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Migrants wear Biden T-shirts at US-Mexico border, demand clearer policies
Migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday were photographed wearing T-shirts in support of President Biden at the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state.
Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint'
Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.
Russian sanctions are a 'good start' but not enough: Alexei Navalny ally
A Russian activist who called on the Biden administration to sanction 35 individuals for actively participating "in the oppression and corruption of Putin’s regime," told Fox News the U.S. sanctions announced Tuesday are a "good start" but not the end of their fight.
Greece shaken by 6.2 magnitude earthquake
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Greece just after noon on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Burmese security forces kill at least 9 protesters in new clashes: report
At least 9 protesters were killed by Burmese security forces Wednesday as the military cracks down on demonstrations against the Feb. 1 coup, according to a report.
Dutch police investigate explosion at COVID-19 testing site
Dutch police on Wednesday responded to an explosion at a COVID-19 testing site just prior to its opening, according to reports.
American contractor in Iraq dies from 'cardiac episode' as rockets hit base hosting US troops, Pentagon says
An American contractor has died Wednesday after suffering a "cardiac episode" while sheltering in place during a rocket attack at an airbase in Iraq that hosts U.S., Iraqi and coalition troops, the Pentagon said.
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
A new report by the Geneva-based Insecurity Insight and the University of California, Berkeley’s Human Rights Center identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year.
US to sanction 7 senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced sanctions on several Russian officials and businesses in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Police in Burma fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters
Police in Burma repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month's coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with barricades as standoffs between protesters and security forces intensified.
Burma protesters take to streets day after deadly crackdown
Demonstrators in Burma took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. Police in Yangon, Burma's biggest city, used tear gas against the protesters.
Nigerian governor: 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state’s governor said Tuesday.
Rooster kills man during banned cockfight: cops
A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus on a practice that continues in some Indian states despite a decades-old ban.
Girl, 9, beaten to death with cane during ‘exorcism’: cops
Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit.
Madeleine McCann disappearance: New details on German suspect emerge
New details have emerged related to the German man suspected in the years-old disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, including that he was known at the time to steal "from hotels and holiday apartments," according to a recent report.
Pope Francis' planned Iraq trip sparks security, health fears
On Friday, Pope Francis heads to a country where ISIS tried its best to wipe Christians out altogether not so long ago. Add to the formidable pressure of lifting spirits in a war-torn country, there is a very real terrorist threat. And a raging pandemic.
Russia's Boris Nemtsov – 'the best president Russia never had'
In Moscow, thousands honored Boris Nemtsov – the most prominent Russian opposition leader –who was gunned down a stone’s throw from the Kremlin six years ago. Five men were found guilty of murder and sentenced to between 11 and 20 years in prison. However, the Russian government has refused to classify Nemtsov’s murder as a political assassination,
US agents seize 277 pounds of banned bologna at Mexico border
Pork products from foreign countries are prohibited from entering the U.S. due to possible foreign animal diseases.

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