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Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US, UN report

The report says a network of criminal actors "often source firearms from across the U.S." and smuggle them into Haiti illegally by land the Dominican Republic, by air and by sea.

By AP News 2 months ago

Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US, UN report

Six Nigerian states drop from Presidential petition

Six Nigerian states drop from Presidential petition

By AP News 2 months ago

Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine

By AP News 3 months ago

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari allows circulation of old 200 Naira

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari allows circulation of old 200 Naira

By AP News 3 months ago

Apple suffers 1st quarterly sales decline in nearly 4 years

The company's sales of $117 billion for the October-December period represented a 5% decline from the same time in the previous year, a deeper downturn than analysts had projected.

By AP News 3 months ago

Apple suffers 1st quarterly sales decline in nearly 4 years

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect.

By AP News 5 months ago

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan

South Africa's parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has survived an impeachment vote in the National Assembly;

By AP News 5 months ago

South Africa's parliament votes against impeaching Ramaphosa

Tanzania: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 dead

The small passenger plane crashed Sunday morning into Lake Victoria near Bukoba airport Precision Air said the flight was coming from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam.

By AP News 6 months ago

Tanzania: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 dead

5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp

The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack at the camp that has been targeted multiple times in the past.

By AP News 6 months ago

5 killed in attack at Somali military training camp

Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a crime that must stop; Francis gave a lengthy denunciation of how women in many cultures around the world are treated as second-class citizens or worse

By AP News 6 months ago

Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes

Desperate people posted to Facebook and other social sites, pleading for rescue for themselves or loved ones. Some video showed debris-covered water sloshing toward homes' eaves.

By AP News 8 months ago

Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes

6 dead, 20 wounded in school shooting in Russia

A gunman on Monday morning killed six people and wounded 20 others in a school in central Russia, local police said.

By AP News 8 months ago

6 dead, 20 wounded in school shooting in Russia

UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine

The experts from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, mandated by Human Rights Council earlier this year, have so far focused on four regions - Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy.

By AP News 8 months ago

UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine

The world is in 'great peril', UN chief warns global leaders

Leaders in many countries are trying to prevent a wider war and restore peace in Europe. Diplomats, though, aren't expecting any breakthroughs this week.

By AP News 8 months ago

The world is in 'great peril', UN chief warns global leaders

Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant

A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, damaging nearby industrial equipment.

By AP News 8 months ago

Ukraine warns of 'nuclear terrorism' after strike near plant

Palace reveals details of queen's state funeral on Monday

Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

By AP News, Associated Press 8 months ago

Palace reveals details of queen's state funeral on Monday

FBI investigates Boston campus explosion

A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.

By AP News 8 months ago

FBI investigates Boston campus explosion

Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse.

By AP News 8 months ago

Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace

King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London

On Monday night, Charles and his siblings, their heads bowed, briefly stood vigil around their mother's flag-draped coffin in St. Giles' Cathedral as members of the public filed past.

By AP News 8 months ago

King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London

Anger over past, indifference meets queen's death in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V.

By AP News 8 months ago

Anger over past, indifference meets queen's death in India

UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

International aid is arriving, including the first planeload of what the U.S. has pledged will be $30 million in assistance.

By AP News 8 months ago

UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign's powers

Charles' wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort

By AP News 8 months ago

Camilla becomes queen, but without the sovereign's powers

What to know about U.K. accession rules after queen's death

Parliament is then recalled for lawmakers to take their oaths of allegiance to the new monarch.

By AP News 8 months ago

What to know about U.K. accession rules after queen's death

Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery, as death toll rises to 82

Another 35 people are missing and 270 have been hospitalized with injuries from the magnitude 6.8 quake

By AP News 8 months ago

Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery, as death toll rises to 82

Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest

Protests paralyzed various coastal cities in Haiti's northern regions and southern regions

By AP News 8 months ago

Thousands across Haiti demand ouster of PM in new protest

Stone Age skeleton missing foot may show oldest amputation

Scientists say the amputation was performed when the person was a child

By AP News 8 months ago

Stone Age skeleton missing foot may show oldest amputation

'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye

Boris' final speech before he offered his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, was vintage Johnson-a quixotic blend of humor, classical erudition, ego and an elastic relationship with the truth.

By AP News 8 months ago

'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye

New UK PM Truss appoints cabinet

Truss has appointed senior members of her cabinet, vowed to tackle an inbox dominated by the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an ailing economy.

By AP News 8 months ago

New UK PM Truss appoints cabinet

UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year

A formal famine declaration is rare and a warning that too little help has come too late. At least 1 million people in Somalia have been displaced by the driest drought in decades.

By AP News 8 months ago

UN says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year

Measles outbreak has killed 700 children in Zimbabwe

The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country's health ministry has said.

By AP News 8 months ago

Measles outbreak has killed 700 children in Zimbabwe

Why Truss is off to Scotland to become UK leader

Liz Truss, a onetime accountant is set to become Britain's prime minister today when Queen Elizabeth II formally asks her to form a government.

By AP News 8 months ago

Why Truss is off to Scotland to become UK leader

Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell

Williams gave away leads in each set, including the last, in which she was up 1-0 before dropping the final six games.

By AP News 8 months ago

Serena Williams loses to Tomljanovic in US Open farewell

Fuel leak disrupts NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

NASA wants to send the crew capsule atop the rocket around the moon, pushing it to the limit before astronauts get on the next flight.

By AP News 8 months ago

Fuel leak disrupts NASA's 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

Ukraine's nuclear plant goes offline amid fighting

Russia reported earlier that about 60 Ukrainian troops previously tried to land near the plant on Thursday and Russian forces thwarted that attempt.

By AP News 8 months ago

Ukraine's nuclear plant goes offline amid fighting

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority in its latest report Saturday counted 57 more deaths from flood-affected areas.

By AP News 8 months ago

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding

Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark

Pakistan blames climate change for the recent heavy monsoon rains that triggered floods.

By AP News 8 months ago

Aid pours into Pakistan; deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark

US President Joe Biden to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

President Joe Biden will meet with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this month

By AP News 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

California wildfires prompt evacuations amid heat wave

Temperatures in the area hit 107 degrees (42 Celsius) and winds gusted to 17 mph (27 kph), forecasters said.

By AP News 8 months ago

California wildfires prompt evacuations amid heat wave

Argentine president says man tried to shoot vice president

The man, whose identity was not released by authorities, was detained seconds into the incident.

By AP News 8 months ago

Argentine president says man tried to shoot vice president

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August

Satellite sensors detected 33,116 fires according to Brazil's national space institute.

By AP News 8 months ago

Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan

Diarrhea, skin diseases and eye infections are spreading at relief camps set up by the government across the country.

By AP News 8 months ago

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan

Mexicans march to demand search for 100,000 disappeared

To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, family members mounted a panorama of photos of the missing, and performed prayers, rituals and songs for them

By AP News 8 months ago

Mexicans march to demand search for 100,000 disappeared

China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in Covid-19 outbreak

Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in Covid-19 cases.

By AP News 8 months ago

China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in Covid-19 outbreak

Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike, expects release

A Palestinian detainee held by Israel without charge or trial said Wednesday that he is ending his nearly six-month hunger strike after reaching an agreement that will see him released in October.

By AP News 8 months ago

Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike, expects release

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