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Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso's ruling junta
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta arrested one of the country's top politicians Wednesday for criticizing the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso, according to his son and a judiciary source. Issa Kaou N’Djim, who previously supported Mali's current military leader...
Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, or Acted, from working in the country amid tensions with France. The Ministry of the Interior signed a decree on Tuesday withdrawing the nonprofit...
Mali detains top executive and 2 others from an Australian gold mining company over dispute
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The military junta in Mali has arrested the top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute Mining while they were visiting the country for talks over an unspecified dispute, the company said Monday. The three –...
Today in History: November 10, white supremacists stage coup in Wilmington, North Carolina
Today is Sunday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2024. There are 51 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 10, 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of as many as 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and...
Today in History: November 7, first woman elected to Congress
Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2024. There are 54 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress. ...
Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan over unsanctioned meeting with Kabul's envoy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they were aware the Maldives government had recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after he met with the Afghan Taliban government's top diplomat in Islamabad without clearing it with his government. The Maldives does not recognize...
German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany on Tuesday arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organization, Germany's public prosecutor said. The suspects, some of them minors and adolescents, were allegedly part of a group of around 15-20 individuals called Sächsische...
US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the...
Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor
ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds gathered Thursday in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey's main opposition party for his alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group. Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district and a member of...
Guinea authorities dissolve dozens of political parties with no election date set
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation late Monday, while the transitional government has yet to announce a date for elections. The West African country has been led by a military regime...
