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Talks due in Cairo on Rafah crossing reopening, media channel reports
Egyptian, US and Israeli officials are due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss reopening the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip…
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North Korea floats more excrement-filled balloons over South Korean border
North Korea is sending more balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea, South Korea's…
News
North Korea is sending more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South…
Lifestyle
Oriane M Toguem: From Vogue Italia Features to Miss Africa Universe America Nation 2023.
Oriane M. Toguem's fashion journey is a testament to resilience, talent, and ambition. Her career has been marked by remarkable…
Politics
A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet
"We will not stop at that (three carriers)," India's defense minister recently said. Five or six aircraft carriers would give India a…
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Japan's Venus Probe Goes Mysteriously Missing
Fading Out The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Akatsuki space probe — which is the sole ongoing mission to the planet Venus —…
Politics
South Africa's ruling ANC suffers historic election loss
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its absolute majority for the first time in three decades, the…
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River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban…
Politics
South Africa's ruling ANC is on the brink of losing its majority in a landmark election result
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's ruling African National Congress was on the brink of losing its parliamentary majority for the first…
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Germany eases access for non-EU jobseekers
Germany enacted a new visa scheme for skilled workers from outside the European Union on Saturday that enables applicants to move to the…
Lifestyle
Shab Snyder's Later Life Leap into Music: From Family Influence to Personal Passion.
Shab Snyder's journey into the world of music came later in life compared to many of her peers. Growing up in a musically rich family,…
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Tin Oo, co-founder of Myanmar's National League for Democracy with Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 97
BANGKOK (AP) — Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as a co-founder of her National…
Business
From Counseling to Cinema: Dr. Meleeka Clary's Mission to Highlight Judicial Injustices Through Film.
In a world where many professionals chase personal goals, a rare few strive for a greater purpose, impacting lives through their work. Dr.…
Politics
Mexican candidate assassinations hit grim record ahead of Sunday's election
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for local…
Politics
Voting begins in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu…
Politics
We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, says Estonia
Estonia considers itself a front-line state, a Nato member where its border guards stare across the Narva River at the Russian fortress of…
Politics
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the…
Politics
ANC looks set to share power after historic election loss
With most of the results now in from South Africa's election, the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC), will have to contend with…
Politics
Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as 'foreign agents' as it presses crackdown
The Russian authorities on Friday declared a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others to be…
Politics
Kiev, Moscow exchange fire and prisoners as Zelensky signs new pacts
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners for the first time in months on Friday, but any hopes of de-escalation in the war were dashed by…
Politics
Incendiary device thrown at front doors of Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver said Friday an “incendiary device” was thrown at the front…
Politics
India's GDP tops 8% as mammoth election wraps up
Insights from The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and India Development Review The News India’s GDP grew by 8.2% in the fiscal year that…
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Pakistan with help from Interpol arrest a Pakistani woman convicted of murder in Italy, police say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police working closely with Interpol have raided a home in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and…
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Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to…