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Ecuador extends its state of emergency by 30 days

President Daniel Noboa published the decree as his administration grapples with rising violence blamed on drug trafficking gangs.
Daniel Noboa
Daniel Noboa
33m ago

Venezuela sidelines any opponents of Maduro as it announces election date

Maduro's government has banned his strongest challenger from running and the remaining contenders lack enough political machinery for a viable campaign.
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro
2h ago

Military clears Ospreys to fly again after a series of fatal crashes

Navy officials say they have identified a part that failed in a November crash that killed eight service members, but will not yet announce the finding publicly.
MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, in Okinawa
MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, in Okinawa

‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

The Japanese author died March 1 of a blood clot in his brain, his production company Bird Studio said in a statement on Friday.
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama

France inscribes the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women’s Day

While abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the United States, it’s legal in nearly all of Europe and overwhelmingly supported in France.
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, center, take part in a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French Constitution in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, center, take part in a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French Constitution in Paris
3h ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest

The attack occurred days after more than 200 people, mostly women and children, were abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria.
A woman cries as she calls out to the government to help and rescue school children that were kidnapped by gunmen in Chikun, Nigeria, on March 7, 2024.
A woman cries as she calls out to the government to help and rescue school children that were kidnapped by gunmen in Chikun, Nigeria, on March 7, 2024.
3h ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un guides artillery firing drill in range of Seoul

Photographs published by state news agency KCNA showed balls of flame from artillery fire and Kim dressed in a black leather jacket and flanked by soldiers watching from a dug out.
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un

India busts trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

At least two men who went to Russia expecting to work as “helpers” in the army have died while fighting at the front, their families have said.
A Russian soldier patrols in a street of Mariupol
A Russian soldier patrols in a street of Mariupol
4h ago

U.S. warns of imminent Moscow attack by 'extremists,' urges citizens to avoid crowds

The U.S. Embassy said it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow."
Russian National Guard Service offcers guard the Red Square near the Saint Basile's Cathedral in Moscow
Russian National Guard Service offcers guard the Red Square near the Saint Basile's Cathedral in Moscow
5h ago

10 years after a Malaysia Airlines plane vanished, can it still be found?

The Malaysian government and a U.S. technology firm are considering a new search for the wreckage of MH370 in an effort to solve one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.
Day Of Remembrance For MH370
Day Of Remembrance For MH370
12h ago

Hong Kong’s new national security bill includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress dissent

The move deepens worries about erosion of the Chinese territory’s freedoms after Beijing imposed a similar law in 2020 that all but wiped out dissent.
Image: John Lee politics political
Image: John Lee politics political

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