Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern England following a contest that has been mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the war …
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By PAN PYLAS
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3/1/24
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UN experts: Sudan's paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
A new report from United Nations experts says paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes that may amount to war …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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3/1/24
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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3/1/24
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Campaigning formally starts Friday for Mexico’s biggest election in history. Voters will choose the president, along with the 628 seats in Congress and tens of thousands of local positions. The …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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3/1/24
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If legend is to be believed, Barney Chandler has just got the most important job in England. Chandler is the newly appointed ravenmaster at the Tower of London. He's responsible for looking after the …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/1/24
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French President Emmanuel Macron appears isolated on the European stage after saying he could not rule out the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine. Faced with a backlash from other …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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3/1/24
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Iran has begun voting in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini. Questions loom over just how many people will …
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By The Associated Press
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2/29/24
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The central African nation of Congo is looking to expand oil and gas drilling by auctioning off 30 sites around the country. But the prospect concerns environmentalists and some of the people who …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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2/29/24
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The central African nation of Congo is known for its mineral riches. Now the country is looking to expand the oil drilling that so far has taken place only in its far west and off its Atlantic …
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By SAM MEDNICK
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2/29/24
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Tourist operators of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people have been ordered to pay nearly $7.8 million in fines and reparations. Those penalized in Friday's ruling were the …
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2/29/24
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84. His daughter Caroline confirmed it in a social media post Thursday. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded …
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By CHARMAINE NORONHA and ROB GILLIES
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2/29/24
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Bangladesh's health minister says a fire in a six-story commercial complex in the nation's capital, Dhaka, has killed at least 43 people and injured dozens of others. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen …
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2/29/24
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Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers. The move comes with the prime minister …
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By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO
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2/29/24
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The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the capture of a number of boat captains who had been ferrying the …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY
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2/29/24
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A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.” That's …
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By MEGAN JANETSKY and GABRIELA SELSER
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2/29/24
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Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency. In an address to the nation Thursday, Hakainde Hichilema said 84 of the …
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By FARAI MUTSAKA
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2/29/24
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A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters has drawn international condemnation after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly …
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By FRANCIS KOKUTSE
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2/29/24
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An audit says the Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. A …
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By MIKE CORDER
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2/29/24
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The London police officer who killed Sarah Everard should never have been employed, an inquiry finds
An official U.K. inquiry has concluded that an off-duty London police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman three years ago should never have been employed in the first place. The …
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By PAN PYLAS
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2/29/24
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On Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed numerous Israeli locations, killing hundreds and abducting others, Marina Degtiar and other members of Argentina's Jewish community felt like traveling back in …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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2/29/24
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