Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm the country’s president. The case has become a source of fascination in the southern …
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By JACOB ZIMBA
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2/24/25
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A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine’s capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and …
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2/24/25
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More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo. That's according to Congo’s prime minister, …
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By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and WILSON MCMAKIN
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2/24/25
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A report says a fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years. The report …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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2/24/25
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Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election. The vote saw a surge for a far-right party and a stinging …
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By GEIR MOULSON
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2/24/25
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world. He lashed out at voices of division and anger who see human rights as a barrier to their quest …
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2/24/25
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A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada arrived in Ukraine’s capital by train Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The visitors were greeted at the station by …
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2/24/25
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A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims. Most of them were children who were his patients. Investigators and his notebooks describe a …
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By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and JADE LE DELEY
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2/24/25
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On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on dueling resolutions. One is Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanding an immediate …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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2/24/25
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Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was killed in an operation in the countryside. The shooting happened in the western Artibonite region. The …
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2/23/25
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The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that doesn't mention …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE
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2/23/25
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They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: Seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those …
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By MATIAS DELACROIX and JUAN ZAMORANO
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2/23/25
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The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will hold an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and Europe’s security. European Council President Antonio Costa announced Sunday …
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2/23/25
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Sudan's miliary says it has broken a siege of the crucial city of Obeid, restoring access to a strategic area in the south-central region and strengthening crucial supply routes in its nearly two …
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BY SAMY MAGDY
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2/23/25
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of …
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By The Associated Press
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2/23/25
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An airport spokesman says an American Airlines flight en route from New York to New Delhi has turned around over the Caspian Sea and landed in Rome. The spokesman with Leonardo da Vinci Airport did …
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2/23/25
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Russia has launched a record number of drones into Ukraine on the eve of the three-year anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/23/25
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What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection. But he is still pope and very much in charge. His …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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2/23/25
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France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower …
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By JIM GOMEZ
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2/23/25
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Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital. …
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By BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL
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2/23/25
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