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Senegal’s new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

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David Turner

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and ...

Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, including Shani Louk

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas ...

Argentine subway commuters see fares spike overnight by 360%

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine commuters in Buenos Aires on Friday were hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares, ...

Wild Video Shows Deep-Sea Squid Using Its ‘Headlights’ to Attack Camera

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A team of marine researchers with the Minderoo—UWA Deep Sea Research Centre got a treat recently, when a rare deep-sea hooked squid ...

Ndou ‘shares Mandela’s dream’ in fight for SA office

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Lovemore Ndou forged a career in the boxing ring and became a world champion three times, but he is now fighting for ...

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a ...

Moroccan asylum-seeker gets life sentence for killing UK retiree in attack motivated by war in Gaza

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LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas was sentenced ...

Georgia passes controversial Russia-style ‘foreign agents’ law

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A brawl broke out this week over the bill in the Georgia Parliament, with rival lawmakers shoving each other. Protesters smashed through ...

After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in the rubble of a collapsed ...

Rouen, France: Police shoot dead armed attacker trying to set fire to synagogue

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OlyaSolodenko/iStockphoto/Getty Images The synagogue in Rouen, France, where an armed attacker was shot dead. Paris CNN  —  Police have shot dead an ...