Tanzania charges hundreds with treason after disputed election protests
Authorities escalated their response to post-election unrest with treason charges, arrest warrants and renewed questions about the death toll from the violence.
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Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's president, ending Luis Arce era
Rodrigo Paz has been sworn in as Bolivia's new president, taking office after Luis Arce and beginning a new political phase for the country.
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Museveni Confirms Arrest of Kenyan Activists as Uganda Frees Them
Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were released to Kenyan authorities after weeks in detention, while Museveni accused them of working with opponents ahead of Uganda's election.
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Spanish police arrest 13 suspected Tren de Aragua members in five-city sweep
The operation was Spain's first aimed at dismantling a suspected cell of the Venezuelan prison gang, and police say it led to arrests, drug seizures and two lab shutdowns.
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Russian-Occupied Donetsk Court Jails Two Colombian Fighters for 13 Years
A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk has sentenced two Colombian nationals to 13 years in prison after saying they fought with Ukraine’s armed forces and later vanished while traveling home through Venezuela.
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Former British soldier faces extradition proceedings over Agnes Wanjiru murder case
Robert James Purkiss appeared in a London court after Kenyan authorities requested his extradition in the 2012 killing of Agnes Wanjiru near a British army training camp.
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Bolivia frees Jeanine Áñez after top court voids her sentence
Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Áñez walked free after the Supreme Court annulled her 10-year sentence and ordered her immediate release, ending more than four years in prison.
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Ukrainian court gives Russian soldier life sentence in first ruling over POW killing
CNN reported that a Ukrainian court convicted a Russian soldier of killing a prisoner of war in January 2024 and sentenced him to life.
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German Court Gives Life Sentence to Nurse Convicted in Patient Killings
A court in Aachen sentenced a palliative care nurse to life imprisonment after convicting him of murdering 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others with lethal injections at a hospital near the western German city.
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Five injured after vehicle ramming attack on France's Île d'Oléron
A driver deliberately struck pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Île d'Oléron, injuring five people before being arrested by police.
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Malaysian court rules state and police were responsible for two enforced disappearances
A High Court found state involvement in the disappearances of pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat and ordered police to reopen investigations, a landmark ruling for their families.
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Bolivia Supreme Court orders release of ex-president Jeanine Áñez
Bolivia’s Supreme Court has annulled Jeanine Áñez’s 10-year prison sentence, saying she should have been tried in a special court for lawmakers and officials and setting up her release on the same day.
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Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia's first female governor
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's governorship, becoming the state's first female governor in a night that also handed Democrats other major statewide victories.
Read report »Moroccan court gives five-year sentence in first scam-compound trafficking ruling
The case is Morocco's first conviction tied to recruiting jobseekers for forced labor in an Asian scam center, according to the AP report.
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U.S. shutdown becomes longest in history after 14th Senate vote fails
The funding lapse broke the 35-day record from 2018-2019 as lawmakers argued over a reopening deal, health care tax credits and food aid.
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Sheinbaum unveils Michoacán plan after mayor's killing sparks protests
4, 2025. Mexico's president promised more National Guard troops, federal agents and a stronger state prosecutor's office after the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo.
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, making history as first Muslim and South Asian mayor
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race hands the city its first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, while also underscoring a sharp generational and ideological shift in local politics.
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Mexico’s president groped outside National Palace, suspect arrested immediately
On the event date, Claudia Sheinbaum was sexually assaulted during a public encounter in Mexico City, according to the supplied report, and the suspect was detained on the spot.
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Guinea’s junta leader enters presidential race under new constitution
Mamady Doumbouya has filed to run in Guinea’s presidential election, reversing an earlier pledge to hand power back to civilians after the 2021 coup.
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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in for second term after disputed Tanzanian election
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term after winning a disputed election that triggered deadly protests across Tanzania and a sharp crackdown on dissent.
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Mexican security operation in Guasave leaves 13 dead and four detained
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Valencia President Carlos Mazón Resigns Over Response to Deadly Floods
The regional leader stepped down after a year of public anger over his administration’s handling of the October 2024 disaster that killed 229 people in Valencia.
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North Macedonia's ruling conservatives sweep local election runoff
VMRO-DPMNE won more than two-thirds of the mayoralties across two rounds, while the Social Democrats were left with just a handful of seats.
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Maldives becomes first country to impose a lifetime tobacco ban on a generation
Anyone born in 2007 or later is now barred for life from buying or using tobacco in the Maldives, a move the government says applies to residents and foreign visitors alike.
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