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  Rescue workers put out a fire in a building that was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia\'s use of a fast, powerful new missile to attack the city of Dnipro on Thursday, calling it a “nuclear adventure” and a stark escalation in the war. The attack has ignited fears of a dangerous new phase in the war. In a nationwide address, Russian President Vladimir Putin later confirmed the use of a medium-range ballistic missile in the strike. Zelenskyy pointed to the strike as a sign of Moscow’s broader strategy, stating, “It is obvious that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground for weapons that threaten the world.” His remarks underscored the gro...

  Men carry coffins during the funeral of six Ukrainian servicemen, who were killed since Ukraine launched its offensive at the Russian border region of Kursk, in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, Aug. 15, 2024. Washington — A new survey of public opinion in Ukraine indicates that for the first time a slight majority of Ukrainians say they are ready to concede their lands for peace; however, other recent polls indicate opinions may be more complicated. The Gallup polls released Tuesday, conducted in August and October, found that 52 percent of Ukrainians want their country to negotiate a quick end to the war, while 38 percent want to keep fighting until victory. Although media reports about the survey said it reflects a shift in popular opinion from the outset of the war, when mo...

  FILE - A person walks along the Dzaleka refugee camp in Dowa, central Malawi, on Nov. 2, 2024. BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Refugees at Malawi\'s only refugee camp, Dzaleka, have started receiving their first-ever insurance payouts to mitigate the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, which has destroyed their crops. The payouts, amounting to nearly $408,000 in total, were facilitated by the African Risk Capacity Group and KfW Development Bank, after the U.N. refugee agency office in Malawi leveraged the group\'s innovative Replica program. This program enables humanitarian actors to purchase insurance on behalf of countries to address climate-related disasters. Officials of the U.N. refugee agency, the UNHCR, say the beneficiaries will receive ...

  FILE - A TV screen shows a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, June 21, 2024. Washington — Several of Beijing’s leading trading partners are urging Chinese President Xi Jinping to do more to pressure North Korea to stop or reverse its deployment of troops to Russia, where more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers have joined the front lines in the war against Ukraine. The appeals at the past week’s twin summits in Brazil and Peru reflect the awkward position in which the Chinese leader finds himself as he attempts a delicate balancing act between Russia and the West. At a joint press conference w...

  FILE - A mural urging people to stay vigilant and mobilized is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 1, 2023. Burkina Faso has frozen the assets of 113 individuals and two groups over the "financing of terrorism," according to a decree released Nov. 21, 2024.  Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the "assets and resources" of more than 100 people, including ex-president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and two jihadist groups over the "financing of terrorism," according to a decree sent to AFP Thursday. The decision affects 113 individuals and two "terrorist organisations" — the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS...

  FILE - Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist and advocate for human rights, center, poses with his children, who include his daughter, Betlehem Isaak, right, who continues to fight for the release of her father, who has been imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since 2001. Journalist Betlehem Isaak, the daughter of journalist Dawit Isaak — a dual Eritrean-Swedish citizen imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since 2001— accepted the 2024 Edelstam Prize on her father\'s behalf Tuesday during a ceremony at the House of Nobility in Stockholm. The prize honors Dawit for his "outstanding courage" in championing freedom of expression. The judges noted his commitment to advocating for democracy in Eritrea despite harassment, thre...

  A man inspects the damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Makneh in eastern Lebanon, Nov. 21, 2024, amid the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Dozens of people were reported killed in Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon on Thursday. The governor of Baalbek-Hermel province said that at least 47 people were killed and 22 people were wounded in his region by the strikes. The strikes on Thursday came a day after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein left Lebanon for Israel amid a push to secure a cease-fire in Israel’s war with the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah Hochstein met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz but there were no immediate reports from the meeting. However, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters ...

  FILE- Adani Corporate House is pictured in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 27, 2023. new Delhi, india — One of Asia\'s richest men, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight. His companies\' stocks plunged up to 20% in value Thursday after he was indicted by U.S. prosecutors on charges that he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by concealing it was being facilitated by bribes. In an indictment unsealed in New York, Adani, 62, was charged with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. Seven other executives connected to Adani\'s business empire also face charges. The indictment alleges a scheme to pay about $265 million in bribes to government officials in India. The full impact of...

  FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. Kim has shown he is determined to hold onto nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say.  WASHINGTON — In his first message aimed at Washington since the U.S. presidential election, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed his unwavering determination to hold onto nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say. At a conference with army officials last Friday, Kim vowed to bolster his country\'s nuclear capabilities "without limit," while condemning Washington for its nuclear deterrence strategies with Seoul. "The U.S., Japan and South Korea will never get a...

  FILE - Members of the Biafran separatist movement gather during an event in Umuahia, Nigeria, on May 28, 2017. Five people were arrested in Finland in connection with violence in the area of Nigeria where the separatists are active, police said on Nov. 21, 2024. HELSINKI — Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and were seeking a court extension of the detentions. The police did not identify the suspects, only saying that a dual Finnish-Nigerian citizen, born in the 1980s, was under criminal investigation. However, Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian linked to the Biafran separatist movement, lives in Lahti, where the Paijat-Hame District Court will consider a reques...