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UN atomic watchdog addresses safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant caught in crossfire

The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited Russia to address concerns about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.The nuclear plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.Despite the plant’s reactors being shut down for months, it still requires power…

Haitian politicians seek new alliances as violent gang activity escalates

Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home.Haiti remained largely paralyzed, with schools and businesses still closed amid heavy gunfire blamed on…

Norwegian foreign minister predicts European UNRWA funding will resume soon

Many countries that paused funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency are likely having second thoughts and payments could resume soon, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Wednesday.Several countries, including the United States and Britain, paused their funding to UNRWA after accusations by Israel that a dozen of…

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…