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Political breakthroughs more elusive at meeting in French capital

Mirghani Idris Suleiman ‘has been at the center of weapons deals that have fueled the brutality and scale of the war,' a US Treasury Department statement said

Meeting comes as East African nations prepare to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027, while Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup

The announcement comes after the Canadian population surged to 41 million, a rise largely fueled by an unprecedented wave of new arrivals

Shihab Hossain Saran, a student from Bangladesh studying at the University of Southern Mississippi, is studying marine science with an emphasis on physical oceanography. Here, he talks about his successes and his visions for the future. (October 2024) 

Opposition parties and international groups throw doubt on the legitimacy of the election

A meeting between the Indian and Chinese leaders held Wednesday is expected to pave the way for improving political and economic ties damaged by a border standoff four years ago. Analysts say lingering mistrust in India could hamper quick normalization. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.

Bushra Bibi was allowed to leave jail a day after a federal high court approved her bail application following a conviction on corruption charges nine months earlier

Ukraine used the Mariupol theater as a bomb shelter, with “Children” painted in large white letters over a pavement outside. Russia bombed and destroyed it on March 16, 2022, killing up to 600 Ukrainians.

There is evidence that Libya and Nigeria have a history of treating each other’s sports teams poorly.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and her ally, former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, win prestigious award for their fight for democracy under President Nicolas Maduro's iron-fisted rule

Western state has never leaned toward one political party

Despite the lack of political competition in Uzbekistan, US remains upbeat, while the public expresses mixed feelings about democracy

NGOZI, Burundi — The hug between the two women looked like it would last forever. A spirited 85-year-old had embraced a younger woman she hadn’t seen for months, and she chanted a number of questions in the peculiar yodeling routine of her ancestors.  How are you? How is your husband? How are the kids? How are your cows? Are you on good terms with your neighbors?  And so on.  Prudencienne Namukobwa paused in the melody to allow the younger woman's rhythmic affirmation, a pattern she...

More independence from U.S., Europe cited by Russian host delegation

China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea via a 'nine-dash line' on its maps that cuts into the EEZs of Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam

Lebanon says three soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike

The vote was 64% in opposition to the deal, which offered a 35% rise in wages over four years