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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli authorities freed a prominent Palestinian prisoner on Sunday, two weeks after striking a release deal that ended his marathon… Read More »Israel return ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Sunday called on President Biden to take a tougher stance toward Russia amid its increased military presence along the Ukraine… Read More »Ernst on Russian buildup on Ukraine border: ‘We must prepare for the worst’

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women’s rights activists in the Afghan capital of Kabul insisted Sunday they would continue fighting for their right to education, employment… Read More »Women activists call for more rights in Afghanistan

CAIRO (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen accelerated airstrikes on the capital and elsewhere in the conflict-stricken country in recent weeks,… Read More »Saudi coalition in Yemen increases strikes on Houthi rebels

The Gambia’s unique marble voting system is in use Gambians are voting in their first election since the former President Yahya Jammeh left office and… Read More »Gambia elections: Ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s shadow looms over poll

At least 23 people have drowned after a bus travelling to a wedding plunged into a flooded river in Kenya. Video footage shows the bus… Read More »Bus carrying choir members plunges into Kenya river

(Adds meeting, Macron news conference) By John Irish DOHA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron held face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday… Read More »UPDATE 1-In Khashoggi’s shadow, Macron holds Saudi talks with crown prince

MOSCOW (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the Kremlin said, as tensions between the… Read More »Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow

The fighting has destroyed many schools, the government says Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on the… Read More »Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to make it “very, very difficult” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action in… Read More »Biden warns Russia’s Vladimir Putin against Ukraine invasion