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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Thousands of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling African National Congress. Many of the Democratic Alliance backers assembled in the Union Buildings, the official …

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says recognizing a Palestinian state is not a ‘’taboo’’ for France, as international frustration grows with Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories. France and the EU have long supported a two-state solution in the Mideast, but as part of a negotiated settlement. With talks long stalled and Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza …

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people, a move that human rights groups described Friday as a perpetuation of the African country’s homophobic practices. The state university scholarship for people between the ages of 18 and 35 is sponsored by GALZ, a membership organization for LGBTQ+ people …

WASHINGTON (AP) — ¿Qué pasaría si Rusia llegara a utilizar ojivas nucleares para destruir satélites estadounidenses? El sistema eléctrico y de agua de tu casa podrían fallar. El tráfico aéreo, ferroviario y vehicular podrían paralizarse. Tu celular podría dejar de funcionar. Estos son algunos de los motivos por los que los informes de que Rusia podría tener planes para colocar …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More scoring records are in sight for Caitlin Clark, but right now the Iowa superstar is looking forward to a break from the …

LONDRES (AP) — El asediado primer ministro británico Rishi Sunak exhortó el viernes a los votantes y su partido a seguir apoyándolo, después que dos distritos en Inglaterra eligieron a legisladores del Laborismo opositor para ocupar escaños que estaban en poder de los conservadores desde hacía años. Los resultados agravarán los temores de los conservadores de que, tras 14 años …

LA HAYA, Holanda (AP) — El máximo tribunal de la ONU rechazó el viernes la solicitud de Sudáfrica para imponer medidas urgentes para salvaguardar Rafah en la Franja de Gaza, pero también hizo énfasis en que Israel debe respetar las medidas impuestas el mes pasado en la etapa preliminar de un juicio por acusaciones de genocidio. La Corte Internacional de …

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Friday said Israel is “thoroughly planning” a military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, signaling determination to move ahead despite growing international concerns about the safety of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge there. U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to carry out the operation without …

Follow the latest updates on this story. Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. The stunning news — less than a month before an election that will give …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors have filed assault and gun charges against a Washington, D.C., man accused of shooting three police officers trying to serve an animal cruelty warrant, touching off a daylong standoff. The officers were treated for leg and arm wounds at hospitals in the nation’s capital and have since been released, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday. A …