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Debt-ridden Sri Lanka’s navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect merchant vessels sailing in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi rebels, a Sri Lankan navy spokesman said on Tuesday.The attacks by Houthi rebels have targeted commercial shipping vessels transiting through the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait that…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s constitutional court upheld Tuesday the results of last month’s presidential election.Incumbent Felix Tshisekedi’s controversial victory was once again confirmed as the court rejected a petition by a challenger to annul the vote.About 18 million Congolese voters cast their ballots in the election.Congo’s constitutional court…

Face masks will become mandatory in hospitals and healthcare centers across Spain starting Wednesday due to a surge in respiratory illnesses.The new leftist minority coalition government is implementing the measure, despite opposition from the majority of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions.Spain’s hospitals have faced increased pressure in recent weeks due to…

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a trans-Atlantic security and rights watchdog, has criticized Belarus for refusing to allow the group to observe its parliamentary vote.Belarusian authorities said Monday that OSCE observers would not be invited to monitor the upcoming February parliamentary and local elections.Belarus’ rejection of monitoring…