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[ad_1] An American tourist was killed by a shark Monday while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to local police.  Nassau police were notified around 11:15 a.m. about a woman visiting from Boston, Massachusetts, who’d been attacked by a shark. She is believed to be in her 40s.  Police told reporters …

[ad_1] Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address U.S. senators Tuesday during a classified briefing.  The briefing, which will include secretaries of Defense, State and other top national security officials, comes as the Biden administration has been pushing Congress to pass a $106 billion aid package for the wars …

[ad_1] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta on Monday scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight the violence in Africa’s Sahel region as the country’s army leaders and a senior Russian defense official discussed military cooperation. Before the coup …

[ad_1] A Nigerian military attack that used drones to target rebels instead killed some civilians, government and military officials said Monday. The misfire during a religious celebration was the latest such errant bombing of local residents in Nigeria’s violence hot spots. Muslims observing Maulud on Sunday night in Kaduna state’s …

[ad_1] The bodies of five young men were found stuffed in a vehicle on a dirt road in north-central Mexico, authorities said. Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, the governor of the state of Guanajuato, pledged an “exhaustive” investigation into the killings. The car and the bodies were found Sunday in a rural …

[ad_1] Police in Berlin are investigating a suspected arson attempt early Monday at the office of an Iranian opposition group. GERMANY ARRESTS TEEN FOR PLOTTING ATTACK ON CHRISTMAS MARKET Members of the group noticed flames at a window of the building in Berlin’s Schmargendorf district at about 2:15 a.m. and …

[ad_1] A Mexican mother is dead after a shark bit her leg over the weekend, officials said. The incident happened Saturday a short distance from the beach in Melaque, just west of the seaport of Manzanillo, Rafael Araiza, the head of the local civil defense office, said.  The town is …

[ad_1] The lack of a binding legal definition for greenwashing presents a hurdle to regulators tackling investment funds that exaggerate their sustainability credentials, a global securities watchdog said in a report on Monday. Trillions of dollars have flowed into funds that tout their environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, but …

[ad_1] Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday opposed a government decision to restart peace negotiations with communist rebels, describing the move as an “agreement with the devil” in a rare rebuke to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The government and the communist rebels agreed last week to restart talks after …

[ad_1] Taiwan’s 2024 election must be free from “outside interference,” Washington’s top diplomat in Taipei said on Monday, adding that U.S. policy towards the island will remain the same whomever wins. President Tsai Ing-wen and other officials have warned that China might try to sway voters towards candidates seeking closer …