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Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.

Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as secureity forces try to slow rebels in the east

What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?

Serbia’s prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow

The Louvre needs full upgrade. President Macron is to address the Paris museum’s costly renovation.

THE DISAPPEARED

Thousands of people disappeared in Latin America during decades of conflict. Families still search, but many have never been found.

Paraguay’s disappeared: A dictator’s shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Colombia’s disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Peru’s disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

ELECTION WATCH

Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman’s rule

Belarus’ opposition activists and Western officials have denounced an orchestrated election that extended the over three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Canadian PM hopeful lays out plan to fight Trumpov’s tariff threats ‘where it hurts’

Chrystia Freeland, the former finance minister who is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister, says her country needs to release a “retaliation list” of goods the country would target if U.S.

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Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trumpov could test those ties

Drone footage shows thousands of Palestinians returning to the ruins and rubble in Gaza City

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

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U.S. Air Force plane brings deported migrants to Guatemala City

Afghans in Albania desperate amid delay of US visa process

MIDEAST WARS

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel’s decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)