Senegal’s ousted PM Sonko boycotts new government, raising fears of political deadlock
Senegal's ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko says his party will not join the new government, escalating tensions with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
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9 students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls
Nine students accused of planning a deadly arson attack at a school in central Kenya appeared in court.
A bear injures 4 people in a residential area of Japan as the annual number of attacks rises
A bear has injured four people in a Japanese residential area in the latest case of attacks by the animals in the region.
Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become an unlikely world capital for the retro futuristic genre of steampunk. Over a span of…
Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
Thousands of people in New Zealand have attended one of the world’s best-known steampunk festivals.
Canada is failing the Jewish community and Jews are being targeted, Prime Minister Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is failing Jewish Canadians and the community is being brutally targeted by hate.
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Trump administration sues UCLA again over antisemitism
The suit accused the school of taking “no serious action whatsoever” to prevent the harassment of Jewish and Israeli students during pro-Palestinian protests.
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5 things to know about Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas
Ken Paxton, the hard-right Texas attorney general and longtime magnet for scandal, won the Republican Senate primary runoff in Texas on Tuesday.
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Judge lifts West Point’s restrictions on civilian professors’ speech
The Military Academy at West Point cannot require civilian faculty members to obtain approval before using their West Point affiliation to speak to outside audiences about their areas of expertise,…
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Trump administration to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya
The approach is a stark contrast to the way previous administrations responded to outbreaks, during which U.S. citizens were brought home to be treated.
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North Korea says it tested new warheads, technology and navigation in latest launches
North Korea says its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea.
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Iran begins lifting monthslong internet blackout, officials say
The Iranian government had justified the shutdown on national security grounds, though activists argued that it was imposed to suppress communications.