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April 29, 2024

Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Beirut

Libyan authorities are demanding improvements after photographs leaked of the underground cell in Lebanon where the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been held for years.

April 29, 2024

2 central Florida deputies wounded, suspect dead after public park gunfight

Two Polk County, Florida, sheriff's deputies were seriously injured and their assailant killed in an exchange of gunfire, Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed over the weekend.

April 29, 2024

UN calls for reversal of new South Sudan taxes that jeopardize food drops

The U.N. has called for South Sudan to remove new taxes and charges that have led to its suspension of crucial food airdrops for thousands.

April 29, 2024

Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid

Ecuador has filed a complaint at the United Nations' top court over Mexico's move to grant political asylum to former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas.

April 29, 2024

Vermont man gets 18 years for conspiring with mother to kill stepfather

Vermont resident Kory Lee George has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiring with his mother to kill his stepfather, David Auclair, in 2019.

April 29, 2024

2 hikers drown in creek on eastern Tennessee trail

Two hikers drowned after plunging into a creek on the Rainbow Lake Trail outside Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Sunday evening, according to officials.

April 29, 2024

Belarus labels German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle ‘extremist,’ bans activities in the country

The Belarusian service of the German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle has been labeled an 'extremist organization' by authorities in Belarus; all of its activities have been banned in the country.

April 29, 2024

University of Arizona sophomore fatally shot at off-campus party

20-year-old University of Arizona sophomore Erin Jones was shot dead at an off-campus house party over the weekend, according to authorities.

April 29, 2024

French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris

Dozens of Sorbonne university students were removed from campus grounds by French police after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the elite institution's main courtyard.

April 29, 2024

Togo votes in parliamentary election testing support for proposal that could keep dynasty in power

Togolese voters headed to the polls for parliamentary elections that gauge support for a proposed new constitution that would give lawmakers the ability to choose the country's president.