In major move, South Africa to end captive lion industry
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa says it will end its captive lion industry in a major move for conservation that would outlaw...
UN releases $65 million to aid Ethiopia, most for Tigray
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced Thursday it has released $65 million for humanitarian aid in Ethiopia, including $40 million for the Tigray...
Italian Navy rescues fisherman reportedly shot off Libya
MILAN — An Italian Navy ship has rescued a crew member of an Italian fishing boat reportedly injured by warning shots fired by the...
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
EU weighs military training mission for Mozambique
BRUSSELS — European Union defense ministers on Thursday were discussing plans to set up a military training mission in Mozambique in the coming months...
World mulls next step as US backs IP waiver on vaccines
GENEVA — Activists cheered, Big Pharma complained and government leaders assessed next steps on Thursday after the Biden administration’s blockbuster move to support an...
Interpol joins land and sea search for 2 Spanish children
MADRID — Interpol posted on its website Thursday the photographs of two Spanish children who allegedly were taken by their father from the Canary...
Morocco recalls its ambassador to Germany as tensions rise
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s ambassador to Germany has been recalled to Rabat for “consultations," the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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French reporter kidnapped by jihadist rebels in north Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — The chief of Reporters Without Borders says that French journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped April 8 while working in Mali’s northern...
200 years: Remote St. Helena island marks Napoleon’s death
Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon died 200 years ago got even harder during the coronavirus pandemic.
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