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The teen had no farm exposure but had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, says an official

Haitian gangs in capital shot at airplane as new president was being sworn in

Massachusetts Air National Guard member apologizes in court on Tuesday

International aid groups say Israel hasn’t met the U.S. demand deadline for allowing more humanitarian access into the Gaza Strip. The groups say conditions are worse now than any point in the 13-month-old war. This week, the outgoing Biden administration is expected to judge whether Israel has done enough to meet a demand issued last month to get more aid flowing into Gaza. We speak to Larry Garber, former USAID Mission Director to the West Bank and Gaza.

Gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight when it was about to land Monday in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, injuring a flight attendant

With prices rising, Nigerians are becoming creative. Thrift shopping is booming, offering affordable options. Gibson Emeka from Abuja looks at how this market is becoming a lifeline for many in Nigeria.

Johannesburg  — President-elect Donald Trump talked tough on China during his campaign, vowing to impose higher and sweeping tariffs on imports from the Asian giant. Beijing will now also be closely watching the incoming administration’s movements further afield, in Africa, where U.S.-China rivalry is high. Experts disagree on what a second Trump term will mean for Beijing’s ambitions on the continent, with some saying it could be a boon for China – Africa’s biggest trade partner – if...

Scores killed, raped and displaced by fighting as hunger grows

The punishment will be carried out Wednesday at a sports stadium in the country's eastern Paktia province, according to an official announcement

The three detainees testified that they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison

Israel’s strikes in Iran brings new urgency to longstanding concerns

President-elect expected to name Marco Rubio as top diplomat, Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Washington has singled out Abdel Rahman Joma'a Barakallah with Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for overseeing abuses in his country's West Darfur region

The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face" and plaintiffs are likely to win their case with claims that the law violates the First Amendment

Mark Meadows was one of 19 people indicted in Georgia and accused of participating in an illegal scheme to keep then-president Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election

Trump lawyer askes for the delay over the weekend, arguing that putting the case on hold — and then ending it altogether — is 'necessary to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump's ability to govern'

State TV reports fighters fled after clashes with Chadian forces over weekend that killed more than 100 Boko Haram fighters as well as close to 20 Chadian soldiers