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2 months ago

Who is 'El Mencho'? Violence sparked by cartel lord's killing could continue for years in Mexico, expert says

2 hours ago

Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe

15 minutes ago

Photo Essay: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion

2 hours ago

Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico's military killed top drug lord

31 minutes ago

An attacker detonates an explosive device in Moscow, killing a police officer and himself

3 hours ago

Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru's Amazon, threatening rivers and lives

10 hours ago

Australia And New Zealand

1 year ago

A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

6 hours ago

Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident

1 hour ago

Two hockey teams, two gold medals, one presidential phone call

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Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop

3 hours ago

Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

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'Abolish ICE' gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest; 'Stephen Coldbert' also a winner

2 hours ago

ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum

5 hours ago

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their production

5 hours ago

Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies

5 hours ago

Otters enjoy a snow day in Maryland during winter storm

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U.S. military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3

6 hours ago

A colorful 'flour war' in Greece marks the start of Lent, in photos

6 hours ago

'Flour war' erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

7 hours ago

EU hits pause on U.S. trade deal as it seeks clarity over latest Trump maneuver

9 hours ago

Boat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 1

16 hours ago

From 'Robot Jetten' to prime minister: The rise of the Netherlands' youngest leader

16 hours ago

Ousted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decree

31 minutes ago

Dismissing 'preposterous' allegations, India's high commissioner welcomes reset in relations with Canada

2 hours ago

Attacks on a security post and ambulances in northwest Pakistan leave 3 dead

14 hours ago

Rajanish Kakade, AP photographer who captured the daily rhythm of India's Mumbai, dies at 55

18 hours ago

A packed bus plunges off a Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25

21 hours ago

Japan's emperor expresses concern about disaster survivors on his 66th birthday

17 hours ago

A Hong Kong court dismisses appeals of activists in a key national security case

18 hours ago

The criminal ascent of 'El Mencho' as Mexico's most powerful drug lord

47 minutes ago

Indigenous protest in the Amazon forces Brazil's Lula to revoke waterway decree

4 hours ago

Father and son killed by mudslide in Peru as floods affect thousands of homes in southern provinces

4 hours ago

Thousands of Canadian tourists register with Ottawa as violence rocks Mexico

2 hours ago

Surveillance of romantic partner led to El Mencho's deadly capture, Mexican authorities say

5 hours ago

Chad closes its border with Sudan after fighters spilled into its territory

12 hours ago

Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it

14 hours ago

Armed group in Nigeria kills 38 people and abducts others during attack

14 hours ago

Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's son faces attempted murder charges in South African court

16 hours ago

South Sudan villagers killed after being lured from homes with promise of aid, witnesses say

16 hours ago

More Ghanaians are wearing a cultural outfit after their president was mocked

21 hours ago

Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan

13 hours ago

Syria's TV dramas are testing Ramadan series' boundaries after Assad's fall

5 hours ago

A notorious camp in Syria tied to alleged IS families is emptied as final convoy departs

1 day ago

Next US-Iran nuclear talks are Thursday in Geneva as Washington awaits proposed deal from Tehran

1 day ago

U.S. says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

1 day ago

Islamic State lashes out at Syria's interim president as 'puppet without a soul,' urges new attacks

2 days ago

Australia and New Zealand

1 year ago

Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep

5 days ago

Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court

7 days ago