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AFGHANISTAN
Jan. 22, 2025

Two for One

Two Americans held in Afghanistan were released on Tuesday in exchange for a Taliban member imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, the Associated Press reported….

COLOMBIA
Jan. 21, 2025

Peace in Pieces

More than 80 people were killed in attacks by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in northeastern Colombia over the weekend, an offensive that came after the government suspended peace talks…

RUSSIA
Jan. 14, 2025

Moscow Mates

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will sign a long-awaited strategic partnership pact following talks on Friday, in an effort to shore up resistance to the West…

CHAD
Jan. 10, 2025

Drunken Siege

Eighteen assailants and one presidential guard died during an attack on the presidential complex of Chad amidst political turmoil in the central African nation, according to the Guardian. Officials said…

ITALY
Jan. 09, 2025

Decree of Health

The small village of Belcastro in Italy has banned its residents from becoming seriously ill, amid a healthcare crisis in the southern region of Calabria, the BBC reported. A decree…

CHINA/TIBET
Jan. 08, 2025

Quake at the Peak

More than 120 people were killed in a high-magnitude earthquake in the mountainous region of Tibet in western China on Tuesday, with tremors being felt across the Himalayas and rescue…

ECUADOR
Jan. 07, 2025

Guayaquil Grief

Ecuadoran officials identified four charred bodies as the remains of four boys who went missing in early December near a military base, in a case posing a challenge to President…

INDONESIA
Jan. 07, 2025

Yes, We Can

Indonesia’s new government kicked off the first free meal program for children and pregnant women Monday, hoping to fight malnutrition in the county, with economists stressing fiscal concern for the…

MONTENEGRO
Jan. 03, 2025

New Year, Old Story

Montenegro is observing three days of national mourning after 12 people, including two children, were killed on New Year’s Day in a rare mass shooting in the town of Cetinje,…

United States
Sep. 20, 2024

Canopy of Corruption

Thousands of Serbian protestors marched in the capital city of Belgradeon Monday, calling for the resignation of the prime minister and othertop officials, the latest of ongoing and often violent…