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Senegalese leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s delay

Senegalese leaders have proposed holding elections in early June after a rejection of President Macky Sall’s attempt to postpone them.President Sall, facing term limits, postponed the election for 10 months, but the Constitutional Council rejected the move.A two-day national dialogue aimed at building trust among candidates and the population was…

2 wanted Taliban members, 1 police officer killed in Pakistan shootout

A senior police officer and two wanted Pakistani Taliban members died in an intense shootout set off when police raided a militant hideout early Tuesday in the country’s northwest, a local police official said.PAKISTAN’S IMRAN KHAN AND HIS WIFE PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN ANOTHER GRAFT CASE, ALLEGING POLITICAL CONSPIRACYTwo other…

Study shows 2023 had high Atlantic ocean heat and low Antarctic sea ice

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. They are more like what happens at twice this amount of warming, a new study said.The study’s main…

Greek police carry out raids after resurgence in far-left militant attacks

Greek antiterrorism police carried out raids and arrests on Tuesday in connection with attacks claimed by far-left militants, including a parcel bomb mailed to a senior judge, officials said.The crackdown follows a resurgence in far-left militant violence in recent months, including an explosion outside the labor ministry in Athens that…

Italian family returns to Rome 2 years after kidnapping by Malian militants

Italy’s foreign minister was on hand Tuesday for the arrival in Rome of an Italian family of three just hours after their release from two years of captivity in the African nation of Mali.GERMAN PRIEST FREED BY AL-QAEDA-LINKED CAPTORS IN MALI The family, identified as Rocco Langone, his wife Maria…

Nigerian labor unions strike over inflation, ailing economy

Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers began a new nationwide strike Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain.Since assuming office in Africa’s most populous country last year, President Bola Tinubu has enacted policies that include doing away…