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- Post Titleby Megan Janetsky and Pierre Richard Luxama | AP on 01/31/2023 at 7:23 PM
At a time when democracy has withered in Haiti and gang violence has spiraled out of control, armed men like Jimmy Cherizier – known by the nickname Barbecue – have filled the power vacuum left by a crumbling government
- Post Titleby Riaz Khan and Munir Ahmed | AP on 01/31/2023 at 7:12 PM
Pakistani authorities are scrambling to determine how a suicide bomber was able to carry out one of the country’s deadliest militant attacks in years
- Post Titleby Susie Blann | AP on 01/31/2023 at 7:01 PM
Ukraine has won support from Baltic nations and Poland for its weekslong quest to obtain Western fighter jets
- Ukraine live briefing: Biden says no to F-16s for Kyivby Erin Cunningham on 01/31/2023 at 6:29 PM
The Pentagon announced the first shipment of Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. France did not rule out sending fighter jets.
- Ukraine live briefing: Biden says no to F-16s for Kyivby Erin Cunningham on 01/31/2023 at 6:29 PM
The Pentagon announced the first shipment of Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. France did not rule out sending fighter jets.
- China province to offer benefits to single parents as birthrate dropsby Meaghan Tobin on 01/31/2023 at 6:14 PM
Sichuan, one of China’s most populous provinces, is expanding benefits to unmarried parents amid a looming demographic crisis.
- China province to offer benefits to single parents as birthrate dropsby Meaghan Tobin on 01/31/2023 at 6:14 PM
Sichuan, one of China’s most populous provinces, is expanding benefits to unmarried parents amid a looming demographic crisis.
- Post Titleby Nicole Winfield, Jean-Yves Kamale and Christina Malkia | AP on 01/31/2023 at 6:02 PM
Pope Francis is demanding that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources
- Bolsonaro, living in U.S. amid investigations, applies to stay longerby Paulina Villegas on 01/31/2023 at 5:36 PM
Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for his dealings as Brazilian president and whether he instigated a Jan. 6-style riot back home
- Bolsonaro, living in U.S. amid investigations, applies to stay longerby Paulina Villegas on 01/31/2023 at 5:36 PM
Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for his dealings as Brazilian president and whether he instigated a Jan. 6-style riot back home
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- Antelope Tries To Outswim Crocodile In Pulse-Pounding Race To Surviveon 01/31/2023 at 6:50 PM
The chase was on in Botswana between the hungry reptile and the desperate buck.
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro Applies For 6-Month U.S. Visitor Visaon 01/31/2023 at 12:12 PM
Bolsonaro is being investigated for whether he had any role in inciting his supporters to storm the country’s capital.
- Blinken Urges Israel-Palestinian Calm As Violence Soarson 01/30/2023 at 12:24 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said both sides must work to de-escalate tensions that have soared in “a new and horrifying surge in violence.”
- Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 74, Wounds 150 At Mosque Within Police Compound In Pakistanon 01/30/2023 at 11:39 AM
Most of the casualties were police officers in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
- A Tiny Radioactive Capsule Has Been Lost In Australiaon 01/28/2023 at 10:27 PM
“Our concern is someone will pick it up, not knowing what it is, think this is something interesting (and) keep it.”
- Usain Bolt Fires Business Manager After $12 Million Goes Missing In Alleged Fraud Caseon 01/28/2023 at 10:07 AM
The retired sprinter said he is baffled as to how the money vanished from a Jamaica investment firm that’s now under investigation for possible yearslong fraud.
- Gunman Kills 7 Near Jerusalem Synagogueon 01/27/2023 at 7:22 PM
The killings took place a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the deadliest West Bank raid in years
- Israeli, Gaza Fighters Trade Air Strikes, Rocket Fire After Deadly West Bank Raidon 01/27/2023 at 5:42 AM
The Israeli action that killed nine Palestinians was the deadliest single raid in the West Bank in over two decades.
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued In Germany Over Antisemitic Posts, Holocaust Denialon 01/27/2023 at 4:18 AM
The clash is likely the first salvo in a pending European battle over Twitter’s runaway hate speech under Musk’s regime.
- Fewer People Are Interested In Migrating To The U.S. Than Ever Before. Here’s Why.on 01/26/2023 at 7:34 PM
Authors of a new report say Donald Trump’s presidency may still be hurting how people around the world view the U.S.
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- Russia Pours Fighters Into Battle for Bakhmutby The New York Times on 01/31/2023 at 7:32 PM
Part of Moscow’s strategy appears to be overwhelming Ukrainian defenses with waves of soldiers as it tries to gain its first significant victory in months.
- U.S. Says Russia Fails to Comply With START, a Nuclear Arms Treatyby Edward Wong on 01/31/2023 at 7:32 PM
The United States says Russia is not allowing American inspectors access to its arsenal to ensure compliance with the New START agreement, which the two nations renewed in 2021.
- Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Convergeby Jason Horowitz and Ruth Maclean on 01/31/2023 at 7:14 PM
The Central African country is wracked by war, poverty and environmental plunder — and it may be the future of the Catholic Church.
- France’s Pension Plan Strikes, Explainedby Aurelien Breeden on 01/31/2023 at 7:06 PM
President Emmanuel Macron is forging ahead with plans to raise the legal age of retirement to 64, from 62, despite strikes, street demonstrations and a looming parliamentary battle.
- In Photos: Pope Francis Visits Africaby The New York Times on 01/31/2023 at 6:52 PM
The first pope to visit Africa in almost four decades began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the struggles of daily life are the very problems Francis has sought to highlight.
- Pope Francis Visits Congo: What to Knowby Ruth Maclean on 01/31/2023 at 6:50 PM
The pope is planning to spend three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most populous and most Catholic nations in Africa. While it has extensive natural riches, its people have long been buffeted by conflict and exploitation.
- Wagner Group May Have Committed War Crimes in Mali, UN Experts Sayby Elian Peltier on 01/31/2023 at 5:58 PM
Persistent reports point to “horrific executions” and other atrocities possibly committed by the Kremlin-affiliated mercenary force and the Malian military, according to human rights experts.
- Blinken Meets With Palestinian Leader After Surge in Violenceby Michael Crowley and Patrick Kingsley on 01/31/2023 at 5:19 PM
Following talks with Israeli officials in Jerusalem, the U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, met the Palestinian leadership in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah amid a sharp rise in tensions in the region.
- Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Mosque Kills At Least 87by Salman Masood on 01/31/2023 at 5:16 PM
The mosque was nearly full when the attacker struck. By Tuesday, the toll stood at more than 100, the highest from a bombing in Pakistan in years.
- Iran and Russia Move Toward Linking Their Banking Systemsby Cora Engelbrecht on 01/31/2023 at 4:53 PM
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had long been cautious about deepening ties to Iran, but his calculus has changed during the course of the war.