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False: M23's claim that refugees from DRC camp voluntarily return to ‘liberated’ homes
M23 rebels gave the internally displaced people a 72-hour ultimatum to leave the settlement camps, witnessed by the U.N. partners. With their homes destroyed in fighting, most people sought safety, fleeing to other regions.
AI-driven biometric fraud surges in Africa, fueling financial crimes
New report says fraudsters are using AI to create fake documents, voices, and images that facilitate identity theft and financial crimes
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Egypt
The Navy reported no injuries on either vessel
15 wounded in grenade attack in French bar
Police search for suspect; motive unclear in incident in Alpine city of Grenoble
Zelenskyy rejects bilateral US-Russia pact to end Moscow's war against Ukraine
Ukrainian leader says his country must be involved in peace talks
Trump hosts India's leader, pushes US defense, energy sales
Modi and Trump meet as India attempts to dodge reciprocal tariffs
February 13, 2025
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Taliban chief claims Afghan governance rooted in divine commands
Hibatullah Akhundzada's assertions came days after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced he was seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban leader
Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI
The committee voted 12-10 to send the nomination to the Republican-controlled Senate for full consideration
Senate confirms Kennedy for top US health post after close vote
One Republican and all Democrats voted against Kennedy, a prominent vaccine skeptic
Vance visits Dachau concentration camp ahead of Zelenskyy meeting
Among those in the touring group was Abba Naor, a Holocaust survivor who was held at Dachau
Ukraine, US weigh critical minerals agreement
Trump wants to strike a deal for Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in return for continued backing of the Ukrainian war effort
NATO working to keep Baltic Sea’s strategic infrastructure safe
Northern Europe’s Baltic Sea is bordered by nations including Germany, Russia and Latvia. Many critical cables and pipelines cross the seafloor. But with tensions rising in the region, NATO is looking for ways to ensure all that infrastructure stays safe. Vladislavs Andrejevs has more in this story.
Thai lawyers' council to investigate alleged killing by soldiers
Fortify Rights alleges that three unidentified soldiers brutally beat Aung Ko Ko to death with bamboo rods in Baan Tai village, near Myanmar border, on Jan. 12, 2024
Archaeologists unearth remains of Roman basilica on site of new London skyscraper
What's been uncovered are the foundations of a two-story building, almost as big as an Olympic swimming pool, constructed between 78 and 84 AD
Escape from war: How a Ukrainian evacuation center works
Police and volunteers in Ukraine are moving quickly to evacuate people from front-line areas as the Russian army advances. In the Donetsk region, the nearest transit evacuation center is in Pavlohrad. Lesia Bakalets reports on the support being given to evacuees who have nothing left.
UNICEF says armed men in eastern DR Congo raped hundreds of children
'In the North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties to the conflict,’ says UN agency’s executive director
Pakistan, Turkey to boost strategic ties
Both sides sign 24 documents outlining cooperation in a vast array of fields