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US M113 armored personnel carriers prove crucial to Ukraine's fighting forces
The M113 holds a two-person crew – a driver and a gunner.
Saving sorghum: The push to reclaim Southern Africa’s native grain
South African farmers produce about 80% less sorghum than they did 30 years ago, official data shows.
Chinese and Indian diplomats call for warmer relations but make no public mention of border dispute
BEIJING — The top diplomats of China and India called for their nations to provide further mutual support but avoided publicly mentioning a long-standing border dispute in the Himalayas when they met Monday in Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top Indian foreign affairs official Vikram Misri that the sides "should seize the opportunity, meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and strive to understand, support and achieve each other, rather than be...
Sweden intercepts Bulgarian ship over damaged Baltic cable
The ship's owner denied involvement in any sabotage
Ukraine says Russian drone attacks hit infrastructure in several regions
Russia says no signal from US about potential Putin-Trump talks
Palestinians return to Gaza City amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire
More Israeli hostages set to be released this week
Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
According to official results, announced in the early hours of Monday, Lukashenko won 86.82% of the vote
China captures scam center suspect with Thailand's help
The ministry added that the suspect was surnamed Yan and returned to China on Saturday, but did not elaborate
China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries on disease worries
The World Health Organization released information of disease outbreaks in various countries
Chiefs, Eagles reach Super Bowl
The Chiefs reached the Feb. 9 championship game in New Orleans with a 32-29 win on Sunday night over the Buffalo Bills
New Zealand loosens visitor visa rules to welcome digital nomads
New Zealand’s economy sank into a technical recession in the third quarter of 2024 and the government is looking for ways to boost growth
Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC say they have taken control of Goma
The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired
South Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash to ICAO, U.S. and Thailand
The investigation into the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil remains ongoing
Sweden opens sabotage probe into Baltic undersea cable damage
There have been a string of incidents in which power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines have been damaged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a monthslong battle
More Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners exchanged
More Israeli hostages were returned from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners form Israel; U.S. President Donald Trump suggests resettling Palestinian refugees in other countries. U.S. troops have arrived at the border with Mexico, and the former president of South Korea is indicted. A look at the U.S. secretary of state's plans in Africa, and the search for an American journalist in Syria.
Percival Everett's 'James' awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction
Everett's acclaimed reworking of Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' from the perspective of Jim, Huck Finn's enslaved companion, has already received the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize and is a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award