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Chad says Libya fighters risk undermining terrorism fight

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UNITED NATIONS — Chad’s deputy foreign minister warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya are crossing into...

Malawi burns 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses that expired

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Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines because they had expired. ...

Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater

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WASHINGTON — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations...

Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts

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U.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out...

Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...

AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics

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Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely...

Kosovo, Serbia clash over Balkan border issues at summit

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BRDO, Slovenia — Serbia and Kosovo clashed Monday at a summit of Western Balkan nations over state border changes, a thorny issue in a...

ICC prosecutor hopes for new US relations after sanctions

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UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court expressed appreciation to the Biden administration Monday for lifting sanctions against her and another...

ICC prosecutor urges Libya to hand over Gadhafi’s son

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UNITED NATIONS — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya’s new interim government Monday to arrest the son of longtime dictator...

Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts

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The U.N. Security Council and Muslim nations convened emergency meetings Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the...