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Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian Cleric Tied to Bali Bombing, Is Freed
BANGKOK — One of Indonesia’s most notorious terrorists, the Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, was released from prison on Friday after serving more than 10 years of a 15-year sentence for…
China coronavirus vaccine race is muddied by history of bribes at Sinovac
Sinovac is now seeking to supply its coronavirus vaccine to developing nations, from Brazil to Turkey to Indonesia. While graft and weak transparency have long plagued China’s…
Biden news today: President jokes about ‘good old days’ with Obama as he pauses
Obama jokingly calls Biden 'vice president' on return to White HouseBarack Obama visited the White House on Tuesday for his first public event at the executive mansion since he left…
Pompeo slams Chinese Communist Party for sentencing journalist who reported on
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned China’s sentencing of a journalist who reported on COVID-19 to four years in prison, saying that the Chinese Communist Party will do "whatever it…
China’s Xi reiterates opposition to use of economic sanctions
BOAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated China's opposition to unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction" in a speech on Thursday, without directly…
Boko Haram in Nigeria: Extremists kidnap more than 300 boys, leader says
Abubakar Shekau, the group’s leader, said in an audio message released in the early hours of the morning that fighters stormed the school to discourage “Western education,” according to…
French election results: Emmanuel Macron wins
Macron took 58.55% of Sunday's vote, making him the first French leader to be reelected in 20 years. He and Le Pen advanced to the runoff after finishing in first and second place,…
President Zelenskyy appears at Grammys in video from Kyiv bunker : NPR
In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian…
Aliko Dangote opens huge fertilizer plant in Nigeria as food crisis looms
The $2.5 billion urea and ammonia fertilizer plant was commissioned by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos, where Dangote is also due to open a 650,000 barrels per day oil…
Jerusalem on edge: Palestinians, cops clash at Temple Mount on 2nd Friday of Ramadan
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Temple Mount early Friday morning, as spiking tensions, threats of terror and the observance of major holidays all…