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Three Dead in Senegal Protests Over Delayed Presidential Election 

The announcement of the delay just three weeks ahead of the planned Feb. 25 vote triggered violent clashes on Friday between protesters and police in Dakar and several other cities, in a wave of unrest that many fear will spill over into protracted instability

IMF Chief: Middle East Growth to Slow in 2024 on Oil Cuts, Gaza

Managing director Kristalina Georgieva warns of potential wider impact on regional economies of continued conflict in Gaza

In Bid to Curb Immigration, France to Scrap Birthright Citizenship in Mayotte 

'It will no longer be possible to become French if one is not the child of French parents,' Interior Minister Darmanin told journalists upon his arrival on the island, announcing the scrapping of birthright citizenship there 

For Chinese Travelers, Group Tours Are Out, Northern Lights Are In

Adventurous, experience-based trips are replacing group tours and shopping

First Female Argentine Saint Brings Together Pope Francis and Milei

Argentine president had called Francis an ‘imbecile’

Iran Foreign Minister Says Iran, US Have Exchanged Messages in Recent Weeks

At Least 5 Dead After Soldier Opens Fire at Mogadishu Military Base

Gunman was also shot dead

US-Led Coalition Blocks Attacks at Conoco Oil Field in Syria

Another drone attack blamed on Iran-backed groups on a border outpost in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers and injured more than 30 service members late last month

Kyrgyzstan Court Orders News Site Shut Down

Prosecutors say the site's publisher was not registered as a media organization

Cuba Charges 30 Over Massive Chicken Heist

The theft is a rare major heist at a time of food shortages in communist Cuba

Canadian Man Opens Thai Airways Plane Door Before Takeoff

"The whole plane was in chaos," a witness says

Iran Foreign Minister Expected in Lebanon, Syria in Coming Days

Israeli attacks on Syria, ongoing war in Gaza expected to be among the topics

Chinese Firm Behind ‘News’ Websites Pushes pro-Beijing Content Globally, Researchers Find

It is rare for researchers to link such operations to specific entities

North Korea Scraps Economic Cooperation with South Korea

Two Koreas' ties continue to deteriorate

Russia, Iran Not Invited to Munich Security Conference

Event chairperson says two nations did not seem open to meaningful dialogue

Prince William Back to Work After Kate's Surgery, King Charles' Cancer

William had postponed all his planned engagements to look after his three children after Kate, 42, underwent planned abdominal surgery on Jan. 16, and spent two weeks in hospital recovering

Taiwan Stops New Group Trips to China Amid Tourism, Air Route Spat

US House Fails to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Kenyan Cult Leader Charged With Murder of 191 Children 

Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended

Santander, Lloyds Shares Fall on Report Iran Used Banks to Evade Sanctions