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Despite Coup, France And Allies Push On With New Mali Task Force
European special forces are set to begin fighting alongside Malian troops against Islamist militants in the coming weeks despite a military coup that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, French officials said on Thursday.
Thailand Reports First Domestic Coronavirus Case In 100 Days
Thailand reported its first domestic coronavirus transmission in more than 100 days on Thursday, after a man recently jailed and with no overseas travel history tested positive in a Bangkok prison during a routine check for new inmates.
Xi Says Chinese People Will Never Agree With Any Who Attempt To Impose Will On China
China's President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the Chinese people will never agree with anyone or any force that attempts to split the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people, state media reported.
Portugal: Young Climate Activists Take 33 Countries To Court
Six young Portuguese activists launched Thursday a European human rights case against 33 countries in the latest legal effort to force governments to step up their fight against climate change.
Pakistan's Online Agony Aunt Tearing Down Taboos
Her female-only online hub sees traditionally taboo topics such as sex, divorce, and domestic violence discussed freely in a conservative country where there are few avenues for women to discuss personal problems.
Turkish Cypriot Official: No Tensions If Waters Divvied Up
Tensions over the search for oil and gas off ethnically divided Cyprus would fade if Greek Cypriots agreed to divvy up the countrys territorial waters and drilling rights with Turkish Cypriots, according to the man who hopes to be the next leader of the b...
Kremlin Rejects Navalny Poisoning Accusations, Sees No Grounds For Sanctions
The Kremlin on Thursday rejected accusations that Russia had been responsible for the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny and said it saw no grounds for sanctions to be imposed against Moscow over the case.
'India Must Correct Its Mistakes': China Says Legal Interests Violated After 118 Mobile Apps Banned
This is the third round of crackdown by the government on Chinese-linked applications following the Galwan Valley clashes in June in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
Czech Senate President Meets Taiwan Leader; Beijing Protests
The Czech Senate president met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ingwen on Thursday morning during a rare trip by a foreign dignitary to the selfruled democratic island that rival China called an open provocation.
Progressive Challengers' Year: 3 Wins And Some Close Calls
Progressives trying to shove Congress to the left by competing in this year's Democratic primaries ousted three moderate incumbents, won other victories and established themselves as a force that's not going away.
AP FACT CHECK: Barr Raises Voter Fraud Specter, China Threat
As the 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden heats up, Attorney General William Barr warned of the potential of substantial fraud in voting by mail but he omitted necessary context, and states that rely on the proce...
Japan Coastguard Rescues One Person In Search For Missing NZ Livestock Ship
Japan's coastguard rescued one person in the search for a cargo ship carrying livestock that went missing in the East China Sea after issuing a distress signal as typhoon Maysak lashed the region.
Former Catholic Brother Returned To Face Mississippi Charges
A former Catholic brother has been extradited from his home state of Wisconsin to Mississippi, where he faces sexual battery charges in a case involving two impoverished Black boys who say they were pressured as men into accepting paltry payouts to settle...
Former UN Official Charged With Lying About Rape In Iraq
A former United Nations official accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women has been charged with lying to the FBI.
Lawsuit Seeks To Ban Kanye West From Arizona Ballot
An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on Arizonas Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential c...
Case Over 1966 US Bomb Accident In Spain Goes Before Court
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.