Algeria’s aging president is expected to breeze to a second term in Saturday’s election

Algeria’s aging president is expected to breeze to a second term in Saturday’s election

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerians head to the polls Saturday to cast votes for president and determine who will govern their gas-rich North African nation — five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power. Algeria is Africa’s largest country by area and, with almost 45

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Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness says | AP News

Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness says | AP News

Israeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. Two doctors said she was shot in the head. Israeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester

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UN investigator accuses Israel of a ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

UN investigator accuses Israel of a ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign” against Palestinians during the war in Gaza , an allegation that Israel vehemently denies. In a report this week, investigator Michael Fakhri claimed it began two days after Hamas’ surprise attack in southern Israel

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