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Russia gives former US Consulate employee nearly 5-year jail term

Prosecution said he was guilty of ‘secret collaboration with a foreign state’

Moldova faces decisive vote under shadow of Russian interference

Challenger wants closer ties with Moscow

IMF: Middle East conflicts to leave 'lasting scars'

IMF lowers predicted growth for Middle East and North Africa to 2.1% for 2024, a drop of 0.6%

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

Botswana counts votes as ruling party seeks to extend its 6-decade rule

It’s the oldest democracy in the region

Mexico Supreme Court judges resign after judicial reforms

Eight of 11 Supreme Court justices — including court president Norma Pina — decided not to seek election in June 2025

Beijing files WTO complaint over EU's new taxes on Chinese EVs  

Extra taxes of up to 35% were announced Tuesday after an EU probe found Chinese state subsidies were undercutting European automakers

Journalist shot dead in western Mexico

Cruz Solis's murder is the first killing of a journalist under the government of Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office on October 1

Botswana votes with ruling party seeking to extend six decades of power

Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. for more than a million people registered to vote, with four presidential candidates in the race to head the region's oldest democracy

UK, EU, Canada unveil new sanctions on Myanmar military

The curbs were aimed at constraining the military’s "ability to conduct airstrikes on civilians"

Human Rights Watch: At least 11 killed in Mozambique vote protests

Protests have rocked the southern African nation since Daniel Chapo, candidate of the ruling Frelimo party, was announced winner of the October 9 election  

Saudi 'Davos in the desert' opens with region on war footing 

This year's three-day event is expected to draw more than 7,000 delegates including TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and the chief executives of Citigroup and Goldman Sachs

Ex-US Marine sentenced to 7 years for white supremacist plot

Jordan Duncan, 29, pleaded guilty in North Carolina in June to aiding in the manufacture of a firearm

Around 40 killed in Chad in jihadist attack on army

‘A garrison housing more than 200 soldiers was targeted by members of Boko Haram’ late on Sunday, a local source said

Duterte offers 'no apologies, no excuses' for deadly Philippine drug war

Police said the campaign left more than 6,000 people dead, but rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes

Iran: 4 'terrorists' killed after Saturday's jihadist attack

At least 10 police officers were killed in Saturday's attack, one of the deadliest claimed by a jihadist group in a border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan

War casts shadow over Lebanon's ancient Baalbek

Baalbek, known as the 'City of the Sun' in ancient times, is home to one of the world's largest complex of Roman temples — designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Thousands turn out for Thai royal barge pageantry 

A flotilla of 52 ornately decorated boats, paddled by more than 2,000 oarsmen decked out in scarlet and gold, carried the king and Queen Suthida in formation through the heart of Bangkok to a Buddhist ceremony at Wat Arun

Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco's dried-up south back to life

Colombia's Awa resist violence, maintain 'spiritual bond' with nature

'The Awa people have been resisting for 500 years. Against invasion, discrimination, armed groups, forced recruitment and displacement, acculturation.' Now, it's drug traffickers