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‘Sowing peace’? Colombia program for war criminals stokes debate

Agence France-Presse Once confined to jail over the killings of hundreds under his watch, former Colombian general Henry Torres now spends his days planting trees and is otherwise free. Like dozens of other...

US doesn’t believe ‘genocide’ occurring in Gaza: White House

Agence France-Presse The United States does not believe that genocide is occurring in Gaza but Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians, President Joe Biden's top national security official said Monday. As...

Indonesia floods kill 67 as rescuers race to find missing

Agence France-Presse Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after heavy rains caused flash floods and washed volcanic debris into residential areas over the weekend, sweeping away...

Ship lost power twice before striking Baltimore bridge: probe

Agence France-Presse The container ship that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore, collapsing it within seconds, suffered two electricity blackouts in the moments before the disaster, a preliminary report by federal...

Dazzling auroras fade from skies as sunspot turns away

Agence France-Presse The spectacular auroras that danced across the sky in many parts of the world over the weekend are fading, scientists said Monday, as the massive sunspot that caused them turns...

Cambodia’s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave

Agence France-Presse Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper...

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