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Africa March 30, 2023

Third round of Kenyan anti-government protests begins despite legal crackdown

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has led thousands into a third round of protests against President William Ruto's government, despite threats of legal crackdowns coming from Nairobi.

Asia March 30, 2023

Myanmar kills 8 of its own civilians in military airstrike, rebels claim

Eight civilians, including two children, were killed in an airstrike by the Myanmar military presumably targeting rebel forces and ethnic minorities.

Africa March 30, 2023

Senegal's top opposition politician gets 2-month suspended sentence for libel

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was handed down a two-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay damages after being convicted of libel.

TECH March 30, 2023

UN agency calls on governments to implement global ethical framework for AI

UNESCO issued a call for countries to implement its global ethical framework regarding artificial intelligence. The agency said it's working with countries to develop AI checks.

VIDEO March 30, 2023

WHO releases new COVID vaccine guidance

Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel explains the change in priority as the new World Health Organization recommendations put healthy kids and teens in the low priority group.

Russia March 29, 2023

Russia lists member of dissident women's punk group as wanted criminal

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, an outspoken Russian punk group known for its feminist and anti-Kremlin views, has been placed in a database for wanted individuals.

Climate Change March 29, 2023

Youth UN adviser says climate change needs to be treated like COVID-19: 'An emergency'

Sophia Kianni, an youth climate activist recently hired by the United Nations as an adviser, is calling for governments to implement pandemic measures to fight global warming.

France March 28, 2023

French prosecutors raid Paris big banks in tax fraud sweep

French authorities searched the headquarters of five banks in Paris Tuesday as part of a sweeping tax fraud probe authorities say spans four continents and could involve 1,500 suspects.

Caribbean March 28, 2023

‘Lawless’ Haiti plagued by corruption and deadly gang violence fuels humanitarian crisis

The violence in Haiti has become so dire that the U.N. has called on the international community to send specialized forces to curtail gangs as kidnappings, torture and deaths spike.

Ukraine March 26, 2023

Ukraine calls for emergency UN meeting over Putin’s ‘nuclear blackmail’ in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will station tactical nuclear weapons on Belarus, a move Ukraine says the United Nations security council must intervene to stop.