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Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out, sources say
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily Reuters Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight ...Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision
By Saliou Samb and Bate Felix Reuters A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast ...At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territory
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Reuters At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government ...US President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter despite pledging not to
BY ZEKE MILLER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG AP President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a ...Many thousands rally to oppose Georgian government after break with EU
By Felix Light Reuters Many thousands of demonstrators gathered late on Saturday in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, building barricades, breaking windows and setting ...Kenya and Uganda to mediate in Ethiopia-Somalia dispute
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would help mediate between Ethiopia and Somalia in a ...In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since ...At least 27 people die in Nigeria river, over 100 missing after boat capsizes
BY CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press — At least 27 people died and more than 100, mostly women, were missing on Friday, after ...Palestinians in north Gaza describe ‘real life horror movie’
Gazans on Thursday described a “real life horror movie” in the Gaza Strip’s north as Israeli air strikes continued across the Palestinian ...Putin says Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if Ukraine got nuclear weapons
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal against Ukraine if Kyiv were to acquire ...