s foreign minister says her country’s citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza will be arrested when they return home. Her comments deepen the rift …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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3/13/24
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