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An eruption of ethnic violence in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 24 people and left hundreds of homes burned to the ground. Congolese officials say the fighting exploded late last week in the Ituri province between Hema and Lendu ethnic groups. It is unclear what set off the fighting, but the …
Lithuania’s president said Monday Russia has deployed additional nuclear-capable missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on a permanent basis, calling it a threat to Europe. President Dalia Grybauskaite told reporters after visiting NATO troops in the central Lithuanian town of Rukla that “Iskander missiles are being stationed in Kaliningrad for permanent presence …
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The United States and Russia have both declared that they complied with a 2010 arms-control treaty limiting the two countries’ massive nuclear arsenals, as Moscow criticized President Donald Trump’s new nuclear policy. …
This year’s Oscar nominees in the Best Actress and Supporting Actress categories play complex and empowered women. Their critical acclaim and success at the box office points to the power of female characters in the narrative coming out of Hollywood these days. In the Oscar-nominated drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,” Mildred Hayes, played by …
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An anti-gay marriage candidate holds the lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election, but he is falling short of the threshold to avoid the runoff. With about 70 percent of the ballots counted, Christian singer and television anchor Fabricio Alvarado of the right-wing National Restoration Party had received 25 percent of the vote, according to the …
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The underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to win the 52nd edition of the U.S. National Football League’s annual Super Bowl championship. The win gave the Eagles, representing the National Football Conference, their first-ever Super Bowl trophy after two previous appearances. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who was a backup …
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Democratic lawmakers and several Republicans disputed U.S. President Donald Trump’s contention that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation. …
India and Pakistan traded accusations after an exchange of gunfire killed four Indian soldiers and a Pakistani civilian along the highly fortified Line of Control (LoC) that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it will not invite 15 more Russian athletes and coaches whose doping suspensions have been lifted to the Winter Olympics in South Korea. …
Mexican officials say they have found about 300 Central American migrants crammed into two trucks in two Gulf Coast states. The Mexican National Immigration Institute said in a statement late Saturday the men women and children were found in dangerous conditions,without proper ventilation, food or water. Mexican authorities arrested three people on suspicion of human …
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Israel’s prime minister says an isolated West Bank outpost will be legalized in response to the recent murder of a rabbi who lived there. Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting Sunday that the government “will today regularize the status of Havat Gilad to allow the continuance of normal life there.” The prime minister said …
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Israeli authorities have begun distributing deportation notices to thousands of African migrants. In letters delivered Sunday, Israel says the migrants have 60 days to accept the offer to leave the country for an unnamed African destination in exchange for $3,500 and a plane ticket. Those who don’t by Apr. 1 will be incarcerated indefinitely. …
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The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has described a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that lifts Olympic doping bans for 28 Russian athletes as “extremely disappointing and surprising.” …
U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that he has been completely vindicated by a Republican-written congressional memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance powers during an investigation of the Trump presidential election campaign’s possible ties to Russia. …
Three Iranian Christians are due to appear before Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court on February 4 to appeal against their 2017 convictions on charges of “conducting evangelism” and carrying out “illegal church activities.” …
Al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria downed a Russian fighter jet on Saturday and killed its pilot after he ejected from the plane and landed on the ground in the embattled northwestern province of Idlib. The pilot resisted being captured and fired at the militants who then shot and killed him, according to one of the militants …
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At least 11 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in a suicide bomb attack at an army base in the Swat Valley. …
Tens of thousands of Muscovites have come out for a government-organized concert and demonstration under the slogan “Russia In My Heart.” …
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has slammed a new nuclear-policy document issued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on February 2. …
Dozens of designers from Haiti and around the world showcased their spring-summer collections against a lush tropical background during the recent Haiti Fashion Week. The January 28-31 event in Petionville focused on the theme “Innovation” and “haute couture” this year. Event founder Maguy Durce said her main goal was to show Haiti in a positive …
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The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights criticizes the continued suspension of three independent television stations in Kenya, despite a court ruling that the government ban be lifted. Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville says the U.N. office is concerned by the Kenyan government’s refusal to heed the Kenyan High Court’s instruction to …
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has urged Mexico to be on the lookout for Russian meddling in its elections, citing reports of Moscow’s interference in the electoral process of countries around the world. …
The United States on Friday urged Venezuela to return to its constitution and hold open and democratic elections. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government to “restore the duly elected assembly, dismantle the illegitimate constituent assembly, and return to free, fair elections.” “What we would like to see happen …
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Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by U.S. government researchers on the potential health risks of the devices. Female rats and mice exposed in the same way did not develop tumors, according to the preliminary report from the …
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