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Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Armed rebels seized a town in eastern Congo on Thursday after violently clashing with the army, which has taken on an expanded role as peacekeeping forces withdraw from the mineral-rich, conflict-stricken region. Military officials and residents of Mushaki told...
Colorado Supreme Court justices question whether the state can bar Trump from the 2024 ballot
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned both sides about whether they could exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in a case that seeks to upend his bid for a second term by claiming the Constitution's insurrection clause bars him from...
The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millions
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program said Monday it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food. WFP in recent years has scaled down its support in Syria and neighboring countries...
Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, killed 11 suspected Islamic militants near a hinterland village in the country’s south, authorities said Saturday, in one of the military’s bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year. The...
Mali's government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military government has announced an investigation into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 and now accuse the government of failing to comply with it, as experts worry that the deal crucial to establishing a measure of stability in the...
At least 40 civilians killed by al-Qaida-linked rebels in a Burkina Faso town, UN rights office says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso’s hard-hit northern region, the United Nations' rights office said, calling the attack a war crime. In one of the largest...
Burkina Faso's state media says hundreds of rebels have been killed trying to seize vulnerable town
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of rebels were killed as they tried to seize a town in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the state broadcaster reported, in one of the largest clashes in recent years in the West African nation under threat from fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State. ...
Philippine government and communist rebels agree to resume talks on ending their protracted conflict
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Philippine government and the country’s communist rebels have agreed to resume talks aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of Asia's longest, Norwegian mediators announced Tuesday. High-ranking delegations from both sides met in the...
An abducted German priest is freed in Mali, a year after being seized in the country's capital
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A German priest who was abducted by al-Qaida-linked rebels in Mali's capital in November 2022 has been released by his captors, a former colleague told The Associated Press on Monday. Church members in the capital of Bamako learned of the release of Rev....
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states. Calling New York City and Chicago “crime dens,” the front-runner for the 2024...
