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Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader begins hunger strike

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike in prison on Monday, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration.TUNISIAN OPPOSITION LEADER SLAMS MILITARY PROSECUTION AS DISSIDENT CRACKDOWNS CONTINUEImed Khemiri, the spokesperson for his political party, told The Associated Press on Monday that Ghannouchi’s…

Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring.JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER KISHIDA PLEDGES $105 MILLION IN AID TO UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTIONThe Department of National Defence said in a statement that drones have become a critical capability…

Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl, officials said Monday.Immigration authorities stopped Jason Antonio Yang López at the airport in Tapachula on Sunday and…

Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested

Five Argentines and one Mexican were killed in a car crash on a highway that links beach resorts on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an accident Mexico’s president described Monday as “ugly, very ugly.”Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo said the accident occurred Sunday on the highway between the resorts…

Hundreds of tractors block downtown Prague as farmers protest EU agriculture policies

Hundreds of tractors blocked a downtown lane in Prague on Monday in a farmers’ protest against European Union agriculture policies.Similar protests against EU policies have occurred across the bloc in recent weeks.The European Commission has made some concessions, such as shelving plans to halve the use of pesticides.Hundreds of tractors…

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida pledges 5 million in aid to Ukraine’s reconstruction

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his country’s long-term commitment to Ukraine’s reconstruction, considering it a future investment.Kishida said the partnership will be based on inclusivity, humanitarianism, technology and knowledge in cooperation between Japan and Ukraine.Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal thanked Kishida, calling the conference the start of a new…