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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger, its governor said. Twenty-seven students, three staff and 12 members of

Police in Myanmar have fired tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades at pro-democracy protestors, killing at least 18 and leaving several wounded.

President Biden on Saturday promised fresh action on Saudi Arabia after the release of an intelligence report that that blamed Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. But Biden dodged questions about whether he

By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Several dozen Hong Kong democrats are due to report to local police stations across the city on Sunday, with some expecting to be charged with breaches of national security as

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Pablo Hasel, known for his anti-establishment lyrics,

Ship surrounded by Emirati security vessels as it anchors at port after explosion; Erdan: ‘No secret that the Iranians are trying to harm Israeli targets’

The pandemic has yielded a silver lining for the Brooklyn Public Library. Tenzin Kalsang’s Tibetan story time has been drawing audiences in the tens of thousands. (Image credit: Brooklyn Public Library’s Facebook Page/Screenshot)

As Haines sat down for an interview with NPR, her aides handed out a declassified report blaming Saudi Arabia’s crown prince for a brutal killing. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

Bloomberg says the firm is interviewing bankers for a share offering this year; the Tel Aviv based company was founded in 2013 by Tomer Weingarten, its CEO, and Almog Cohen

R-value shows virus spread nearly at point of expansion again; health minister implores Jerusalemites to ‘leave the parties until after the coronavirus’