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Ousted Madagascar President Confirms He Ran Away

Madagascar’s ousted president confirmed for the first time that he had fled the country, issuing a statement after a military-led power grab prompted by weeks of demonstrations that have plunged the island nation into crisis. President Andry Rajoelina left between…

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Kenyan Opposition Leader, Odinga Dies in India

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died in India, Indian police said Wednesday. He was aged 80. “The death is confirmed,” Krishnan M, additional superintendent of police in India’s southern state of Kerala, told AFP. “The Kenyan national was on…

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Russian Drone Attack Kills 13,000 Pigs in Ukraine

A Russian drone attack sparked a fire on a farm in Ukraine’s northeast overnight, killing some 13,000 pigs, emergency services said on Friday. ‎Animals have suffered along with people throughout the three-and-a-half-year war. Previous Russian strikes have hit stables and…

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72 Confirmed Dead in Philippines Earthquake

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the missing wound down and rescuers turned their focus to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless. ‎The…