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Iran accuses detained British couple of spying
Middle East
February 20, 2025
Iran accuses detained British couple of spying
Tehran, Iran AP — Iranian authorities have accused a British couple detained in the country since January of spying, state…
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
World
February 19, 2025
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
AP — The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic…
Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158
Middle East
February 2, 2025
Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158
Cairo Associated Press — An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group…
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
World
January 30, 2025
North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
Seoul, South Korea AP — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and…
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
World
January 27, 2025
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Associated Press — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN…
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Middle East
January 27, 2025
Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
AP — Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press…
A magnitude 6 earthquake hits southern Taiwan, leaving 15 people with minor injuries
World
January 21, 2025
A magnitude 6 earthquake hits southern Taiwan, leaving 15 people with minor injuries
Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of six struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the…
Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
World
January 13, 2025
Russia forms emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill spreads
(AP) — An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the…
Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
World
January 9, 2025
Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
N’djamena, Chad AP — An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one…
World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
Life & Style
January 5, 2025
World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116
AP — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died,…