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Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive

Thousands from across the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region were gathering this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey to condemn what they call the West’s imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes
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Women attend the Conference in Solidarity with the people of the Sahel in Niamey, Niger Wednesday, November 20, 2024 (AP Photo)
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Pope warns the Vatican pension fund needs reform; employees demand transparency

Pope Francis is warning that the Vatican's troubled pension fund faces a “serious imbalance” and cannot guarantee future obligations without “urgent structural” reforms
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Pope Francis greets faithful during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine

A Japanese traditional coming-of-age festival took place at a shrine in Tokyo for an unusual kind of visitor — robot dogs.
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VIDEO: Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine
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Mali's ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Mali’s ruling junta has appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime
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Mali Minister of State Abdoulaye Maiga speaks during a a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Buses stop running in North Macedonia's capital as the operator can no longer get fuel

Most buses have stopped running in North Macedonia’s capital because of the indebted operator’s problems procuring fuel, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and disrupting services and businesses
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A former staffer exposes how Russia's disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing
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CORRECTS SURNAME TO YALIKE-NGONZO - Whistleblower Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo, who was recruited by Kremlin-backed Wagner forces to spread Russian propaganda in Central African Republic, sorts through CAR newspapers during a visit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 2, 2022. (Forbidden Stories via AP)
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
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Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon

Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest men
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The Kenyan military guard of honour gets ready to welcome President William Ruto, before delivering the State of Nation address at the Parliament buildings in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral's re-opening as 'a calling'

When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac saw Notre Dame cathedral burn in April 2019, he felt compelled to act
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Designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac displays a liturgical vestment for bishops to be worn at the reopening of Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in December, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Congolese police arrest 6 suspects over break-in into mausoleum of late independence hero Lumumba

Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa
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FILE - Workers stand by a memorial for Democratic Republic of the Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba, in Kinshasa, Congo, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi, File)
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Police in Finland arrest five suspects over separatist violence in southeast Nigeria

Police in Finland have detained five suspects over their alleged involvement in separatist violence in southeastern Nigeria
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FILE - People walk across a normally packed highway during a separatists imposed lockdown in Enugu, Nigeria, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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Israel's Netanyahu 'rejects with disgust' international court arrest warrant

Israel's Netanyahu 'rejects with disgust' international court arrest warrant
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Greece's left-wing Syriza loses its status as the main opposition party as infighting intensifies

Greece’s left-wing Syriza party has lost its status as the main opposition in parliament
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Stefanos Kasselakis, center, a political neophyte who led main opposition SYRIZA party for a year following a stinging election defeat in 2023, is cheered by supporters ahead of an announcement for a new political formation, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
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Dramatic footage shows lava raging at Iceland volcano

The volcano, on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, has erupted seven times this year.
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VIDEO: Dramatic footage shows lava raging at Iceland volcano
November 21

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

The world’s top war-crimes court has issued arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Palestinian kids sort through trash at a landfill in Zawaida, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Ursula Haverbeck, German far-right activist repeatedly convicted for Holocaust denial, dies at 96

Ursula Haverbeck, a prominent German extreme-right figure who accumulated a string of convictions for denying the Holocaust, has died, according to her lawyer
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FILE -Ursula Haverbeck arrives in the Tiergarten District Court in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 16, 2017. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP, File)
November 21

Middle East latest: Netanyahu denounces international court arrest warrant against him

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity
November 21
FILE - Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israel’s defense minister and Hamas official

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israel’s defense minister and Hamas official
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Thai court dismisses activist's suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

A Thai court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist who alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone
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Jatupat Boonpattararaksa talks to reporters before leaving the Civil Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Police in Pakistan say death toll from gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiite passengers jumps to at least 28

Police in Pakistan say death toll from gun attack on vehicles carrying Shiite passengers jumps to at least 28
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Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

Palestinian health officials say the death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000
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A Palestinian woman queues for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 44,000

Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 44,000
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Danish military monitors a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier after undersea data cables were ruptured

The Danish military has confirmed it is monitoring a Chinese bulk carrier that was reportedly in the area where two undersea data cables ruptured in recent days in the Baltic Sea
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The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
November 21

At least 38 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in the country's restive northwest, killing at least 38 people and wounding 20 others
November 21
Local residents and volunteers gather and wait for the arrival of victims of gunmen firing incident on passenger vehicles, at a hospital in Parachinar, in Kurram district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Dilawar Hussain)
November 21

In Pakistan, Afghan journalists face yearslong waits for humanitarian visas

The Taliban denied sending threats to the journalists.
November 21
A signboard with the warning "Photography and Video recording forbidden" is displayed along a street in Kabul on Oct. 22, 2024.
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Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on vehicles in restive northwest, killing at least 8 Shiites

Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on vehicles in restive northwest, killing at least 8 Shiites
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Russia's military says it shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, doesn't say where or when

Russia's military says it shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, doesn't say where or when
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$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive cup

A Scottish dairy is making the audacious bid to sell what it’s calling Britain's most expensive cup of coffee
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This undated handout photo shows a £272 flat white, made with espresso and steamed milk from Mossgiel Farm, at The Good Coffee Cartel in Glasgow, Scotland. (Mossgiel Organic Dairy via AP)
November 21

UK watchdog slams family of fundraiser Capt. Tom Moore for making gains from charity

Britain’s charity regulator has sanctioned the daughter and son-in-law of Capt. Tom Moore, saying they personally benefited from a charity set up in the name of the World War II veteran who raised millions for charity by walking laps of his garden duri...
November 21
November 21

Kyiv says Russian ICBM strikes Ukraine, a claim denied by Western official

A Ukrainian official told ABC News they were "95% sure" Russia fired an ICBM.
November 21
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Nov. 21, 2024, shows Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an air-attack, in Dnipro, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
November 21

Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental missile in an attack for the first time in the war

Ukraine has claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at one of its cities
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Nov. 21, 2024, rescue workers put out a fire of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at Dnipro city in central-east of the country

Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at Dnipro city in central-east of the country
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Ex-UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is hailed as a working-class hero after his death at 86

Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died at age 86
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FILE -Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, turns towards the media with his Deputy John Prescott, on the pier at Gravesend in Kent, England during a visit to promote urban regeneration,March 31, 2005. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
November 21

Prosecutors in Serbia arrest 11 people over roof collapse at train station that killed 15 people

Eleven people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse early this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two
November 21
Serbian police officers scuffled with opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo)
November 21

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets

Former publisher Jimmy Lai has denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in testimony at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong
November 21
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is about to wear a face mask before entering a court in Hong Kong on May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
November 21

Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments

One of Asia’s richest men, controversial Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight
November 21
India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center, addresses the media on Indian businessman Gautam Adani, after Adani was indicted by U.S. prosecutors on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Image behind shows Adani, on left with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on right. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
November 21

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week
November 21
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea’s Foreign Minister of Economic Affairs Yoon Chung-ho sees off Russia’s minister of natural resources and ecology Alexandr Kozlov, left, at Pyongyang International Airport, North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
November 21

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confront...
November 21
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, left, shakes hand with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh as they arrive to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers' meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
November 21

Why people are protesting over a deadly roof collapse in Serbia

The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county
November 21
Protesters shout slogans with red paint on the hands symbolizing blood, demand arrests, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad, killing 14 people and injuring three, during protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
November 21

At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewater
November 21
Nick Chow, part of the COP29 Singapore Pavilion team, poses for a photo with NEWBrew, beer made with treated wastewater, during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
November 21

Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?

Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone, which has one of the world's highest consumption rates
November 21
Anima Mangola eats rice and stewed cassava leaves, in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Thompson)
November 21

Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland is spewing lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December
November 21
A new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)
November 20

New Zealanders are banned from displaying gang symbols as a new law takes effect

A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols of gang affiliation in public has taken effect, with police officers arresting a man for breaking the law three minutes later
November 20
Members of patched gangs gather before marching to parliament during a protest against a proposed law that would redefine the country's founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown, in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Tantrum)
November 20

Australian who drank tainted alcohol in Laos has died, raising toll to 4, including an American

An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called every parent’s nightmare
November 20
A woman swipes the floor as foreign tourists check out of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
November 20

American and Australian tourists die in Laos alcohol poisoning incident, raising death toll to 4

American and Australian tourists die in Laos alcohol poisoning incident, raising death toll to 4
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Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament
November 20
Australia's Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, introduces the Online Safety Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)/AAP Image via AP)
November 20

Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation
November 20
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)
November 20

Ukraine uses long-range missiles into Russia

Retired U.S. Army Col. Dale Buckner weighs in on whether Ukraine's use of long-range missiles will change the trajectory of the war.
November 20
Ukraine uses long-range missiles into Russia
November 20

EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives

European Union lawmakers have rubber-stamped a new team of policy commissioners for the next five years to head one of the bloc's most rightward-leaning executive branches ever
November 20
Hungary's Olivier Varhelyi, nominee for European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, prepares to make his opening address during his confirmation hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)