Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in France
British teenager Alex Batty has come back to the U.K, six years after he left home on what was meant to be a two-week family vacation in Spain. Batty never returned to his grandmother and guardian in …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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12/16/23
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Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary …
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
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12/16/23
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he will vote for a newly-formed political formation in the country’s general …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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12/16/23
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Russian state news agencies have reported that President Vladimir Putin's supporters have formally nominated him to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate. The nomination …
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12/16/23
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In Mexico, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide are helping women reconcile their faith and abortion rights. For these Catholic women, faith does not conflict with their fight for …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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12/16/23
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Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died. State television reported his death on Saturday. Kuwait TV broke into programming with Quranic verses just before …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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12/16/23
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Both Russia and Ukraine have reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Ukrainian air defense had shot down 30 out of 31 drones launched …
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12/16/23
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The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite “headwinds and …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/15/23
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An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief Gaza correspondent as they reported at a school in the south of the besieged territory. The …
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By JACK JEFFERY
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12/15/23
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Hungary's Viktor Orban's veto of an aid package from Europe to war-torn Ukraine was the latest sign that Western support for the country's defense against Russia has become complicated. Member …
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By LAURIE KELLMAN
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12/15/23
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Nigeria’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling dismissing terrorism charges against a popular separatist leader whose trial has been blamed for an outbreak of violence in the …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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12/15/23
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Mexico’s president has inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula. The $20 billion, 965-mile line, …
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12/15/23
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French President Emmanuel Macron says he'd still consider talking with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if it helps to forge a “sustainable peace” between Ukraine and Russia. Macron and …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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12/15/23
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A senior Spanish official says the deployment of two Spanish surveillance planes to watch for migrant boats heading on the treacherous route from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands has enabled …
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12/15/23
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Moldova and Georgia celebrated after European Union leaders buoyed their aspirations to join the 27 member nation bloc by removing key hurdles on their long path toward membership. Lawmakers in both …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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12/15/23
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West African court orders Niger's president to be released and reinstated nearly 5 months after coup
A court of the West African regional bloc has ordered the release and reinstatement of Niger’s democratically elected president. The legal team of President Mohamed Bazoum said on Friday that the …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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12/15/23
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A number of European Union leaders are trying to use mounting concern about civilian deaths in Israel’s military offensive against Hamas to rally their partners around a united call for a ceasefire …
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By LORNE COOK
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12/15/23
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US national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says he has discussed with Israeli officials the volatile situation along the Lebanon-Israel border. He added that a “negotiated outcome” is the best …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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12/15/23
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A prosecutor in Denmark says authorities are holding two people in custody and four others are the target of a terrorism investigation. The case coincides with one arrest in the Netherlands and …
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By JAN M. OLSEN
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12/15/23
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Hungary's prime minister says he will have plenty of opportunities in the future to interrupt Ukraine’s process of joining the European Union despite a historic decision Thursday to move forward …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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12/15/23
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