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17 U.S. and Canadian Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti
From: Axios Children are among a group of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, per a statement from Christian Aid…
Haiti Kidnap: 400 Mawozo Accused of US Missionary Kidnap
From: BBC A notorious gang is behind the kidnap of a group of North American missionaries near Haiti’s…
Melbourne, “World’s Most Locked-Down City,” to Lift Stay-at-Home Orders
From: Axios Melbourne’s stay-at-home orders will end five days earlier than planned, officials in Australia’s second-biggest city announced Sunday. Why…
In Mexico, Children as Young as 10 Recruited by Drug Cartels
From: AP MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jacobo grew up in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, home to…
Russia Denies Weaponizing Energy Amid Europe Gas Crisis
From: BBC Russia has denied using energy as a political weapon, amid surging prices across Europe that have…
Russia Left Out of White House’s 30-Country Ransomware Summit
From: Axios Russia is not one of the 30 countries invited to this week’s virtual counter-ransomware summit hosted…
Russian Population Decline Largest Ever Recorded
From: The Hill In the past year, Russia had its most significant peacetime population decline of all time.…
Four More Arab Nations May Sign Onto Abraham Accords, With More Momentum Toward Regional Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that Israel is closing in on four more peace agreements with…
Iran’s Islamic Scholar: “First-Class Idiot” Trump Was Replaced by “Second-Class Idiot” Biden
Iranian Islamic Scholar Mohammad Bagher Ebadi called President Joe Biden a “second-class idiot” and said a return to…
French National Facing Espionage, Propaganda Charges in Iran for Questioning Compulsory Hijab
French national Benjamin Briere, 35, who has now been detained in Iran for 10 months, is facing charges…