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Swedish PM to visit DC to officially join NATO despite warnings from Russia

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will travel to Washington on Wednesday, the government said, where they are expected to complete the process of joining NATO.Sweden will immediately become NATO’s 32nd member when it deposits the formal documentation, marking an end to 200 years during which…

Protesters use pickup truck to ram down doors of Mexican presidential palace

Protesters commandeered a pickup truck Wednesday and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City’s National Palace.They battered down the doors and entered the colonial-era palace, where the president lives and hold his daily press briefings, before they were driven off by security agents. The palace is…

Islamic State attack kills 18 truffle hunters in Syria

Islamic State militants killed at least 18 people Wednesday near the Syrian town of Kobajeb.The ambush against the truffle hunters was among ISIS’s deadliest attacks in the area in over a year.Islamic State sleeper cells still operate in Syria and Iraq, despite the group’s 2019 defeat in Syria.Islamic State militants…

Gang violence locks Haitian PM out of country amid mounting pressure to resign

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s grip on power is being tested as he attempts to return to the Caribbean nation from a trip abroad.Gang attacks have shuttered Haiti’s main international airport, and numerous officials have called on Henry to resign.Henry has served as Haiti’s acting president and prime minister since…

Senegal sets March 24 election date after controversial delay

The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, according to an official statement issued Wednesday after a meeting of the Council of Ministers.SENEGALESE LEADERS PROPOSE JUNE ELECTIONS AFTER COURT REJECTS PRESIDENT’S DELAY President Macky Sall who faces term limits at the…

Private plane crash kills 5, injures 2 in Burkina Faso

A private aircraft with seven people aboard crashed into a tree Wednesday after failing to take off successfully in Burkina Faso’s eastern region, killing five people and injuring two, authorities said.2 KILLED IN MIDAIR PLANE COLLISION ABOVE NATIONAL PARK, KENYA POLICE SAYThe plane was taking off from a local airport…

Czech Parliament passes gun control bill following December massacre

The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history.The legislation now must be signed by President Petr Pavel before becoming law, which is…