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Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and two neighboring nations with the most involvement in the mineral-rich area might be the key to stopping the violence.
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced: UNAIDS chief
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge.
Part-owner of Los Angeles Football Club apologizes for anti-Israel social media reposts
A part-owner of Los Angeles Football Club apologized Monday for reposting reportedly anti-Israel posts on social media that were criticized by his club and Major League Soccer as "deeply offensive."
North Korea’s Kim slams U.S.-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program, state media reported Sunday.
Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo
A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president's immigration crackdown.
Notre Dame tops list of most Instagrammed religious landmarks in the world
With more than 4.7 million hashtags, Notre Dame Cathedral in France ranks as the most Instagrammable religious landmark in the world.
Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced, a rights group said Monday.
Kosovo prime minister looking for allies for a new Cabinet after failing to win parliament majority
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's leftwing party won most seats in the weekend parliamentary election but was left without a majority in the house, forcing it to look for an ally to form the next government, according to preliminary results released Monday.
Eagles’ Mailata makes history in Australia as a Super Bowl champion
Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia before he took the huge career gamble that has now earned him a Super Bowl ring.
Australia holds its nose for its 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation's third such extraordinary flowering in as many months.
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip stirring up a diplomatic spat between the tiny nation and its chief benefactor, New Zealand.
Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
The Vatican's charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the "reckless" and "unhuman" U.S. plans to gut USAID, with Pope Francis' point-man on development aid insisting that the Trump administration remember Christian principles about caring for others as it begins governing.
A timeline of U.S.-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump’s first term
China's tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports took effect Monday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S.
U.K. touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
The British government on Monday touted its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K.
Shiffrin says she’s dealing with PTSD after crash, won’t defend giant slalom title at ski worlds
Mikaela Shiffrin says she is dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder following a crash in November and will not defend her gold medal in giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announces resignation after pressure by populists
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday following mounting pressure from populist opposition groups, two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the European Union country.
Ecuador’s conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff
Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates.
Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump to remember Christian principles on migration
Pope Francis' point-man on migration and development has urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles about caring for others, saying people are being "terrorized" by the U.S. crackdown on migrants and vital church-run aid programs are being jeopardized by the planned gutting of USAID.
