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  • Russia targets Ukrainian energy

    KYIV -- Russia hammered Ukraine's electrical grid with nearly two dozen missiles overnight Saturday, officials said, in the latest assault on the country's ene…

    by David L. Stern The Washington Post April 28, 2024

  • S. Africa marks birth of democracy

    PRETORIA, South Africa -- South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that i…

    by NQOBILE NTSHANGAS and GERALD IMRAY The Associated Press April 28, 2024

  • Iraqi social media influencer gunned down

    BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front…

    by ABDULRAHMAN ZEYADand QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA The Associated Press April 28, 2024

  • UN looks into relief agency assertions

    UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims …

    by EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press April 28, 2024

  • Blinken making 7th Mideast trip of war

    WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in G…

    by The Associated Press April 28, 2024

  • Egypt turns up heat on Israelis for deal in Gaza

    CAIRO -- Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the monthsl…

    by SAMY MAGDYand DAVID RISING The Associated Press April 28, 2024

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    m Don Striker, superintendent of North Cascades National Park Service Complex, said visitors in Washington state will "once again see grizzly bears on the land…

    by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports April 28, 2024

  • $6B in Ukraine aid adds Patriot missiles

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a $6 billion aid package, Defense Secretary Lloy…

    by LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Abu Sayyaf militant killed in Philippines

    MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two ki…

    by JIM GOMEZ The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Burkina Faso silences broadcasters

    DAKAR, Senegal -- Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of …

    by JESSICA DONATI The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Ukraine jails agriculture chief

    KYIV, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country's farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Ky…

    by ILLIA NOVIKOV The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • Egypt sends envoys to Israel for talks

    CAIRO -- Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel for talks Friday seeking to push through a cease-fire agreement with Hamas and avert an Israeli offensive…

    by SAMY MAGDY, BASSEM MROUE and DAVID RISING The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • US, China spar over aid to Russia

    BEIJING -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of "respo…

    by MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press April 27, 2024

  • India holds 2nd phase of national elections

    NEW DELHI -- Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multiphase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought…

    by ASHOK SHARMA The Associated Press April 27, 2024

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