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WASHINGTON (AP) — By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas… Read More »Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call

Organizers of the March for Life, the anti-abortion movement’s preeminent annual event, are asking their supporters nationwide not to gather in Washington this year because… Read More »March for Life asks its supporters to stay home this year

CAIRO (AP) — The top U.N. official for Libya said Saturday that an advisory committee for representatives of Libya’s different regions has proposed a way… Read More »UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks

Museveni supporters celebrated in the capital Kampala after the poll results were announced Uganda’s long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say, amid… Read More »Uganda: Veteran leader Yoweri Museveni declared election winner

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — At least one peacekeeper was killed and another two were injured on Friday in two successive attacks by armed… Read More »Rebels kill 1 UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic

The Conversation The Confederate battle flag, which rioters flew inside the US Capitol, has long been a symbol of white insurrection A historic first: the… Read More »UN hopes to take first step to elect next chief by Jan. 31

Responding to warnings of potentially violent demonstrations, governors across the nation are calling out National Guard troops, declaring states of emergency and closing their capitols… Read More »States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest… Read More »Xi asks Starbucks’ Schultz to help repair US-China ties

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief and top officials urged the United States on Thursday to reverse its decision to declare Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels… Read More »US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen rebel terror designation

Hurricane Laura satellite loop A satellite loop showing Laura progress from a tropical storm over the Caribbean to a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall… Read More »‘Monster’ hurricanes keep getting even stronger, analysis shows