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Japan and Italy to increase cooperation, economic ties as Rome looks for a stronger Indo-Pacific presence
The leaders of Japan and Italy said Monday they will bolster their cooperation in security and defense, including their joint ...

Cambodia officials point fingers of defamation as new lawsuit against leading rights activist is filed
Lawyers for Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party filed a lawsuit Monday at the order of the party’s leader, former Prime ...

Greek police arrest protesters who shut down exams over private university bill
Students occupying a law school during an exam period as a protest against government plans to allow private universities were ...

Farmers flood Bulgaria’s capital protesting EU regulations, high energy costs
Hundreds of angry farmers took to the streets in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, on Monday to complain of what they called ...

Protests erupt across Haiti, demonstrators demand Prime Minister’s resignation
Protests shut down major cities in Haiti on Monday as demonstrators clashed with police and demanded the resignation of Prime ...

Turkey appoints Fatih Karahan as new central bank leader
Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman to lead Turkey’s central bank, has resigned after facing allegations of nepotism and media ...

Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue health emergency days before Carnival is due to start
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne ...

US pledges urgent military aid increase for Guyana amid Venezuelan aggression
The U.S. government is increasing its urgent military assistance to Guyana, officials said Monday, as neighboring Venezuela threatens to seize ...

Namibian President Hage Geingob dead at 82
Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while undergoing cancer treatment. He was 82.Geingob, a member of the left-wing SWAPO party, ...

Blinken faces deescalation difficulties in latest visit to Middle East
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Monday at the start of his fifth visit ...