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By BABACAR DIONE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal woke up to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political novice. He was released from prison less than two weeks ago and inspired voters, many of them unemployed youth, with a promise to fight corruption and reform

By SARA HERSCHANDER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy NEW YORK (AP) — As government officials debate how to handle the influx of new arrivals, the Girl Scouts — whose Troop 6000 has served kids who live in the shelter system since 2017 — are quietly welcoming hundreds of the city’s youngest new

By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet A record number of Americans who rent are now considered cost-burdened, with 30% or more of their income going toward rent and utilities. Companies like Flex, which let you divide your rent into smaller installments via a line of credit or loan, say they’re part of the solution. Their products

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan say that a suicide bomber has rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle in the northwest of the country. The blast on Tuesday killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver. Police said that the attack happened in the Shangla district of Khyber

BEIJING (AP) — China says it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over U.S. subsidies for electric vehicles. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that the U.S. formulated discriminatory policies for new energy vehicles in the name of responding to climate change. Starting this year, U.S. car buyers are not eligible for

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election. The Electoral Court said Tuesday the ruling African National Congress party’s objection to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s registration process had no merit.

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast plans to sell its electric vehicles in Thailand. It has partnered with several dealers to open showrooms in Bangkok and other cities. The company, which only began exporting its EVs last year, faces stiff competition in Thailand from Chinese automakers like BYD. Tesla also

MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent nearly a year behind bars. Gershkovich and his employer have denied

By RENATA BRITO and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A decade has passed since the launch of the Missing Migrants Project, which has documented more than 63,000 deaths around the world among people fleeing conflict, persecution or poverty at home. The International Organization for Migration says the reported deaths are likely only a

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as Easter and Passover approach. The cost of filling a basket or completing a Seder plate reflect a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. While global prices are lower than they were

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been promoting their health care agenda during an appearance in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s the final stop on Biden’s tour of battleground states after his State of the Union address. Biden on Tuesday said Democrats like him

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago. The former England international soccer player is accustomed to making sacrifices and traveling far to build his coaching career, an effort he says has been stymied because he is Black.

By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters to stop them from marching to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to demand the release of their leader and top elected official of New Delhi arrested last week in a bribery case. Nearly 300 supporters of Arvind Kejriwal

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in comments published Tuesday that checks will be carried out at all German borders during the tournament “to be able to prevent possible

By RAF CASERT and MARK CARLSON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers are throwing beets and spraying manure at police as hundreds of tractors have sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters. Agriculture ministers are seeking to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the religious feelings of Muslims after socks printed with the word “Allah” were found for sale on its shelves. Chai Kee Kan, founder and chairman of the KK Mart Group, the country’s

By TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with Israel’s offensive. He blasted a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a pause to the fighting, saying Tuesday that it had emboldened Hamas to reject a separate cease-fire proposal. As the

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record highs. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher. Chinese shares slipped even as China’s central bank governor told a high-level business conference in Beijing that the ailing property industry