Independent Experts to Look at Aircraft...

An independent panel of experts will take a look at how U.S. regulators certify airplanes are safe to fly after two deadly crashes of Boeing 737-Max 8 jets

UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo...

2 million people were newly displaced last year; 7.3 million children are out of school; 300,000 children die each year before their fifth birthday; 3 in 10 women are reported to be victims of sexual violence; and in January alone there were 7,000 cases of measles and 3,500 cases of cholera

Thais Voting in First Election Since...

Thailand’s powerful King Maha Vajiralongkorn issued a statement on the eve of the election that said the role of leaders is stop “bad people” from gaining power and causing chaos. Invoking a speech by his father, the previous Thai king who died in 2016 after reigning for seven decades,

Trump’s Numerous Declarations of Victory Over...

late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria, saying the Islamic State terror group had been defeated and there was no longer a reason to deploy U.S. forces in the war-torn nation

New Zealand PM Says Cabinet Has...

Authorities have accused a 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Harris Tarrant, of carrying out the horrific attack. He is the only person in custody linked to the killings and has been charged with murder

No IS Kids Left Behind: Tajikistan...

Returning children are expected to undergo medical check-ups and receive any necessary medical treatments and vaccinations soon after their arrival

Restive Algeria Awaits Decisive Move From...

The protests have surprised Algeria’s opaque leadership and freed up Algerians, long fearful of the watchful security apparatus, to openly criticize the president. Algerians are also letting out pent-up anger at corruption that has left the country’s oil and gas riches in the hands of a few while millions of young people struggle to find jobs

Mexican President Creates New Government Style

Lopez Obrador rode a wave of popular discontent with corruption in Mexico, and has attracted a near-unquestioning devotion because of his own honest, rumpled style

Final Battle Against Islamic State Caliphate...

Jeff Seldin & Heather Murdock Time is running out for fighters defending the last shred of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate in Syria. About 15,000 U.S.-backed forces in Syria launched their final assault on the small IS enclave in the northeastern Syrian village of Baghuz late Friday, supported by U.S. and coalition warplanes and artillery. …

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Misinformation Flies After Kashmir Air Battles

Locals did tell Reuters that Jaish-e Muhammad, the extremist organization India said it was targeting, ran a madrasah, or Islamic religious school, near where the bombs struck. But that building appeared to be intact when Reuters visited