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The Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have detained 18 staffers, including a foreigner, from a nongovernmental organization based in Afghanistan, the nonprofit group said Friday. NGOs have come under greater scrutiny since the Taliban seized control of the country two years ago....
British foreign secretary visits Israel to highlight close ties at precarious time for the country
JERUSALEM (AP) — The British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, arrived in Israel on Monday for a three-day visit to a country in turmoil, facing its biggest protest movement in history and heightened violence in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen hailed...
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
TORONTO (AP) — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook. For two years, TIFF, the largest film festival in North America, had maneuvered...
Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders decided Tuesday that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021. ...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. August 23, 2023. Editorial: Maintain values while collecting medical debt Minnesota relies on nonprofit medical systems. Attorney General Keith Ellison is commendably scrutinizing debt collection. But medical providers’ governing boards...
After a month at sea, 37 Senegalese survivors of a deadly migration attempt to Spain return home
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A few dozen survivors of a deadly sea attempt to migrate to Europe reunited with their tearful families in Senegal, a week after they were found adrift off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde. A boat carrying more than 100 people is believed to have set...
More than 60 Senegalese migrants are feared dead on a monthlong voyage to Spain
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel rescued a boat off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde that originally had more than 100 people aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. Seven bodies were found on the...
Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and Iraq and its fighters pose the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan today, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Monday. The experts...
Libyan governing body's vote to replace its head adds uncertainty to the country's split politics
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya's top governing bodies elected a new head on Sunday, in a development that could further fracture the country already split between two rival administrations. Members of the Supreme Council of State, which is separate from both of the governments and is...
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Des Moines Register. July 30, 2023. Editorial: The climate crisis is already here. Iowa has to work on adapting. The global headlines are scary. The state urgently needs a new mindset, and then action. The oppressive heat that has stalked the country...
