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4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning
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FILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023. Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario launched lawsuits Thursday, March 28, 2024, against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
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King Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment

King Charles III stressed the importance of friendship and acts of caring in a recorded message delivered to a traditional pre-Easter church service, which the monarch skipped as he undergoes cancer treatment
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Britain's Queen Camilla smiles as she arrives for the Royal Maundy Service where she distributes the Maundy money to 75 men and 75 women, mirroring the age of the monarch, in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England, Thursday, March 28, 2024 to thank them for their outstanding Christian service and for making a difference to the lives of people in their local communities. Maundy Thursday is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. The monarch commemorates Maundy by offering 'alms' to senior citizens. Each recipient receives two purses, one red and one white. (Justin Tallis, Pool Photo via AP)
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In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say

Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians
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FILE - This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali. Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span a period from December to March. (French Army via AP, File)
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Congo displacement reaches 'devastating level' as violence escalates, aid groups warn

There has been a resurgence of violence as warring groups fight for territory.
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A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) washes dishes at the Nkamira Transit Center in Rubavu on March 26, 2024.
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No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban

A British comedian has been ordered to remove a picture of a hot dog from a poster in London subway stations for his new standup show
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A view of a poster advertising comedian Ed Gamble's Hot Diggity Dog tour on the Bakerloo line platform at Embankment underground station in London, Wednesday March 27, 2024. Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit network’s ban on junk food advertising. The poster for the show, “Hot Diggity Dog,” showed a mustard- and ketchup-smeared Gamble beside a half-eaten hot dog on a plate. A bemused Gamble replaced the wiener with a cucumber, and the poster was approved. (Joe Sene/PA via AP)
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India court extends custody of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal for 4 more days

An Indian court has extended custody of a top opposition leader for four more days after his arrest last week triggered protests, as the country gears up for a general election starting next month
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Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Admi Party, or Common Man's Party, left, leaves in a car after a court extended his custody for four more days, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Kejriwal, New Delhi’s top elected official and one of the country’s most consequential politicians of the past decade, was arrested by the federal Enforcement Directorate on March 21. (AP Photo/Dinesh Joshi)
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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

The Philippine president says his government will take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying, “Filipinos do not yield.”
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In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Filipino scientists reach sandbars called Sandy Cay at the disputed South China Sea on Thursday March 21, 2024. Chinese coast guard ships, backed by a military helicopter, tried to dangerously block but failed to stop two Philippine government vessels carrying scientists from reaching two barren sandbars called Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials said Friday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
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Pope, looking strong, issues marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass

Pope Francis is urging his priests to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with mercy
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Cardinals attend the Holy Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at The Vatican, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Poland and Ukraine leaders discuss regulating Ukrainian food imports to ease farmer discontent

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is in Poland for talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk to address Polish and western European farmers' demands that regulations be applied to the cheap Ukraine grain and food imports that they say are unde...
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, second left, and his Polish courtnerpart, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, review troops during a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years

Germany’s main national postal carrier has stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years
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A WISAG employee secures plastic boxes full of mail covered with fabric sleeves to the passenger seats of an Airbus A320-214 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, in Schönefeld, Germany, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday put an end to domestic flights to transport letters, stopping the practice after nearly 63 years in a move that will allow it to improve its climate footprint and reflects the declining significance of letter mail. (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP)
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Putin says he won't start a war with NATO but Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin has scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense.”
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Rescue workers clear the rubble of destroyed houses after a Russian drone attack of a residential neighbourhood, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
March 28

French lawmakers are weighing a bill banning all types of hair discrimination

French lawmakers are debating a bill Thursday that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone’s hair
March 28
Hair are on the floor in a hairdressing salon, in Paris, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. French lawmakers are debating a bill Thursday that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone's hair. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
March 28

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve

China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries
March 28
FILE - Visitors wearing face masks walk past a display of Australian wines and other agricultural products at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, Nov. 5, 2020. China on Thursday, March 28, 2024, said it would lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between Australia and China.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
March 28

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve
March 28
March 28

Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy

A top Communist Party official says China is committed to introducing reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy
March 28
Pan Gongsheng, Governor of People's Bank of China, speaks at a sub forum ahead of the annual Boao Forum held in Boao in southern China's Hainan province on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. China's central bank governor calls for accleration of reforms on quta allocation at IMF to increase the voice of Asia (AP Photo/Olivia Zhang)
March 28

The Latest | Death toll climbs after airstrikes and rocket fire on Lebanon-Israel border

A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon has killed at least 16 people, including paramedics
March 28
Parachutes drop supplies into the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 28

U.S. congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued support for Taiwan, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China
March 28
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, poses for photos with Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Bergman leads a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation that pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that's claimed by China. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
March 28

It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits

Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year
March 28
Niaz Mardan wraps a luxury handmade Belgian chocolate rabbit at Sandrine a chocolate shop in south west London, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Niaz Mardan, is suffering due to high cocoa prices, she's making no profits and fears she will have to close the shop that's been around for 25 years (she's the third owner and took over in 2019). (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
March 28

China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi

Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country’s booming but crowded market for electric cars
March 28
Visitors to the Xiaomi Automobile flagship store look at the Xiaomi SU7 electric car on display in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Xiaomi, a well-known smart consumer electronics brand in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
March 28

A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression

Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504
March 28
People walk past a shop selling souvenirs of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David, in downtown Florence, central Italy, Monday, March 18, 2024. Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs focusing on David’s genitalia. The Galleria dell’Accademia’s director has positioned herself as David’s defender and takes swift aim at those profiteering from his image. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
March 28

US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks a year behind bars on Friday following his arrest by Russian authorities who accuse him of espionage but have offered no supporting evidence
March 28
FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich smiles as he stands in a defendants’ cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, has been jailed for a year after being accused by Russia of espionage – which he, his employer and the U.S. government deny. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
March 28

Turkey's high-stakes mayoral races are expected to be close. Volunteer monitors will be key

With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they’ll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote
March 28
Pedestrians walk under campaign banners ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
March 28

An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with 'I LOVE UAE' next to it

As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route
March 28
This satellite photo captured by Planet Labs PBC shows the construction of an airstrip on Abd al-Kuri Island, Yemen, Monday, March 25, 2024. As Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a vital Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route. No country has claimed publicly the active construction taking place this month on Abd al-Kuri Island, a barren stretch of land rising out of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. However, satellite images shot for the AP appear to show workers have laid out "I LOVE UAE" next to the runway, an abbreviation for the United Arab Emirates. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 28

Ukraine foreign minister arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia

Ukraine's foreign minister has arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties between the two countries
March 28
FILE - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, attends a joint news conference with Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March. 13, 2024. Kuleba arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, March 28, 2024, for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties and cooperation with India, which considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War-era.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
March 28

No police charges for Taylor Swift's dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney

Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month
March 28
FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. A photographer told police he was punched in the face by Taylor Swift’s father on the Sydney waterfront on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
March 28

Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children

An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza
March 28
FILE - Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
March 27

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women

ABC News’ Maggie Rulli travels to Turkey to find out why femicide is on the rise there, and meets women who are fighting to stop it.
March 27
VIDEO: Turkey struggles to stop violence against women
March 27

Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting a concert by US military cadets

Police in Greece have clashed with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets
March 27
March 27

France's Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is 'terrible' and outdated

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties
March 27
France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as ge arrives for a meeting with businesspeople at the Sao Paulo State Industries Federation (FIESP) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Macron is on a three-day official visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
March 27

Prosecutors seeking 2.5-year prison sentence for former Spain soccer chief over kiss

A trial against Luis Rubiales over the nonconsensual kiss has not yet started.
March 27
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales leaves the Audiencia Nacional court, Sept. 15, 2023, in Madrid.
March 27

German zoo hosts Easter egg hunt for animals

Bears, macaques and mongooses at a zoo in Germany were treated to a festive surprise on Wednesday — their very own Easter egg hunt.
March 27
VIDEO: German zoo hosts Easter egg hunt for animals
March 27

Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti have issued their first official statement
March 27
A lifeless body lies in the street as pedestrians walk past in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 25, 2024. According to witnesses, the man died during an attack by armed gangs. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 27

Hunger worsens in war-torn Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to reschedule a meeting between Israeli delegates and White House officials. UNICEF's James Elder speaks about the dire need for food in Gaza.
March 27
VIDEO: Hunger worsens in war-torn Gaza
March 27

Opposition figure who became Senegal's president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show

Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously little-known opposition figure won over 54% of the votes
March 27
Supporters of Presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye gather at his campaign headquarters after preliminary results put him as the expected winner, in Dakar, Senegal, Monday, March 25, 2024. Faye's expected victory reflected frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like former colonial master France. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
March 27

Northern Lights shine over slopes of Finland

A spectacular sight on the slopes as the Northern Lights provide the ultimate backdrop for skiers in Finland.
March 27
VIDEO: Northern Lights shine over slopes of Finland
March 27

People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over

Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies
March 27
People take part in a protest organised by the Slovakian opposition parties in Bratislava, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024. People in Bratislava have formed a human chain around the building of Slovakia’s public radio and television to protest a plan by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to take over the broadcasters. The plan has been condemned President Zuzana Čaputová, opposition parties, local journalists, international media organizations, the European Commission and others have warned the changes would give the government’s full control of public broadcasting. (Pavol Zachar/TASR via AP)
March 27

Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse

The workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area
March 27
Martin Suazo Sandoval, the brother of Honduran citizen Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, stands outside his home where he speaks with the press in Azacualpa, Honduras, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Martin says that his brother Maynor is one of the missing people who was part of a maintenance crew on the bridge in Baltimore that collapsed. (AP Photo/Claudio Escalón)
March 27

Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize

Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing
March 27
FILE - Naomi Klein arrives for a news conference at the Vatican on July 1, 2015. Books about how the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The six-book shortlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced Wednesday, includes Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s plunge into online misinformation, “Doppleganger,” and British journalist Madhumita Murgia’s “Code-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
March 27

New Portuguese Parliament elects house speaker after deal between 2 main parties

Portugal’s newly-elected Parliament has elected a new house speaker, following a deal between the country’s two main centrist parties
March 27
Member of parliament Jose Aguiar Branco, left on front row, of the Social Democratic Party, is applauded after being elected house speaker in Lisbon, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Portugal's newly-elected Parliament Wednesday voted in a new house speaker following a deal between the country's two main centrist parties. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
March 27

Poland dismisses the Eurocorps reaction unit commander who faces a counterintelligence investigation

Poland's military authorities say they have dismissed the Polish commander of the Eurocorps rapid reaction unit
March 27
March 27

Myanmar's military makes its annual parade of strength despite unprecedented battlefield losses

Thousands of Myanmar military personnel have held their annual parade of strength even after a recent series of unprecedented battlefield defeats
March 27
Myanmar military officers march during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 79th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
March 27

Togo's opposition calls for protests to stop president from signing off on a new constitution

Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to stop the president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031
March 27
FILE - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe waves before a working lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 9, 2021. Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo called on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, for protests to stop the country's president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
March 27

In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers

Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna
March 27
Austrian graffiti duo Joel Gamnou paint a picture of Alexei Navalny on a wall in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna. (AP Photo/Philipp-Moritz Jenne)
March 27

How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs
March 27
FILE - People walk past a billboard depicting the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Tiraspol, the capital of the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, in Moldova on Nov. 1, 2021. Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow's crosshairs. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
March 27

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity

Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn't hold back tears of joy during the reunion
March 27
Journalists gather around freed students of the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga, upon their arrival at the government house in Kaduna, Nigeria, Monday, March 25, 2024. More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. (AP Photo/Chinedu Asadu)
March 27

A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal

A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed
March 27
Financial market trader Tom Hayes, who was jailed alongside Carlo Palombo over interest rate benchmark manipulation, looks on outside the Royal Courts Of Justice in London ahead of a Court of Appeal ruling over whether their convictions should be overturned, on Wednesday March 27, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
March 27

Banksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism

An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism
March 27
People look at a new Banksy painting on a wall in London, Monday, March 18, 2024. A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a real tree. Green paint has been sprayed across the wall, replicating the absent leaves of the tree, which has been severely cropped. Banksy claimed the work by posting before and after photos of the location on his official Instagram account.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
March 27

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March 27
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March 27

Quran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm
March 27
FILE - Protestor Salwan Momika waves the Swedish flag outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, on July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Quran and the Iraqi flag. Momika, an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden told a newspaper on Wednesday March 27, 2024 that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm. (Oscar Olsson/TT via AP, File)
March 27

Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli, Arab dads who lost kids in conflict

Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice
March 27
Pope Francis arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)