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Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a …

4/27/2024
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central …

It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's …

4/27/2024
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the …

A woman might win the presidency of Mexico. What could …

4/27/2024
If a woman wins Mexico’s presidency during the June 2 elections, would she rule with gender in mind? The question has been raised ahead of the voting that will likely elect Mexico’s first female …

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a …

4/27/2024
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible …

Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector …

4/27/2024
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities. The energy minister said facilities in Dnipropetrovsk in the south of the country and Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv …

The US and China talk past each other on most issues, …

4/27/2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a …

South Africa remembers an historic election every …

4/26/2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the …

UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had …

4/26/2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack …

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the …

4/26/2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — Missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, a private security firm said. The …

US says it's reviewing new information about Israeli …

4/26/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began, but it will hold off …

Scotland's under-pressure leader insists he won't …

4/26/2024
LONDON (AP) — Scotland's leader insisted Friday that he won't be resigning as he fights for his political survival amid the fallout of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing …

Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human …

4/26/2024
A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit …