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The former Marine was released in August after more than five years of detention in one of the biggest prisoner swaps since the Cold War.

The Afghanistan-based terrorist group has revamped its online recruiting tactics, experts say, as it seeks to carry out attacks against the U.S. and other Western countries.

The ex-general — previously accused of kidnappings, torture and other abuses — promised to continue modernizing Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Mercury and other heavy metals in the country have contaminated over 60% of the West African country’s water sources, according to Ghana’s Water Resources Commission.

After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that while power is gradually being restored in some areas, millions of people in Cuba are still struggling to stay cool and find food amidst the ongoing outages.

The king’s visit, his first to an overseas realm as sovereign, comes amid revived debate over whether Australia should cut ties with the royal family and become a republic instead.

Beijing is trying to encourage young couples to have children after China posted a second consecutive year of population decline in 2023.

The vast majority of the country’s 10 million residents were still in the dark on Friday night, but pockets of the capital Havana saw lights flicker back on shortly after dark.

If confirmed to be a case of kidnapping for ransom, it would be the latest reminder of the long-running security problems that have hounded the southern Philippines.

The deaths may be related to digging work to repair some irrigation pipes under the flower bed near the monkey cages in early October, an official said.

Cubans expressed alarm, with one resident saying it felt as if the country had reached the “bottom of the barrel.”