CPAC: Trump returns to political stage at conservative conference
The former US president tells a conservative conference he will not start a new political party.
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El Salvador’s leader looks to consolidate power in midterm vote; critics fear rising authoritarianism
Popular at home, Bukele could test the Biden administration’s democracy policies in Central America.
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Myanmar coup: Death toll rises as police crack down on protesters
Police have fired on protesters in Myanmar, on the deadliest day since rallies against the country’s coup began.
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UNICEF urges repatriation of all children in Syria’s al-Hol camp following deadly fire
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday urged all countries to repatriate and safely reintegrate their young nationals being held at Syria’s largest camp for refugees and internally-displaced, following a deadly weekend fire at Al-Hol camp which saw at least three children die, and another 15 injured.
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Hong Kong charges 47 activists in largest use yet of new security law
The pro-democracy figures are accused of “subversion” under the controversial security legislation.
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El Salvador vote could strengthen president’s rule
People in El Salvador are voting in legislative and mayoral elections that are seen as a referendum on whether to break the congressional deadlock that has tied the hands of upstart populist President Nayib Bukele
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Myanmar: UN rights office condemns escalating violence in deadliest day of protests so far
In response to the killing of at least 18 protesters demonstrating against Myanmar’s military coup, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Sunday strongly condemned the “escalating violence” and called for an immediate end to the use of force.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Blinken says US concerned about atrocities
Human rights violations have taken place in Tigray region, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
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UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference
A U.N. humanitarian agency has warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year, with already some half a million living in famine-like condition in the conflict-wrecked country
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Doctor joins Zoom court hearing while operating on patient
Medical officials in California say they will investigate surgeon Scott Green.
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