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Haiti welcomes Kenyan offer to lead multinational force

Haiti has welcomed "with great interest" a Kenyan offer to lead a 1,000-strong multinational force to bolster security in the…

Trump vows to continue presidential campaign if sentenced

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for…

US government faces lawsuit over immigration app

LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2023 (AFP) - Immigration advocates sued the US government on Thursday, arguing that conditioning asylum requests…

UN Command says in ‘conversation’ with N.Korea over US soldier

SEOUL, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - The UN Command has started a conversation with Pyongyang over American soldier Travis King,…

‘Get him!’: Witness recalls US soldier’s dash to North Korea

SEOUL, July 21, 2023 (AFP) - When a member of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's…

UN chief eyes reforms to peacekeeping operations

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for a "serious, broad-based reflection" on reforming the…

Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfires

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the…

Trump says he expects to be indicted in Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to be charged over the…

World must prepare for more intense heatwaves: UN

GENEVA, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - The world should get ready to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned…

Rich-poor split could tighten ‘grip of poverty’: World Bank chief

By Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France-Presse GANDHINAGAR, India (AFP) -- The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing…

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