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South Africa’s apartheid-era crimes inquiry is delayed over legal objections
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An inquiry into allegations that South Africa’s Black-led governments interfered with investigations…
New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman won’t seek reelection in 2026
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bonnie Watson Coleman, who was the first Black woman elected to…
Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Catholic Church in Tanzania on Monday condemned the recent killings…
Treasury official says US pushes Lebanon to crack down on Hezbollah funding ahead of elections
BEIRUT (AP) — A high-ranking U.S. Treasury official said during a visit to Beirut Monday…
Pakistan says troops killed 20 militants in a region bordering Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed 20 Pakistani Taliban insurgents in raids on hideouts…
Air pollution levels surge in India’s capital, sparking rare protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of smog enveloped India’s capital Monday, filling the…
Rioting at Ecuadorian prison leaves 31 inmates dead and dozens injured
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Deadly rioting that broke out at a prison in Ecuador where…
Belarus leader threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stuck by closed border
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus threatened Monday to seize over 1,000…
How Gary Sinise is helping the nonprofit CreatiVets build ‘a place to go when the PTSD hits’
NASHVILLE (AP) — Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up…
Court rules that suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance can leave Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A man under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine…
Murder trial of suspect in Christmas market car-ramming attack opens in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A Saudi doctor went on trial on murder charges Monday over the…
Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian rescuers searching for dozens of people still missing after…
Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major…
Train collision in Slovakia leaves 13 hospitalized as prime minister says human error likely cause
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thirteen people who were injured in a train collision on Sunday…
Some fuel stations and schools reopen in Mali amid militants’ blockade
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Some fuel stations in Mali ‘s capital opened Monday for the…
The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series…
Typhoon Fung-wong leaves damage in the Philippines, in photos
NAVOTAS, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after…
Zelenskyy seeks Patriot systems from US to counter Russia’s power grid attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot…
A look back at the weekend’s biggest stories
If you missed out on the news this weekend, here’s a summary of the top…
Indonesia declares late dictator Suharto a national hero, despite outrage from rights groups
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia declared the former dictator Suharto a national hero on Monday,…
South Korea’s ousted leader Yoon indicted for flying drones over North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces more…
Three years after liberation, Ukraine’s Kherson faces another kind of siege
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Most of the streets of Kherson are empty now. Three years…
Photos show tense stillness of Ukraine’s Kherson, under threat from across the Dnipro River
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Kherson, once vibrant after its liberation, now faces a tense…
Chinese fishing boat capsizes near Korea, with 9 missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers were searching Monday for nine missing…