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UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict
CAIRO (AP) — A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan’s paramilitary…
The LA County sheriff is investigating a new sex battery claim against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it’s investigating a new…
Massachusetts State Police loses $6.8M judgment in lawsuit accusing it of discrimination
BOSTON (AP) — A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million…
Tanzania’s leader says election violence could hurt access to international funding
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Tuesday said her government may lose access to…
State justice will step down to lead the University of Florida’s classical education center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Supreme Court justice has announced he’ll be stepping down…
Pakistani forces kill 38 militants in raids on their hideouts in northwestern province
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces, acting on intelligence, raided multiple militant hideouts in the…
160 Ukrainian energy workers have been killed as Russia pummels the power system
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Friends often ask Mykhailo whether the Ukrainian power plant worker hides…
PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of workers keeping Ukraine out of the dark
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Utility workers in Ukraine are risking their lives as they battle…
Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected in railway track blast
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Wall…
Croatians commemorate the siege of Vukovar, a national symbol of the war of independence
VUKOVAR, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the fall of Vukovar,…
Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir,…
Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison
PARIS (AP) — A French-Algerian novelist who was granted a humanitarian pardon last week in…
Huge fire in the Croatian capital destroys landmark tower
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A huge fire broke out in a landmark skyscraper in the…
The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before
Marc Simmons hadn’t heard from his estranged friend in nearly seven years. Then, Nigel Max…
UK intelligence agency warns lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were…
Syria opens first public trial over deadly coastal violence
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — The first trial was opened on Tuesday of some of the…
Trump says Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. The reality is more complicated
LIGARI, Nigeria (AP) — The villagers in northwestern Nigeria were settling in for church service…
Engine accelerated after landing, a probe into deadly Hong Kong plane crash finds
HONG KONG (AP) — An investigation into a deadly plane crash in Hong Kong last…
Photos show scenes from Nigeria, where widespread violence affects both Christians and Muslims
KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Much of northern Nigeria has been struck by conflict in an…
Drone strikes Turkish tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa, where US natural gas will go
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A drone struck a Turkish-flagged tanker and set it ablaze on…
How a top New Zealand police officer’s downfall provoked public fury and scrutiny of police powers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He was one of the most powerful police officers in…
Slovaks protest populist leader Fico on anniversary of Velvet Revolution
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia on Monday protested against…
Global Anglican ties are under stress. It’s unclear if they’re at the breaking point
After decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders…