Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs | AP News

Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president has committed his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington.President William Ruto spoke on Wednesday at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation, held on the sidelines of the

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Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave | AP News

Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave | AP News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Thursday were battling flames in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season, authorities said.While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to start in a couple days, a heat wave prompting record temperatures has swept across much

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Israeli police shoot a Palestinian after he allegedly stabbed a guard at a Jerusalem train station | AP News

Israeli police shoot a Palestinian after he allegedly stabbed a guard at a Jerusalem train station | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — A young Palestinian man allegedly stabbed an Israeli security guard at a Jerusalem light rail station on Thursday and was then shot and wounded by police. Police said the attacker is in serious condition while the security guard was lightly wounded. The late-night incident was the latest in rising violence ahead of

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