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President Macky Sall of Senegal on Wednesday dissolved his cabinet, replaced the prime minister and rescheduled the country’s presidential election to March 24, according to a government statement. The move came weeks after Mr. Sall postponed the ballot indefinitely, throwing the country into one of its deepest political crises in recent history as many feared […]

Ship previously attacked by Houthis sinks in Red Sea Ship previously attacked by Houthi militants sinks in Red Sea 00:25 The U.S. assesses that three sea cables under the Red Sea damaged last week were likely severed by the anchor of a ship as it was sinking after an attack by the Houthis.  “Those cables

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to more than double a bailout package for Egypt, which is going through its worst economic crisis in decades, exacerbated by war in the neighboring Gaza Strip and in Ukraine. The fund now plans to provide Egypt $8 billion, up from an initial $3 billion announced in October 2022.

The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, according to an official statement issued Wednesday after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. SENEGALESE LEADERS PROPOSE JUNE ELECTIONS AFTER COURT REJECTS PRESIDENT’S DELAY Macky Sall, President of Senegal, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations

A private aircraft with seven people aboard crashed into a tree Wednesday after failing to take off successfully in Burkina Faso’s eastern region, killing five people and injuring two, authorities said. 2 KILLED IN MIDAIR PLANE COLLISION ABOVE NATIONAL PARK, KENYA POLICE SAY The plane was taking off from a local airport in the city

The Czech Parliament’s upper house, the Senate followed the lower house on Wednesday to approve changes in the gun law that tighten requirements for owning a weapon following the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now must be signed by President Petr Pavel before becoming law, which is expected. LEGISLATION REJECTING SAME-SEX

Josette Molland, who died at 100 in France on Feb. 17, was a young member of the French Resistance during World War II when she was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Nazi forced-labor camps for women. She survived, after witnessing and enduring repeated episodes of brutalities. Later, after her return to France, she

In the spring of 1943, Josette Molland, a 20-year-old art student, was certain of two things: that she was making a pretty good living creating designs for Lyon’s silk weavers, and that it was unbearable that Germans occupied her country. She joined the Resistance. Fabricating false papers and transporting them for the famed Dutch-Paris underground

Haley dropped out of the U.S. race Nikki Haley exited the race for president, effectively handing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. She pointedly declined to endorse him — instead saying he must earn the support of her voters. The sequel of Biden vs. Trump — a contest many Americans had hoped to avoid —

Talks between Israel and Hamas over the release of dozens of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have stalled, dimming hopes that a deal could be reached before Ramadan begins in a few days, according to several people briefed on the conversations. Negotiators had been discussing a proposal for an initial six-week cease-fire during which Hamas