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Tanzania’s first female president on visit to South Africa

Tanzania’s first female president on visit to South Africa 5

JOHANNESBURG — Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, on a state visit to South Africa, has urged more security cooperation and trade between the two countries. Hassan, Tanzania’s first female leader, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the capital Pretoria…

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan

Taliban say 78 dead due to wintry weather in Afghanistan 7

ISLAMABAD — Taliban officials said Thursday that 78 people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan’s harsh winter, deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis. Shafiullah Rahimi, a Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management, said the deaths…

Taiwan ruling party’s new chair vows to safeguard democracy

Taiwan ruling party’s new chair vows to safeguard democracy 9

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The new head of Taiwan’s ruling party who described himself as pro-independence vowed to uphold the self-ruled island’s democracy in face of China’s authoritarianism and continue with policies that have defined relations with China and the U.S.…

Syria’s Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations

Syria’s Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations 11

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, his first visit to the wealthy Gulf country since the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month. Assad, who arrived with his wife, Asma,…

Syrian Kurdish force says it lost 9 fighters in Iraq crash

Syrian Kurdish force says it lost 9 fighters in Iraq crash 15

QAMISHLI, Syria — The main U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force in northeastern Syria said Friday it lost nine fighters, including a commander, when two helicopters crashed this week in neighboring Iraq. The group known as Syrian Democratic Forces said the helicopters…