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Dozens of protesters against so-called 'Russian law' arrested in Georgia as police crack down

Dozens of people have been arrested in Georgia after police in the capital, Tbilisi, used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who demonstrated outside parliament to protest a controversial bill which they argue limits media freedom
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A demonstrator stands with a EU flag in front of police block during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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'Large-scale massacre' looms in Sudan city surrounded by paramilitary, US warns

"A crisis of epic proportions is brewing," a U.S. ambassador said.
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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.
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Indonesia’s Ruang volcano spews more hot clouds after eruption forces closure of schools, airports

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano is spewing more hot clouds after an eruption forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee
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In this photo released by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mount Ruang releases volcanic materials during its eruption on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost 2 kilometers (more than a mile) into the sky, closing an airport and peppering nearby villages with debris. (PVMBG via AP Photo)
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Australian ministers won't comment on media reports that Indian spies were secretly expelled

A senior Australian government minister says the bilateral relationship with India is good and has improved in recent years, but declined to comment on reports that two Indian spies were secretly expelled from Australia four years ago
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Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Chalmers says the bilateral relationship with India is good and has improved in recent years, but declined to comment on reports that two Indian spies had been expelled from Australia four years ago. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
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Lebanese Christian leader says Hezbollah's fighting with Israel has harmed Lebanon

The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon has blasted the militant Hezbollah group for opening a front with Israel to back up Hamas saying it did not stop Israel’s crushing offensive on the Gaza Strip and brought huge harm to Lebanon
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Samir Geagea, leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces party, gestures as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Maarab east of Beirut, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Geagea blasted the Shiite militant group Hezbollah for opening a front with Israel to back up its ally Hamas, saying it has harmed Lebanon without making a dent in Israel's crushing offensive in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war
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A woman holds a banner and shouts slogans with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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The Latest | Blinken in Israel to tell its leaders 'the time is now' for a cease-fire in Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel for meetings with Israeli leaders and has told the country’s ceremonial president that “the time is now” for a cease-fire deal in the war in Gaza
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A woman holds a banner and shouts slogans with families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest calling for their return, outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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South Korea considers joining alliance for sharing military technology

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik says his government is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS partnership
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South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Wednesday, Australia, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
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The Islamic State group claims Afghanistan mosque bombing that killed 6 people

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting members of the country's minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people
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This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
May 01

Over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off South Africa. Here's the rescue effort

A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public
May 01
Turtle hatchlings at the Turtle Conservation Centre at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed onto beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
May 01

Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead

City authorities in southern China's Guangdong province say a section of a highway has collapsed leaving at least 19 people dead
May 01
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial photo shows rescuers work at the site of a collapsed road section of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days. (Xinhua News Agency via AP)
May 01

The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is dividing a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country
May 01
Transitional council member Frisnel Joseph speaks during a ceremony to name its president and a prime minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The transitional council will act as the country’s presidency until it can arrange presidential elections sometime before it disbands, which must be by February 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
May 01

Highway collapse in Guangdong in southern China leaves at least 19 dead, state media says

Highway collapse in Guangdong in southern China leaves at least 19 dead, state media says
May 01
May 01

Australian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women escape domestic violence and a crackdown on misogynistic online content in reaction to an uptick in homicides committed by current and former male partners that he descr...
May 01
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a virtual National Cabinet meeting to discuss the national crisis of gender-based violence, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Albanese announced new funding to help women escape domestic violence and a crackdown on misogynistic online content in reaction to an uptick in homicides perpetrated by current and former male partners that he described as a national crisis. (Gaye Gerard/Pool Photo via AP)
May 01

Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule

The Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan's economy into a tailspin
May 01
Afghans read books in a specialized religious bookstore in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
May 01

Greece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk

Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece's emergency response planners are shifting tactics this summer
May 01
A helicopter drops water during a drill, as firefighters in training for the special unit, practice near Villia village some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Friday, April 19, 2024. Greece's fire season officially starts on May 1 but dozens of fires have already been put out over the past month after temperatures began hitting 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in late March. This year, Greece is doubling the number of firefighters in specialized units to some 1,300, adopting tactics from the United States to try and outflank fires with airborne units scrambled to build breaks in the predicted path of the flames. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
May 01

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest
May 01
Buildings in the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center stand near the entrance of the compound in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus, staged a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab at the center. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
April 30

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest
April 30
April 30

Court in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abuses

A spokesperson for an internationally backed court in the Central African Republic says the panel has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses
April 30
FILE- President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, Jan. 8, 2013. An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the country’s exiled former Bozize for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
April 30

Police in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called 'Russian law'

Police in Georgia’s capital have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who rallied outside the country’s parliament to protest a bill that would require media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influenc...
April 30
A couple embrace during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
April 30

Armed men storm a hospital in central Mexico, killing a patient

Armed men burst into a hospital in central Mexico and killed a patient who was being treated for a previous gunshot wound
April 30
April 30

Colombia's president says thousands of grenades and bullets have gone missing from army bases

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says that hundreds of thousands of pieces of ammunition have gone missing from two military bases in the South American country
April 30
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a press conference flanked by Colombia's Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez at the Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Petro said thousands of grenades and bullets have gone missing from army bases. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
April 30
Brenda Maldonado, a nurse working with Chicago-based nongovernmental organization Med Global, walks among patients and personnel at Al-Aqsa Hospital, in central Gaza.
April 30

How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus point to habitability: Study

Researchers likened movement of the moon's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
April 30
Polar jets at Saturn's moon Enceladus, captured by the Cassini Narrow Angle Camera.
April 30

How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus hint at habitability: Study

Researchers likened the movement of Saturn's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
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Researchers likened the movement of Saturn's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
April 30

Grandparents and a grandchild are among those killed in a police chase in Canada

Police in Canada say that two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on highway east of Toronto when a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision
April 30
A stretch of the 401 highway in Whitby, Ontario, is seen on Tuesday April 30, 2024. Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing a multi-vehicle collision. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
April 30

Italy's League party picks a provocative candidate for European Parliament election

Italy's League, a junior party in the government, is putting forward a provocative candidate for European Party elections
April 30
The League leader Matteo Salvini, left, arrives to his book presentation flanked by General Roberto Vannacci, one of the League candidates at the next European Parliament election, in Rome, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
April 30

Netanyahu said the Rafah operation will proceed regardless of hostage deal

"We will enter Rafah because we have no other choice," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message.
April 30
VIDEO: Netanyahu said the Rafah operation will proceed regardless of hostage deal
April 30

Migration agency chief warns that even more Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut back on aid

The head of the International Organization for Migration is warning that the number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising as donors cut back on aid
April 30
FILE - Migrants aboard a Cyprus marine police patrol boat as they're brought to a harbor after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast of Protaras, Cyprus, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising, the head of a top international agency working with migrants warned Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as pressure builds due to their arrival on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
April 30

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there
April 30
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)
April 30

Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities

A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea
April 30
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)
April 30

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

Tunisia’s main opposition coalition says it won’t take part in the upcoming presidential election unless political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored
April 30
FILE - Tunisia's President Kais Saied casts his ballot as he participates in the legislative elections in Tunis, Dec. 17, 2022. Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, it won’t take part in the upcoming presidential election unless Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. Saied is widely expected to seek reelection, but it is unclear if anyone will challenge him. (AP Photo/Slim Abid, File)
April 30

98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane

A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane
April 30
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region, 98-year-old Lidia Lomikovska sits in a shelter after she escaped Russian-occupied territory in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Apil. 26, 2024. Lomikovska left the frontline town of Ocheretyne last week by walking almost 10 km (6 miles) alone, after Russian troops entered it and fighting intensified. (Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region via AP)
April 30

South African police investigate if former president's party forged signatures to contest elections

South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month
April 30
FILE - Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. South African police are investigating if former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged supporters’ signatures to register for national elections next month. (AP Photo, File)
April 30

The US is in a Cold War with China over control of Taiwan, expert says

National security expert discusses the rising tensions between the countries.
April 30
VIDEO: President Biden and President Xi speak for the first time since 2023 summit
April 30

What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years
April 30
FILE - A family uses a boat after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in the Githurai area of Nairobi, Kenya, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi, File)
April 30

Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence

Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has chosen a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister, as it tries to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence
April 30
Police check motorists near the National Palace amid the sound of gunshots in the distance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
April 30

14-year-old dead, 4 injured after stabbing in London

The incident took place around the Thurlow Gardens area in east London.
April 30
The incident took place around the Thurlow Gardens area in east London.
April 30

2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England

Prosecutors in England say two men have been charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall
April 30
FILE - A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Two men have been charged with causing criminal damage for cutting down a popular 150-year-old tree next to Hadrian's Wall and featured in a Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves,” prosecutors said Monday April 29, 2024. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were also charged with damaging the wall that was built in AD 122 by Emperor Hadrian to to guard the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
April 30

Iran commutes a tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison

Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that a tycoon's death sentence has been commuted to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad
April 30
April 30

Haiti's transitional council names ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as country's new prime minister

Haiti's transitional council names ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as country's new prime minister
April 30
April 30

Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities

Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply disruptions in the country where many rely heavily on public transportation
April 30
A man carries fuel from a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Nigerians were queuing for hours to buy fuel across major cities on Tuesday as the West African nation faced its latest fuel shortage, resulting in increased hardship for millions already struggling with the country's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
April 30

G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035
April 30
Japan's Minister of Economy Ken Saito, left, and Japan's State Minister of the Environment Tetsuya Yagi take part in the G7 Climate, energy and environment press conference at Venaria Reale in Turin, Italy, Tuesday April 30, 2024. (Alberto Gandolfo/LaPresse via AP)
April 30

Boy, 14, dies after man with sword stabs multiple people near London tube station

"This must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned," police said.
April 30
The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested.
April 30

Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis

Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the people
April 30
A man uses old Zimbabwean dollar notes to buy groceries in a supermarket in Harare, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Zimbabwe started circulating banknotes and coins for another new currency Tuesday in its latest attempt to solve a long-running monetary crisis that has seen the government try gold coins and a digital currency among other ideas. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
April 30

Kenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises

Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs” and people downstream are being told to move away
April 30
People cross a flooded area where another boat carrying a group of people has capsized at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties, North Eastern Kenya, Sunday, April 28, 2024. According to the Kenya Red Cross, over a dozen people have been rescued, while others still remain missing as search and rescue operations continue. Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to dozens of deaths and the displacement of tens of thousands of people, according to the U.N. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
April 30

This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them

Argentina’s lower house has voted to approve a dramatically downsized version of President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul package, known as the omnibus bill
April 30
Opposition lawmaker Romina Del Plá speaks during the debate on a bill promoted by Argentine President Javier Milei that includes a broad range of economic, administrative, criminal, and environmental reforms, at Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The sign reads in Spanish: "Down with all of Milei's plan." (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
April 30

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists
April 30
Tourists hang out outside the Lawson convenience store, a popular photo spot framing a picturesque view of Mt. Fuji in the background on cloudy evening of Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The town of Fujikawaguchiko, known for a number of popular photo spots for Japan's trademark of Mt. Fuji, on Tuesday began to set up a huge black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block view of the mountain in a neighborhood hit by a latest case of overtourism in Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
April 30

5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution

Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings
April 30
FILE - A person carries food in a plastic bag past an art installation outside the a United Nations conference on plastics on April 23, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
April 30

Mali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks on US forces in Africa

Mali's army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa has been killed
April 30
In this 2018 photograph released by Mouvement pour le Salut de l'Azawad, Islamic State group commander Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, poses in uniform. Mali's army said in a statement late Monday, April 29, 2024, that Huzeifa was killed by Malian state forces. The United States had announced a reward of up to $5 million reward for anyone providing information about him. Huzeifa was believed to have helped carry out an attack in 2017 on U.S. and Nigerien forces in Tongo Tongo, Niger, which led to the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers. (AP Photo)