Nelson Mandela’s support for Palestinians endures with South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barely two weeks after he was released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela flew to Zambia to meet with African leaders who had supported his fight against South Africa’s apartheid system of forced...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
By JIM HEINTZ and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire in his country’s war with Russia, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup before...
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
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South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a landmark case begins
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A continent away from the war in Gaza, South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians and pleaded with the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to urgently order a halt to the...
Avalanche kills 1, injures 3 at California ski resort that once hosted Winter Olympics
By SCOTT SONNER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds...Recent News
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